Hockey Day in Canada was not fun in Toronto
January 31st, 2010 | by jays1992 |
Every year a Canada-wide celebration of “our game” takes place during the season.
Yesterday, fans were treated to a trio of games as part of 12 straight hours of hockey.
Unfortunately, despite a tribute to our nation’s armed forces, which was truly uplifting, the Leafs could not hold a 3-0 lead and again left their home fans grasping for a ray of hope in a season that has gone from bad to worse, as the Canucks skated off with a 5-3 win. To add salt to this latest wound, Andrew Raycroft was the winning goalie. That’s the same guy who the Leafs’ bought out and is still on the payroll for $733 K this season.
Toronto fans are left to wonder how long this misery will last, as the Leafs are now second last and they won’t even have the chance to draft from that lofty position in the June Amateur Draft because of the Phil Kessel trade with the Bruins.
That deal hangs over the head of Brian Burke like an anvil right now.
We are hearing that Burke is working overtime, trying to entice teams to move more onerous contracts or faltering players to Toronto, possibly along with draft choices to get out of their salary cap issues.
This may provide the Leafs with a chance to improve their lot, in the short term.
There are still 26 games remaining and the auditions will continue for those players interested in making a name for themselves in Toronto. You would think that some of the 13 players who don’t have contract for next year will respond.
The apathy around this club is almost unprecedented in my memory as a Leaf fan.
By Joe on Jan 31, 2010
There’s still some room left on the Canucks’ bandwagon! Don’t count on Burkie to save your team. After all, look at the shape the Canucks were in when he handed the reins over to Nonis….half a dozen high-profile UFAs, and no hope of re-signing them all.