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| Maple Leafs' Ponikarovsky injures shoulder |
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01/23/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky injured his right shoulder in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Washington and could be sidelined for an extended period of time. Ponikarovsky left the ice late in the first period after being hit by Caps defenseman Steve Eminger, who was assessed a boarding penalty. After the game, Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice said the injury could sideline Ponikarovsky "for weeks, not days." Ponikarovsky has 13 goals and 10 assists in 45 games wi |
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| Sundin saves the day as Leafs top Caps in final minute |
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01/23/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Mats Sundin scored the game-winning goal with 29.2 seconds to play, as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Washington Capitals, 3-2, at Air Canada Centre. The Leafs emerged victorious while playing their first game under interim general manager Cliff Fletcher, who replaced the fired John Ferguson on Tuesday. Alex Steen ended with a goal and an assist, and Chad Kilger also scored for Toronto, which has won four of its last five games. Nik Antropov added two assists, and Vesa Toskala ma |
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| Toronto Maple Leafs fire GM John Ferguson; Cliff Fletcher replaces him on interim basis |
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01/22/2008 |
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TORONTO (AP) -The Toronto Maple Leafs fired general manager John Ferguson on Tuesday, replacing him with former GM Cliff Fletcher on an interim basis. The Maple Leafs, who have missed the playoffs the past two years, are 14th in the Eastern Conference standings with a 19-22-5-3 record. Fletcher served as GM of the Maple Leafs from 1991 to 1997. ``Our team performance has fallen short of what is to be expected,'' Richard Peddie, president and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, said during a news co |
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| Leafs fire Ferguson; name Fletcher interim GM |
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01/22/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired general manager John Ferguson Tuesday and named Cliff Fletcher interim GM. Fletcher had served as the Leafs' team president, chief operating officer and general manager between 1991 and 1997. "After full consideration of the Leafs' situation, it has become clear that change and a new direction is needed," said Richard Peddie, president and chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. "The decision has been made that John will no |
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| Madden nets a pair as Devils hold off Leafs |
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01/20/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (Best E Casino) - John Madden scored a pair of goals as the New Jersey Devils held off the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, at Prudential Center. Travis Zajac also lit the lamp while Martin Brodeur stopped 34 shots for the Devils, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Darcy Tucker and Pavel Kubina each scored for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak stopped. Andrew Raycroft made 29 saves in the loss. "I see at least some signs in our game right now where we're consistently coming out with the |
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| Punchless Devils receive visit from Maple Leafs |
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01/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Devils will try to find their offense this evening, as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Prudential Center. New Jersey has lost two straight after a three-game winning streak, netting just two goals in its last two games. The Devils have scored the fewest goals in the league this season, netting just 112 through 46 games. The Devils dropped a 3-1 decision to New York on Wednesday before losing to Florida, 2-1, on Friday. Radek Dvorak and David Booth scored 1:17 apart early |
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| Antropov and Steen lift Leafs over struggling Sabres |
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01/19/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Nik Antropov had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs scored the game's first three goals and held on to down the Buffalo Sabres, 4-2, at Air Canada Centre. Alex Steen had a goal and an assist for the Leafs, and Vesa Toskala made 26 saves as Toronto won its third straight game. Alexei Ponikarovsky and Jason Blake each added goals for the Leafs. Daniel Paille and Jochen Hecht each lit the lamp for Buffalo, which lost for the 11th time in their last 12 games. The Sabres man |
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| Sabres hope to keep goals coming against Maple Leafs |
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01/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Sabres halted their franchise-record losing streak in a big way last night. Buffalo hopes it saved some goals for tonight as the club kicks off its longest road trip of the season tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. Buffalo had dropped its last 10 games, surpassing the 2002-03 team's franchise-worst eight-game slide, and hadn't won since December 22 before dismantling the Atlanta Thrashers, 10-1, Friday night. Drew Stafford recorded his first career hat trick a |
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| Maple Leafs' Vesa Toskala and Canadiens snap shootout losing streaks on same night |
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01/18/2008 |
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The Montreal Canadiens needed three tries to beat the Atlanta Thrashers in a shootout. Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala took eight to win one of those tiebreakers anywhere against anyone. Mats Sundin and Alex Steen scored goals to win it and get Toskala out of his career-long shootout slump. ``It seemed like I was 0-10 in shootouts ... 0-7 doesn't seem that bad now, but it's nice to get the two points,'' Toskala said after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout win in Boston over the Bruins on Thursday night. |
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| Toronto LW Bell undergoes successful surgery |
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01/17/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell underwent successful surgery Wednesday, repairing damage sustained in a fight earlier this year. He is expected to miss the next eight weeks. The 27-year-old suffered facial fractures during a third-period fight on January 3, a 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Bell was placed on injured reserve two days later. Bell, a first-round pick by Chicago in 1998, has played in just 26 games this season, tallying two goals and five assists. |
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