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I n 12 years as Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson’s right-hand man, former NHL tough guy Tim Hunter has seen it all. A run to the final in 1998 with the Washington Capitals. Firings in 2002 and 2008 with two teams. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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The Maple Leafs are searching for help around the NHL neighbourhood, but will look in-house to fix the latest storm damage. Full Article at Canoe
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RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 19: Hea Coach Ron Wilson (C) of the Toronto Maple Leafs gives his players instructions late in the third period in their game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on November 19, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina. View Photo »
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I think we hope we're going to score ... Phil (Kessel who, along with Wayne Primeau and Niklas Hagman, had the Leafs goals) thinks he's going to score, as an example. We've got a lot of guys who hope they're going to score. And if you're not thinking, `I'm gonna score,' a lot of times you don't.
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Who says Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson is not getting through to his talent-challenged strugglers? On Monday night he gave his team a fundamental instruction. "Shoot the bleeping puck," was his approximate order. Full Article at Toronto Star
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When a player's nickname is "Pickles," he doesn't sound intimidating. So far in Marc-Edouard Vlasic's three-year career, he hasn't exactly been as feared as Chris Pronger. But the 22-year-old veteran has started to come of his shell a little bit. Full Article at Bleacher Report
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W ith the New York Islanders and budding star John Tavares in town for his first NHL game in Toronto, Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson was asked about his own playing career in the league and facing young phenoms. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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BERN, SWITZERLAND - MAY 06: USA Coach Ron Wilson looks up at the big screenduring the IIHF World Championship Quarter-Final between Finland and USA at the PostFinance Arena on May 6, 2009 in Bern, Switzerland. View Photo »
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The fact you're playing a team like Washington ... they're not undefeated, they lost to Montreal last night
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H ere’s the deal with Ron Wilson: forget the record or parsing whether general manager Brian Burke said the Toronto Maple Leafs would make the playoffs or merely contend for a playoff spot. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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: The Sports Xchange reports Maple Leafs D Tomas Kaberle, still stuck on 22 points, slipped out of first place among NHL defensemen in points when the Capitals Mike Green had an assist to go to 23 on Saturday. Full Article at CBS Sports
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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. Full Article
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RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 19: Hea Coach Ron Wilson (C) of the Toronto Maple Leafs gives his players instructions late in the third period in their game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on November 19, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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BERN, SWITZERLAND - MAY 06: USA Coach Ron Wilson looks up at the big screenduring the IIHF World Championship Quarter-Final between Finland and USA at the PostFinance Arena on May 6, 2009 in Bern, Switzerland.
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USA's head coach Ron Wilson, left, reacts in the Group C Preliminary Round Robin game between the USA and Latvia at the IIHF 2009 World Championship at the Postfinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, April 25, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson, center, reacts as his team trails 7-4 during second-period NHL hockey game action against the Boston Bruins in Toronto on Saturday, March 28, 2009.
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BERNE, SWITZERLAND - APRIL 29: Ron Wilson, head coach of USA looks dejected after the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship preliminary round, group C match between Sweden and USA at the Post Finance Arena on April 29, 2009 in Berne, Switzerland.
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USA's head coach Ron Wilson reacts during the Group C Preliminary Round Robin game between United States and Austria at the IIHF 2009 World Championship at the PostfinanceArena in Berne, Switzerland, Monday, April 27, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson stands behind the bench during the third period against the Boston Bruins in their NHL hockey game in Toronto, March 28, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson directs his team as Alexei Ponikarovsky (L) and Jamal Mayers (R) look on against the Washington Capitals during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, November 21, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson, top, gestures on the bench behind players Alexei Ponikarovsky, 23, of Ukraine, and Jamal Mayers during NHL hockey action in Toronto Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson, center, stands in the back of the Maple Leafs bench during first period NHL action against the Washington Capitals in Toronto Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in a shootout.
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Toronto Maples Leafs' head coach Ron Wilson, top center, looks out from behind the bench during third-period NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. The Leafs lost in a penalty shootout.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson (back), next to John Mitchell (L) and Richard Wallin (R), looks up at the clock in the closing seconds of their game against the Vancouver Canucks during third period NHL hockey in Vancouver, British Columbia October 24, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs' Wayne Primeau, left to right, head coach Ron Wilson, John Mitchell, Rudy Fernandez and Jason Blake watch the Vancouver Canucks celebrate after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Oct. 24 2...
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson watches the final seconds wind down during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Oct. 24 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson watches play against the New York Rangers during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto October 17, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson (C) and assistant coach Keith Acton watch from behind players Jamal Mayers (L), John Mitchell and Jay Rosehill (R) during their loss to the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto October 13, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson (C) looks up at the scoreboard as he stands behind players Mikhail Grabovski (L) and Tyler Bozak during their loss to the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto October 13, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson (R) and assistant coach Keith Acton (L) watch from the bench during their NHL pre-season exhibition hockey game against Philadelphia Flyers in London, Ontario, September 17, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson makes a face during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in London, Ontario, on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson looks on in behind Nikolai Kulemin (L) and Colton Orr (R) as their team plays the Boston Bruins during the first period of their pre-season NHL hockey game in Toronto, September 16, 2009.
