While Toronto waits for the arrival of their new players, it is clear that they are desperately needed. The Maple Leafs played the division rival Boston Bruins on Day #18 and were shutout by a score of 1-0 after only being able to register 14 shots. The Bruins had 5 more shots in the 1st period alone than the Leafs had all game.
The scoreboard isnt the only place where the Leafs suffered a lose; their top scorer, Steve Bernier, managed to suffer a lower body injury during the pregame skate after colliding with fellow teammate, Tomi Kallio. It is reported that Kallio may have caused the incident intentionally due to bad blood from this pending trade. Causing the injury to the Maple Leafs top player on purpose can be debated, however, Kallio's play on the ice cannot. Kallio sabotaged Toronto's efforts with every shift. Wagner, who is also involved in the trade, did not openly sabotage the team on the ice, but it is believed that he may have urinated in the gatorade bottles. Gary Roberts refused to to play after coming back from his injury, stating "You guys want to trade me so why should I risk reaggravating the injury to help you win. I'll take this time to rest up for my new team."
The Toronto Maple Leafs organization is exhibiting some rough times right now and hopefully when this trade is completed we'll see a difference. We really look forward to seeing what Parise, Coburn, and Ryan will have to contribute to the team.
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