Alex Mamalis
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Gaining some perspective on Grabovski and Kulemin's next contracts
December 5th, 2011 Lost but not forgotten in the midst of the Leafs’ first quarter success is a couple of re-signings Brian Burke will have to tackle this off-season. Nikolai Kulemin is in the final year of a two year deal that has paid him just under $5 million, and Mikhail Grabovski in the final year of a three year deal that has paid him just...
Analyzing the Toronto Maple Leafs struggles with the Bruins
December 2nd, 2011 One of the few oddities and negatives of the Leafs' season thus far has been their inability to match up to the Boston Bruins' style of play. The common notion among fans and teams around the league is that the Bruins play a physical, hard-nosed game. Nonetheless, I made it a burden on myself to re-watch all three times Boston...
Maple Leafs notes from Dallas
November 26th, 2011 Nice to see the buds pickup a hard-fought victory. Continuing their five-game road trip, and facing a very pesky Dallas Stars' team, the Leafs definitely earned this one. Realistically though, it could have gone either way. Even if the Stars were without their best player, and captain, they showed in the second and third periods why...
An Interview with The Goalie Guild on Winnipeg Jets' goalies
November 15th, 2011 I recently had an opportunity to interview the very knowledgeable Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild on what he thought of the Winnipeg Jets' goaltenders this season. I tackled subjects such as what he thinks of Ondrej Pavelec to...why David Aebischer? It was amazing to speak with TGG's founder, as his knowledge on goaltenders is...Be patient with Cody Franson
It hasn't been the picture-perfect start Cody Franson envisioned when he was acquired by Brian Burke over the summer. Being a good Canadian boy and Toronto Maple Leafs' fan, he may of taken things a tad too easy during training camp, which eventually resulted in him being benched in favor of rookie defenseman, Jake Gardiner. There...
Re-analyzing Jonas Gustavsson
October 29th, 2011 Three years ago, when Brian Burke devoted every second of his time into getting Jonas Gustavsson's signature on the dotted line, the 'Monster' was perceived as a skillful goaltender destined for NHL stardom after a very successful season with Farjestad BK of the SEL. He tore up Sweden's highest ranked league that year, posting...
