The Future

After last nights preseason game, I just wanted to share the highlight - the play of our first round pick this year, Nazem Kadri. Not only did he tie the game late in the third, but he scored the shootout winner! If you missed it, here is the video.

Kadri scored tying goal then wins the shootout!

He might not make the team at the end of the preseason, but the future is very bright for Nazem Kadri and for the Toronto Maple Leafs. For a team that has been missing a true offensive player, Kadri looks like he could fill that role perfectly.

A Few Videos I Enjoy...

Below are a few links to some videos I really enjoy. Some commercials and some cool moments I just feel like sharing. Enjoy!

Mats Sundin Nike Commercial #1

Mats Sundin Nike Commercial #2

Mats and Wayne McDonald's Commercial

My Favourite Leafs Moment!

Wade Belak...SCORES?!

Luke Schenn ERASES Malkin then fights Tyler Kennedy!

If you have any videos you'd like me to see and share, just e-mail me the link at bradleyhutchison@hotmail.com or post a comment below!

Welcome to my blog!

Hey everyone out there!

My name is Bradley Hutchison. I am a 23 year old college student from the Kitchener/Waterloo area and I am a huge Maple Leafs fan.

With this blog, I want to share with you what I think about the team. If I think they just made a sweet deal, I'll say it. If I think they made a huge mistake sending someone to the Marlies, I'll post that. I'll even post things that aren't about the Leafs, like things I like about video games and politics.

I'll start this off by explaining my love for this team. I wasn't the biggest hockey fan growing up. I loved to play NHL 94, but watching it? I thought it was boring! I had some hockey cards and I liked Dougie, but I was never loyal to one team or another. This all changed with the lockout. I suddenly missed hockey. When it came back, I watched every game I could. It wasn't long before the Leafs emerged as my team. I know about the 40 years and I know all the history surrounding this team. I also watched as the Leafs missed the playoffs by one point two seasons in a row. I cheered as my favourite player of all time scored his 500th goal in overtime....shorthanded. Now, I am the most loyal Leafs fan that I know.

I hope that everyone comes back and reads my thoughts and, more importantly, gives me feedback and responds. I am more then willing to debate any issue!

Thanks for reading,

Brad

The new comeback kids

Steve says,

well, we started off good...

then it got sloppy...

then it got even more sloppy,

then we started kicking the snot out of people,

then they started taking penalties,

then we scored 3 unanswered goals for the win.

and what a clutch save by Toskala in OT...makes up for some of the sloppy play I mentioned earlier...

and a sweet goal by Hagman, using the D man as a screen...smart move.

nice to have a winning record for now...

these guys are fun to watch even when losing...

Kaberle and Beauchemin look great together ...lots of communication...nice to see a good tandem on our blue line...

Oh...and in case you've been living under a rock...we got Kessel!

Behind the Draft

On Monday Sept 28 @ 6pm, Leafs TV is showing some behind the scenes footage of the latest Draft in Montreal...here is a quick preview...should be interesting

http://mapleleafs.nhl.tv/team/consol...d=802&id=46679

Truculence

Steve says:

This will be the Leafs this season...

We may not win Lord Stanley, but you will know when you have played Toronto because the whole bus ride home you will have ice packs on everything.

In the first preseason game the new look Leafs came out with something to prove. Many of our "1st liners" were not in the lineup which was expected but we looked solid defensively which is something I have not been able to say for a looooong time.

Toskala played a great game, very aggressive on the PK with the puck which I loved.

Beauchemin was pretty solid on the blue line which is such a nice change to have.

Stalberg and Bozak looked good out there, and Kadri improved as the games went on which was nice.

White actually looked a bit shaky which was surprising considering he was one of the more steady guys at the end of last season.

Joey Mac took over for Toskala half way through the game which is never easy, and he looked a little loose...I'd like to see what he can do when starting a game..

even though they lost, the boys in Blue and White looked good...games will be a lot of fun to watch this year.

T.O. says no...over and over again

Steve says:

So it has come to light that T.O. does not want hockey in Hamilton...no big shock right? But it has never really been said outright...there have been hints towards this thought, and veiled references to a mysterious "VETO" owned by the Leafs but nobody has come out and said NO.

or have they?

In an open letter to Jim Balsille, Gabe Macaluso, the former CEO of Copps Colesium in Hamilton points out numerous occasions in which he was told by MLSE and others that any attempt to relocate or start an NHL franchise in Hamilton would be met with considerable resistance.

to read the letter, click here

VEsa TOskala...coincidence? I think not!