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| NHL Northeast: Bruins taking East by storm |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2008 |
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| ion with an 11-1-1 mark in November. Obviously, December will be an important month for Boston as it tries to prove that the dominant team that emerged in November wasn't simply a mirage. MAPLE LEAFS: BURKE THE SAVIOR? When Brian Burke was named the Toronto Maple Leafs new general manager last week, it shouldn't have been a mystery as to what the franchise, as well as the fans, were expecting from his tenure. Of course I'm talking about a Stanley Cup title, or, more specifically, the club's first world championshi |
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| Tellqvist, Coyotes welcome Leafs to the desert |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Riding a hot hand, Coyotes' netminder Mikael Tellqvist will get a chance to do some damage against an old club. Tellqvist will make his second straight start tonight in Phoenix's home test against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Jobing.com Arena. Tellqvist was in net for Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, stopping 32 shots to improve to 4-2-1 with a 2.03 goals against average and .940 save percentage in seven games (6 starts) this year. However, he has played in five of Phoenix's last six |
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| Thornton, Sharks crush Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2008 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - Joe Thornton registered a goal and three assists to lead San Jose to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Shark Tank. Devin Setoguchi, Dan Boyle, Joe Pavelski and Marc-Edouard Vlasic also scored for the red-hot Sharks, who won their eighth consecutive game. Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves in the victory. Nikolai Kulemin and Niklas Hagman scored for the Maple Leafs, who saw their brief two-game win streak halted. Vesa Toskala allowed five goals on 30 shots in the loss. The |
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| Sharks extend winning streak to seven in Phoenix |
NHL Hockey |
11/30/2008 |
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| 8 and leads the NHL with 41 points. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 18-of-20 shots to get the win. The Sharks improved to 8-3-0 as the visiting team this season and wrapped up a brief two-game road trip. San Jose begins a four-game homestand Tuesday when the Toronto Maple Leafs come in for a visit. "They (Phoenix) got up to that two-goal lead and there really wasn't any panic on the bench," Pavelski said. "We we had to pick our game up and get after them a little bit more." Derek Morris and Kyle Turris both scored and Shan |
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| Burke introduced as president and GM of Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs officially introduced Brian Burke as the team's president and general manager at a press conference on Saturday. "I'm extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Burke as president and general manager of the Leafs," said Richard Peddie, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. "We all agreed that our hockey team needed an experienced, established decision-maker who will make the Leafs a winner. We know Brian possesses the necessa |
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| Blackhawks try to get back on track in LA |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| in four straight games, posting three goals and two assists during his longest point streak of the season. Today's outing is the first of two straight on home ice for the Kings, who are 6-5-3 as the host this season. Los Angeles will also invite the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Staples Center on Monday. The Kings have won three of the last five encounters with Chicago, but the Blackhawks have come out on top in three of their previous four trips to the City of Angels. This is the first of four matchups between the c |
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| Mighty Sharks visit Phoenix, aim for seventh straight win |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| s; and Marleau has four goals and six assists over his run. The Sharks improved to 7-3-0 as the visiting team on the season and are wrapping up a brief two-game road trip tonight. San Jose will begin a four- game homestand its next time out when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit Silicon Valley on Tuesday. The Coyotes, meanwhile, have won two straight following a season-high six-game losing streak and are coming off Friday's close victory over visiting Colorado. Mikael Tellqvist made 37 saves to help lead Phoenix to a |
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| Maple Leafs host Flyers as Burke era gets underway |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Playing their first game after officially naming Brian Burke team president and general manager, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Philadelphia Flyers in tonight's meeting at Air Canada Centre. Burke is scheduled to be introduced this afternoon as the franchise's new GM after signing a deal reportedly worth $17 million over six years on Thursday. Burke will replace Cliff Fletcher, who was hired as interim general manager following the firing of John Ferguson in January. Burke spent the past thre |
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| Burke to be introduced as president and GM of Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have called a news conference for 2 p.m. (et) Saturday, when Brian Burke will be introduced as the team's president and general manager. The Toronto Sun reported Burke signed the contract on Thursday at his home in Boston and that the deal is for six years and worth at least $17 million. Burke will replace Cliff Fletcher, who was hired as interim general manager following the firing of John Ferguson in January. Burke spent the past three-plus seasons as gener |
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| Spezza leads Sens past Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Jason Spezza scored the winner in the shootout as the Ottawa Senators downed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1, at Scotiabank Place. Spezza was the first shooter and he banged his wrister off the right post and into the net. After Alex Auld made saves on Nikolai Kulemin and Lee Stempniak, Daniel Alfredsson sealed the win as his wrist shot beat Vesa Toskala. Mike Fisher scored the lone goal while Auld finished the game with 25 saves for the Senators, who have won two straight. "I thought w |
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