The Leafs’ exhibition season continued with a 3-2 loss to the Sabres at HSBC Arena in Buffalo on Wednesday night. John Mitchell and Jiri Tlusty had the Leafs goals. Joey MacDonald was impressive in net, stopping all 18 shots he faced in the first period to keep his team in the game.
Toronto’s ‘college line’ was broken up as Tyler Bozak was moved to play the opposite wing on Alexei Ponikarovksy’s line, centred by Mikhail Grabovski. “I’m used to coming back and getting low into the defensive zone and working on my assignments down low and it’s tough having to change up your assignments,” Bozak told Jeff Blair of the Globe And Mail. “But at this level, you should be able to play anywhere.”
In Phoenix, Jim Balsillie pledged to keep the Coyotes in Arizona for this season if he is awarded the franchise, however the NHL remains unimpressed.
Thoughts and prayers go out to Pat Burns in his battle with what has been diagnosed as inoperable lung cancer.
Here are the hockey headlines in the news this morning:
Leafs News
- Youth shines in loss to Sabres The Globe And Mail
- Scrawler: Leaf Nation crazy for ‘Kid’ Toronto Sun
- Joey makes his case Toronto Sun
- Replay Toronto Sun
- Wilson: Calm down on Kadri speculation Toronto Sun
- Kid won’t back down Toronto Sun
- Leafs notebook Toronto Star
- For Tlusty, it’s a start Toronto Star
- Stalberg making huge strides Toronto Star
- Leafs have major weaknesses Toronto Star
- Leafs’ late rally comes up short against Sabres National Post
NHL News
- Balsillie sweetens offer for Coyotes The Globe And Mail
- Balsillie would stay for a season AP
- Balsillie continues to finesse Coyotes bid Toronto Star
- Balsillie relents on moving Coyotes this year National Post
- Lung cancer, H1N1 fears keep Burns away from rinks AP
- NHL heavyweights block crackdown on fighting Toronto Star
- Fleury continues to state case in Flames win Calgary Herald
- As Kolzig retires, Forsberg gears up for another comeback National Post
- King returns home after hospital trip AP
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