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WOODRIDGE, IL - AUGUST 17: Head coach Ron Wilson runs drills during the USA Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Orientation Camp on August 17, 2009 at Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Illinois.
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I think we hope we're going to score ... Phil (Kessel who, along with Wayne Primeau and Niklas Hagman, had the Leafs goals) thinks he's going to score, as an example. We've got a lot of guys who hope they're going to score. And if you're not thinking, `I'm gonna score,' a lot of times you don't.
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The fact you're playing a team like Washington ... they're not undefeated, they lost to Montreal last night
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When you play in Chicago, you've got to weather the storm in the first five minutes ... They get all fired up from the crowd, they feed off that energy. If you can play well in the first five minutes, it settles into a game. But you can find yourself down quick and it's hard to get back into it. Essenti...
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He is physical; he's involved and he's a gung-ho guy ... I really sense strong leadership qualities in his character and that is something that we need more of in Toronto and will obviously be a welcome edition here.
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He's a guy that can log a lot of Kessel back, too: After missing the first 12 games of the season recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, former University of Minnesota forward Phil Kessel joined the Maple Leafs lineup and recorded a goal and two assists in his first three games. There's plenty of r...
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Craig Anderson has suddenly put himself in a very good spot by playing as well as he has up to this point ... But we still have another two months essentially to make our minds up. Clearly, the front-runner right now to be the (No. 1) goalie is Ryan Miller. We thought he would play well, but he's been p...
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I like the way Mitchie played [against Tampa Bay], and his speed matches up
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I'm experimenting right now, nothing more, nothing less ... I think he might be able to match up with these guys [wingers Kessel and Jason Blake]. Again, it's about finishing off the opportunities, who's been on the ice for a lot of goals for, etc., things like that. That's all it is.
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John Mitchell likes to carry the puck, Grabo [the aptly named Mikhail Grabovski] likes to carry the puck and we have to have someone who’s going to feed [Kessel] ... I know since he is a pure goal-scorer all our centres are going to want a shot to play with him. We’ll go game-to-game, shift-to-shift, to...
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Remember he's playing on a new team with completely different teammates and a different style of play than he was used to with the Bruins ... I think I'm more concerned with that than with his overcoming an injury. If he had this surgery and was still in Boston and he's going to step on the ice with guy...
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In looking at our centres, I think Stajan is the best guy right now to play with him ... Stajan is more of a disher ... John Mitchell likes to carry the puck and [Mikhail Grabovski] likes to carry the puck. And we’ve got to have somebody who’s going to feed Phil. This will be a big experiment. Since he ...
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No one can say we haven't worked hard and if we continue to play like this, something will have to give ... Help is on the way. Phil Kessel could be back sometime next week and we should get a boost from that.
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I don't know if (Toskala) will play in Montreal, we'll decide after (Friday's game in Buffalo)
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You question everything, but these are our players and we have to figure a way to get out of this together ... With the exception of the 2-1 (loss to Ottawa), we've given up a soft goal at a critical moment when we need a save. (Staal's) wraparound goal ... when you're squeezing your stick down and you ...
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The pinprick on our balloon was maybe getting tied against Montreal and going into overtime and losing ... That seems to have really shaken our confidence coming out of training camp. Then we got lit up in the first period in Washington but we were prepared for that. We haven't had a response since.
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Pittsburgh didn't have a wealth of (even-strength) scoring opportunities
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First and foremost, you try to stay out of the penalty box ... I don't want that group of five stepping out there that can whip the puck around against the best penalty killing team. We've got to be disciplined. If we can get our forechecking going, that'll be a key. Getting in and using speed and haras...
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Sometimes, you surprise yourself when you play one of the better teams ... You come up with one of your better performances. I thought we did that a lot last year. So, yes, it will be great news if we could find a way to beat Pittsburgh. It would be great for our confidence. But they are a great team, a...
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Sometimes you surprise yourself when you play the better teams ... You come up with your better performances. We did that last year. It would be great to beat Pittsburgh, it would be great for our confidence. They're a great team.
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Vesa's our No.1 goalie anyways and he'll play that way until further notice ... I was going to split Vesa and Jonas (Monday at the Rangers and Tuesday hosting Colorado) ... but for the next three games, you'll likely see Vesa playing all three. It's an opportunity for him to take over.
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It would be great for us to find a way to beat Pittsburgh, great for our confidence, but we did beat them three of four last year
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Vesa's our No.1 goalie anyways and he'll play that way until further notice ... I was going to split Vesa and Jonas (the Leafs play Monday in New York and Tuesday at home to Colorado) ... but for the next three games, you'll likely see Vesa playing all three. It's an opportunity for him to take over.
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To use one of Pat Quinn's best lines, you couldn't find half our forwards with a (World War II) Norden bomb sight
