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They deserved it. The Leafs top line – Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak – disappeared after a few bright flourishes in the first period. So did just about everybody else. In the end, head coach Ron Wilson could only lament the fact that his...
WINNIPEG, CANADA - FEBRUARY 7: Head coach Ron Wilson of the Toronto Maple Leafs questions one of his players from the bench as players David Steckel #20, Joey Crabb #46 and Matthew Lombardi #15 look on during a game against the Winnipeg Jets in NHL action... View Photo »
Jason Spezza’s been very consistent and playing like the player he can be, and it’s shown also in the play of Milan Michalek, who was one of my favourite players in San Jose
The Monster fared only marginally better, getting beaten by Darche on a breakaway just 1:29 into the period.Price secured his fourth shutout of the season after two Toronto shots hit the post
WINNIPEG, CANADA - FEBRUARY 7: Toronto Maple Leafs' head coach Ron Wilson calls instructions to his team during a game against the Winnipeg Jets in NHL action at the MTS Centre on February 7, 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. View Photo »
It had no effect on us the last time (the Leafs dropped out of the playoff picture) . . . we turned right around and won four straight ... That’s the way we’re looking at it. We’ve talked about this. It’s the way it’s going to be for the rest of the year, and get used to it. You’re gonna go up and you’r...
Eller made it 4-0 at 18:54 when he skated around Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf and beat Reimer, prompting a loud series of boos from the sellout crowd. Ron Wilson sent Jonas Gustavsson out for the third period, no doubt reviving the goaltending debate in...
Detroit Red Wings would meet in the 2013 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium, we made sure our HBO subscription was paid and in good standing. Unless HBO got Ricky Gervais, who better to star in the next 24/7 than Leafs GM Brian Burke? It’s too...
Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League player. He was drafted in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, eighth round, 132nd overall, by Toronto Maple Leafs. He has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars... Full Article
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson stands behind his bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Penguins won in a shootout, 5-4.
View Photo »WINNIPEG, CANADA - FEBRUARY 7: Toronto Maple Leafs' head coach Ron Wilson calls instructions to his team during a game against the Winnipeg Jets in NHL action at the MTS Centre on February 7, 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
View Photo »TORONTO - JANUARY 14: General Walter J. Natynczyk shakes hands with Ron Wilson of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the New York Rangers during NHL action at the Air Canada Centre January 14, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, center, smiles as he officially opens the refurbished Sunnydale rink with Toronto Maple Leafs' coach Ron Wilson, right, and other dignitaries who were on hand as well as the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey team, who practiced on the outdoor rink in Toronto on Wednesday,...
View Photo »FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2011, file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. Wilson has gotten his Christmas wish. Two days after hinting on Twitter of his desire for a new...
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson looks out from the bench during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Toronto November 8, 2011.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson and assistant coach Tim Hunter talk behind the bench during third period against the Florida Panthers in NHL hockey action in Sunrise, Florida March 17, 2011. On the bench are players Mikhail Grabovski, Clarke MacArthur and Tyler Bozak (L-R).
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson stands behind the bench during third period against the Florida Panthers in NHL hockey action in Sunrise, Florida March 17, 2011. On the bench are players Mike Brown, Nikolai Kulemin, Mikhail Grabovski (L-R).
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson stands behind his bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Penguins won in a shootout, 5-4.
View Photo »Jason Spezza’s been very consistent and playing like the player he can be, and it’s shown also in the play of Milan Michalek, who was one of my favourite players in San Jose
It had no effect on us the last time (the Leafs dropped out of the playoff picture) . . . we turned right around and won four straight ... That’s the way we’re looking at it. We’ve talked about this. It’s the way it’s going to be for the rest of the year, and get used to it. You’re gonna go up and you’r...
That’s what we’ll be looking for from him
We thought he had struggled a little bit ... Which [was understandable given] the volume of games, the amount of ice time. Komo was coming back so we wanted to get him in there.
Karlsson has really developed into one of the top defencemen in the league probably quicker than people thought he would ... Everybody knew he was going to be good, but to play the way he has been this year has probably been a bit of a surprise. Not that he's playing over is head, but he has been consis...
I think he has earned being on this line with the way he has played with those guys this year ... At the start of the year when I was putting the lines together I was thinking Tim Connolly would be the logical choice there, but Bozie has played so well in substituting for Timmy. In the games Bozie has p...
I think he has earned being on this line with the way he has played with those guys this year ... At the start of the year when I was putting the lines together I was thinking Tim Connolly would be the logical choice there, but Bozie has played so well in substituting for Timmy. In the games Bozie has p...
We need his (Gardiner) speed in the lineup, especially with John-Michael Liles out
He’s (Bozak) earned that position with the way he’s played with those guys this year
We were just, it seemed all night, about half a foot behind ... We needed our speed in order to compete with them. They didn't allow us to get some speed in some situations. But we just didn't have the energy to play the game we needed to play.
Once we realized that all three coaches were involved, a suspension didn't make a lot of sense ... We were going to be in the same position (after the investigation ended).
We interviewed a number of students who acknowledged there was drinking on the bus both on the way up and back ... There was a combination of things. The coach admitted being involved in a physical altercation with one of the parents. He admitted consuming alcohol on a school trip and that it had been g...
We didn't have much choice
To be honest, I'm saddened to have to address the issue
They seem to have our number ... I was actually pleased with how we played - If we keep playing like that, we'll eventually beat these guys.
I was pleased with the way we played
If we keep playing like that, we'll beat that team
That's a good hockey team ... They seem to have our number. I was actually pleased with the way we played. Unfortunately, they got five or six power plays and we really only had one and a half. I thought we worked hard enough to draw a few more penalties but we didn't. If we keep playing like that, we'l...
He has a swagger ... Good players have a solid belief in themselves and they carry that swagger around and their team often adapts that swagger. And that’s what we needed, that’s what we didn’t have — a physical, hard guy with swagger.
He prepares very well, he practices hard, he makes sure the guys around him are awake and alert on the bench, and if he’s having a bad game, he finds some other way that he can have an impact on a game, whether it’s a big hit, or even get in a fight ... He’ll always do something to try and change the co...
Solid goaltending, great defence, a lot of scoring up front, they're deep.
They are the best team in the league when you look at their record over the last 11 or12 games
He's got in the rhythm of playing and we've played really well in front of him
We try to go on the attack every single time we're on the ice ... We know what we have to do in the third period and we're getting better at it.
It's not surprising, it's just you're not coming home with us, nor should you have the right to come home with us ... If I'm a softer guy or appear to be in the media, I'd be ridiculed for that. Here you're going to be ridiculed for anything.
