After playing five of their first games on the road, the Bruins come home tomorrow to face the Toronto Maple Leafs. I have a burgeoning soft spot for these guys, so I'm particularly looking forward to this game. So, what do we expect from the blue and white? Well, I'll tell you. The Leafs have sort of...overthrown themselves the past few seasons. Think of us, after the Joe Thornton trade. They lost their Captain, as well as a few (read: all) of their core players. They're kind of going through a transitional phase right now, but they're still a very dangerous team. Let's go over their leaders, shall we?
Offensive Leader: Nik Antropov (2008-09 totals: 3G-2A-5P, 2007-08 totals: 26G-30A-56P)
Defensive Leader: Tomas Kaberle (2008-09 totals: 1G-1A-2P, 2007-08 totals: 8G-45A-53P)
Goaltending Leader: Vesa Toskala (2008-09: 5 games played, 1W-1L-3OTL 64 games played 33W-25L-6OTL)
The Leafs are commonly a tragically underestimated team. They've sort of been sleepers so far this season, but they're capable of offensive outburtsts (read: the 8-2 game we lost to them last season) and every team has a few surprises up their sleeves. Don't underestimate the Maple Leafs, folks, or else you'll live to regret it. The goal for the Bruins tonight will be to play a full 60 minutes like we did against Ottawa, and AVOID overtime unless they absolutely have to get there. Bring all three aspects of their game, like we all know they're capable of doing, and we should be able to at least grab another point from this one.
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