Montreal Canadiens game day audio
After a later arrival following the Hawks game last night, the Habs didn’t skate today but they were available to the media. Scrums with Michael Cammalleri, P.K. Subban, Travis Moen and coach Randy Cunneyworth.
Boston Bruins post-game audio
Following tonight’s Bruins/Jets game, Ezra made his way into the visiting Bruins dressing room and spoke to the B’s Tukkaa Rask, Shawn Thornton, Rich Peverley, Johnny Boychuk, Tyler Seguin, Coach Claude Julien.
Ottawa Senators post-game audio
Zack Smith and coach Paul MacLean spoke to the media following the Senators 6-4 win over the Jets.
Analyzing the Leafs’ options for improvement moving forward
Some people love the fact that the Leafs are struggling, Leafs fans obviously hate it but what is next for the Toronto franchise? How will Brian Burke get this team out of its current hole? What options does he have and what players might he target? I take a look at all those things after the jump.
Morning Papers Take: Are the Leafs far from playoff contention?
Damien Cox says the Leafs aren’t that far out of the playoff race, I don’t agree. My reasoning, after the jump.
Hotdog Hockey: The Disaster in Leafland
Each Monday, IllegalCurve.com will be contributing an E-Take to our friends over at Hotdog Hockey. This week, I wrote my column on the struggles of the Maple Leafs and the mounting pressure facing both the team and management to get things turned around. Here is an excerpt: Brian Burke is a shrewd general manager and [...]
Andrei Markov out 2 to 4 months
From Sean Gordon of the Globe & Mail: The Montreal Canadiens’ 4-3 overtime victory against hated rival Toronto on opening night has come at a very steep cost. Star defenceman Andrei Markov, broadly considered the team’s best player, reportedly spent the night in a Toronto-area hospital where he was operated for a sliced tendon in [...]
Toronto Maple Leafs 2009-10 Season Preview
Brian Burke and Bryan Colangelo went move for move this summer in attempting to reshape both of the much heralded MLSE franchises in Toronto. Well, so far, the reviews on each of their moves has been quite positive. Quite honestly, it should be; as the Leafs have certainly improved on paper. The question now is: [...]