After starting the season 0-7-1, the Maple Leafs were begging for a win. And was it ever fortunate that they happened to be playing our prematurely-crowned saviour, Brian Burke’s former team – the Anaheim Ducks last night. This season has not been going great good believable for Burke. A 0-7-1 and last in the league is not the result any GM wants to see after promising that their star-less team will compete for the playoffs, and after sacrificing their first round pick for the next two years (the last place team has the best chance to get the #1 pick in the draft) in a trade for a player who is injured until at least November. I’m sure there is no headhunt for Burke yet, since it took almost 2 years to get him to Toronto from Anaheim, but his buddy Ron Wilson might be a victim if the Leafs don’t turn it around.
Good thing for the Leafs then that the team that Burke formerly built decided to take 17 penalties and let the Leafs score 5 power play goals (4 of which there were only 3 players on the ice – including the goalie). At least we know that the Leafs can beat a team when it has two extra players now!
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