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So it’s key to have those guys jump in and make a big impact.” Offensively, the first line of Alex Tanguay-Olli Jokinen-Jarome Iginla won the game Tuesday for Calgary with a combined three goals and seven points. But the fleet-footed Byron forced Dion...
They can't afford to create two or three holes in the name of landing him. Nash has a $7.8 million salary cap, and it would be easier for teams to make that work this summer. In 2010, the Flames elected to trade high profile defenseman Dion Phaneuf...
CALGARY, CANADA - FEBRUARY 14: Paul Byron #32 of the Calgary Flames was given a penalty shot after this play against Dion Phaneuf #3 and Jonas Gustavsson #50 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in second period NHL action on February 14, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome... View Photo »
That’s the game that we expected from them and I’m sure they expected the same effort from us
This is on the heels of a previously published poll that called Leafs defenceman Dion Phaneuf the most over-rated player in the NHL. For what it’s worth, Kessel is in very good company. Vancouver’s Sedin twins received eight per cent of the vote as a...
Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf battles for the puck with Edmonton Oilers Sam Ganger during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto Feb. 6, 2012. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch) Last time the Oilers and Maple Leafs met, it was a back-and-forth,...
"We'll make sure he's rehabbing properly and has his total strength back before we make a decision on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins." The Calgary Herald notes after last night's homecoming with the Toronto Maple Leafs in town that if first impressions count for...
CALGARY, CANADA - FEBRUARY 14: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Calgary Flames is pinned along the boards by Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in first period NHL action on February 14, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. View Photo »
I thought we deserved a better fate
There's still probably a good argument to be made that the Leafs will make the post-season, though. Generally speaking, they've been holding (grasping?) on to the momentum they built in the first two months of the year, with Kessel, Lupul, and...
Alberta — Even the Maple Leafs were impressed by Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, who made 41 saves in a 5-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night. Toronto defenseman Dion Phaneuf wasn’t surprised to see that Kiprusoff is still on top of his game.
Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional Canadian ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. Full Article
CALGARY, CANADA - FEBRUARY 14: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Calgary Flames is pinned along the boards by Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in first period NHL action on February 14, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf, left, and Tim Connolly, right, check Calgary Flames' Blake Comeau during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
View Photo »TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 11: Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates with a Mats Sundin #13 sweater on during the warm-up prior to a game honouring Sundin against the Montreal Canadiens on February 11, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada.
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA, PA - FEBRUARY 09: Scott Hartnell #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers fights with Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs just after Hartnell scored a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on February 9, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (3) and Philadelphia Flyers' Scott Hartnell fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Philadelphia.
View Photo »WINNIPEG, CANADA - FEBRUARY 7: Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Alexander Burmistrov #8 of the Winnipeg Jets collide against the boards in NHL action at the MTS Centre on February 7, 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (3) beats Winnipeg Jets' Aaron Gagnon (21) and Blake Wheeler to the puck during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg February 7, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (3) celebrates a goal by teammate Phil Kessel, not shown, on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (3) vies with Winnipeg Jets' Aaron Gagnon (21) and Blake Wheeler (26) behind the Leafs net in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf battles for the puck with Edmonton Oilers Sam Ganger (R) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto February 6, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Dion Phaneuf, left, dumps Edmonton Oilers center Sam Gagne during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Toronto won 6-3.
View Photo »Edmonton Oilers right winger Jordan Eberle (14) celebrates a first-period goal against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer and defenseman Dion Phaneuf, right, in an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
View Photo »OTTAWA, CANADA - FEBUARY 4: James Reimer #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs makes a save against Milan Michalek #9 of the Ottawa Senators as Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battles against Jason Spezza #19 of the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at Scotiabank Place on February 4,...
View Photo »OTTAWA, CANADA - FEBUARY 4: Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his first period power-play goal with team mate Joffrey Lupul #19 during an NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place on February 4, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' captain Dion Phaneuf (L) collides with goalie James Reimer during the first period of their NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa February 4, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf, right, celebrates his goal against the Ottawa Senators with teammate Tyler Bozak during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday Feb. 4, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (3) celebrates his goal agaisnt the Ottawa Senators with teammates Phil Kessel (81) and Joffery Lupul (19) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday Feb. 4, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf, center, knocks Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, right, into the boards as Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin skates in during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (L) congratulates teammate Mikhail Grabovski on his first goal of the game in the second period of their NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 31, 2012.
View Photo »PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 31: Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs controls the puck near his own net as Matt Cooke #24 of the Pittsburgh Penguins gives pursuit in the second period on January 31, 2012 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »Philadelphia Flyers winger Scott Hartnell (19) fights with the Toronto Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf (3) after scoring a goal during the first period of their NHL ice hockey game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 9, 2012.
View Photo »Toronto Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf (L) knocks down Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson during the NHL All-Star hockey game in Ottawa January 29, 2012.
View Photo »OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 29: Steven Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Team Alfredsson takes a penalty shot agianst Jimmy Howard #35 of the Detroit Red Wings and Team Chara after drawing a penalty by Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period during the 2012 Tim...
View Photo »OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 29: Steven Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Team Alfredsson draws a penalty by Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period during the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Place on January 29, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 29: Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Team Chara poses prior to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Place on January 29, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »CALGARY, CANADA - FEBRUARY 14: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Calgary Flames is pinned along the boards by Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in first period NHL action on February 14, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
View Photo »That’s the game that we expected from them and I’m sure they expected the same effort from us
I thought we deserved a better fate
We haven't used that as an excuse all season and we're not going to start now
I thought we deserved a better outcome than they way that the game ended
It was another test for our team when the guys went down
It’s a big two points for our team coming in here
He's been playing well ... We've been talking about that for the whole year and he continues to do it for us. He's been our top player all year and he's leading us.
Special teams win you hockey games and I think we’re doing a good job in both areas, PK and PP
In this league, there’s no easy nights
He continues to do it for us
For some reason, we’ve been getting away from it, getting away from our game
