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Shoot At

November 29, 2007 @ 09:42

Kevin McGran has an interesting piece in the Star sports section today about our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs and the shootout.

They suck at it.

They're 0 and 3 this year and 7 and 17 since it was introduced a couple of years ago.

But really, it should come as no mystery to anyone. The Maple Leafs over-riding problem is their lack of skilled players.

They have good players, some of them bordering on very good, but outside of Mats Sundin there is very little "skill."

You know how the old saying goes. You can teach a player to check but you can't teach him how to score and for some reason over the past several years the Leafs have drafted players with little or no finish.

Mat Stajan and Alex Steen are two fine examples. No hands.

Darcy Tucker's never really been a goal scorer per say, while Ponikerovsky and Antropov are hit and miss at best.

Tuesday nights shootout was another indication of the Leaf woes. They had five shots and Sundin was the only guy to score. The rest of the crew didn't come close, bordering on pathetic.

With the Leafs, when overtime ends they don't take part in a shoot-out. It's more a shoot-at.

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48 Responses to "Shoot At"


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November 29, 2007 / 13:34

I'm no longer a member of Leaf Nation. I am a casualty.
"All we have to do is start winning!" No shit Einstein.
End it now.
JFJ,
Maurice,
Who ever.
Make the change......


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