torontosun.com - 11/16/2008
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Having just been given the hook by coach Ron Wilson midway through the second period, Vesa Toskala peered up at the scoreboard, shrugged his shoulders, then plopped his butt on the Maple Leafs bench.
"I actually felt really good," Toskala said later. "I guess that's what sucks the most."
blogs.msg.com - 11/19/2008
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blogs.msg.com —
What does it say about a team, such
as the Rangers, which does not play its best
hockey, yet still wins games? It tells you that they must have a well-balanced roster and superior goaltending. Oddly enough, that's precisely what they are exhibiting on ...
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Rangers: How to Make Losing Teams More Desperate
globesports.com - 11/11/2008
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globesports.com —
Not only do the Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff and
the Leafs' Vesa Toskala both hail from Finland, they
were both groomed in the San Jose Sharks' organization.
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A tale of two goalies
thesportscorner.ca - 11/21/2008
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thesportscorner.ca —
It’s obviously too early to predict the winner
of the Vezina trophy (NHL goaltender of the year)
but there are a few masked men already making strong cases for themselves.
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Early three-way fight for Vezina
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Canucks double up Leafs 4-2
Skate 2 Stick —
... goals weren’t real stinkers but that does not change the fact that his save percentage on the night was an awful .555.
Toskala insists he was not “embarrassed” by the performance but management has to feel that the team’s No. 1 goaltender needs to pick up his game. His 7-5-3 record is respectable, to be sure, but the 3.07 goals-against average and .886 save percentage he brought into the contest certainly are grounds for concern.
Source: continue reading this story at the Toronto Sun ...
Canucks 4 Leafs 2: The day after
Waiting For Stanley —
... Jes Golbez was quick to spew his Demitra love campaign at me after a 3 assist night...fair enough. So I have made Jes a deal: From today on, if Demitra plays 20 straight games and scores 18 or more points in that period, I will put P.D. (and him only) in the header on this site for 2 weeks. During that potentially life-altering time frame I will post one nice thing about Demitra per day. Gad, that will almost kill me inside. Good thing the odds are in my favor. -from the Toronto Sun today: Having just been given the hook by coach Ron Wilson midway through ...
Negative Nancy Notebook: Hippies 4 Maple Leafs 2
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Stay-Puff was going to get at least a goal? The good news is that that little rat bastard will never survive the Christmas break once he eats his own 25 pound turkey.
Having just been given the hook by coach Ron Wilson midway through the second period, Vesa Toskala peered up at the scoreboard, shrugged his shoulders, then plopped his butt on the Maple Leafs bench.
"I actually felt really good," Toskala said later. "I guess that's what sucks the most."
Mike Zeisberger
Vesa, old buddy, old pal, your feelings ...
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Canucks beat Maple Leafs 4-2 —
Boston.com -- Hockey news 11/16/2008
Pavol Demitra had three assists after missing 10 games because of broken rib cartilage, and Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
