Sources tell TSN that the Toronto Maple Leafs and veteran forwardBoyd Devereaux have agreed to a two-year contract extension.
Under the one-way deal, Devereaux will earn $550,000 in 2007-08 and $600,000 in the 2008-09 season.
Devereaux, who scored 19 points in 33 games this past season, joined the Leafs last October with a one year, two-way contract.
He has played in 542 NHL games with Toronto, Phoenix, Detroit and Edmonton and has scored 54 career goals and 96 assists.
A tsn szerint hosszabbítottunk Devoval 2 évre, one-way (tehát ha küldjük a Marliesba, akkor is ennyit fog kapni) 550 e ill 600 e, tehát a capbe 575 e fog beszámítani.
The Clash. I always thought that it was an expression for a coming-together of opposing forces. I now find out that it is the name of some rock band that had a hit entitled Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Fans might think that song is probably running through the mind of Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin.
The Clash might also be the imminent meeting between Sundin's proponent and agent, J.P. Barry, and the salary cap-strapped general manager of the Leafs, John Ferguson, Jr.
But to hear Sundin talk, there will be no clash of the titans when it comes to his future. He sat across from me in a downtown restaurant the other day and told me with little emotion: "I've been in Canada for 16 years, four in Quebec City and 12 in Toronto. Coming to Toronto was the best thing I ever did. I think of the tradition associated with the Maple Leafs, the honour of playing in the NHL and the fact that you consider your work your hobby.
"I love the people of Toronto. They are great Leafs fans, but mostly they are decent people. There is nothing I would like more than to help the Leafs win the Stanley Cup after so many years." If somebody else would have told me those things, I might have thought that it was a public relations gesture. But not the genuine and honourable Sundin, whom I have known for more than a dozen years. He speaks from his heart, but only to people he trusts.
There are critics of the big Swede. Some have been clamoring to trade, or give, Sundin away because they feel that, at 36, he is over the hill; that in the last 20 games of the season, he managed to score but one goal.
"That's right," he emphasized. "I scored one goal in those 20 games. But I set up a few goals (19, to be precise) which I consider contributing to the team effort. I also hit a few goal posts and crossbars.
"During my career, there were seasons when I went without scoring a goal in 13-14 games. It didn't mean that I was finished. I haven't been scoring well lately and I know that scoring is a big part of my game. But I did my best to help the team win. And (the scoring) will come.
"Actually, in the last two years, in my view, I played my best hockey of the past 16 years. I'm certainly playing as well for the Leafs as I played in the Olympics.
"There is no difference in my heart to play for Sweden or the Maple Leafs. It doesn't change your personal pride whether you are wearing a Maple Leaf or Tre Kronor (Sweden) jersey. In the end, I was very proud to be wearing the Olympic gold medal, but I would trade it in for a Maple Leaf Stanley Cup ring."
Was his lack of goal production this season perhaps the result of playing on a Helicopter Line -- no wings?
But he wouldn't criticize any of his teammates. He likes them too much. Nor would he say any unkind words about Ferguson, or the GM's predecessor, Pat Quinn. He shrugged his shoulders, as if to indicate that it wasn't his business to put a knock on anybody in the organization.
So, if things are good within the organization, why haven't the Leafs won a Stanley Cup in 40 years?
"I have no answer for that," he said. "It is a very small difference between finishing first in the standings and being left out of the playoffs.
"But I will tell you one thing," he said emphatically. "The Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup while I'm still with the team.
"The NHL is more competitive now than ever before. Because of that, we have just as much of a chance to win as any other team. And since there is such a small margin between the teams, it drives me and I am training harder than ever before in my life."
So, does this mean he plans to remain in Toronto, even though he might become a free agent, I asked?
"The longer you live in Toronto, the more you appreciate the Toronto fans," he replied. "You feel that the fans have been suffering for many years for not winning the Stanley Cup. You want to be part of them."
"But I can tell you one thing: I can't see myself playing in another NHL uniform."
Translated into Swedish, this could mean that if an agreement isn't reached to keep him with the Leafs, Sundin might go -- but maybe back to his homeland.
Tucking into a sizzling hunk of sirloin is one of life's great pleasures for many of us in North America.
For Jiri Tlusty, however, it's another example of how he has been forced to adapt to living in a new country, a new society, a new culture.
"In the Czech Republic, I never really ate steaks," the highly touted Maple Leafs prospect said. "We don't have steak houses over there and I didn't really like it when I first came over here."
Tlusty broke into a grin, almost as if he could picture a juicy steak in his mind.
"I like eating steak now, though," Tlusty said with a chuckle. Ten months after the Maple Leafs plucked him in the first round of the 2006 entry draft, Tlusty, 19, is assimilating himself into life here on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, both on and off the ice.
His English, while still broken at times, is remarkable for someone who has not taken lessons. Tlusty said he has learned the language just by being around his teammates and by interacting with the family he billets with in Sault Ste. Marie.
Tlusty plays for the Ontario Hockey League's Greyhounds.
"Everything has been so different," Tlusty said. "The food, the customs ... and especially the hockey."
Tlusty's wild ride this season started with a brief stint with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and continued with his assignment to the Greyhounds. It then was interrupted by an ankle injury that sidelined him for about six weeks, stripping him of the opportunity to help represent the Czech Republic at the world junior championship.
"He missed 18 games which is significant, even from a conditioning standpoint," Greyhounds coach Craig Hartsburg said.
"It has been an adjustment for him."
Playing on the smaller North American rinks, Tlusty had 34 points in 37 games during the regular season.
"He still has to be more consistent," Greyhounds general manager Dave Torrie said. "But he has been better in the playoffs, especially of late."
Tlusty's progression has been evident during the OHL playoffs. He has produced eight goals and five assists in 11 games.
More importantly, it's the manner in which he has scored of late that should excite Maple Leafs brass.
With his team facing elimination Friday night, Tlusty netted a pair of goals in a 5-2 victory against the London Knights.
His first goal was an impressive one. In the blink of an eye, he took a long feed up the middle, broke in alone and ripped the puck into the back of the net.
It is such offensive flair that leaves Leafs general manager John Ferguson and his staff optimistic with Tlusty's future.
"The playoffs have been so different, yet so exciting," Tlusty said.
"It's hard for skilled players. Guys always are doing extra to finish their checks. But I'm feeling better here in the playoffs than I did after the injury."
With his Greyhounds down 3-2 in the series, Tlusty will attempt to help the team even the series this afternoon in the Soo.
That's the immediate goal. He has a long-term one too.
"I want to be with the Leafs next season," Tlusty said. "If not, then the Marlies."
DIFFICULT
A week ago he sat in front of the TV and suffered through the New York Islanders'3-2 shootout victory against the New Jersey Devils, the result that eliminated the Leafs from playoff contention. It was tough, he said, to watch the season end for the likes of Tomas Kaberle, his buddy from the Czech Republic.
Tlusty was the 13th overall selection last summer. He is aware the Leafs hold that same slot for this year's draft.
"Maybe it will be lucky No. 13," Tlusty said.
"That's where I was picked too."
Én már nem szídok senkit a gyíkarc kapusainkon kívül,,,,,,,,meg junioron kívül miért nem Legacet hozta ingyé raysoft helyett akiért Raskot kellett adni
mindegy
jó, nehéz, szemetgyönyörködtető, hullámvasút, szívgörcs, vér, verejték, bosszantó, bíztató szezon volt
én komolyan csodálkozom, hogy nem többen kaptak infarktust a Leafs meccsek alatt.......
nemtom ti hogy vagytok vele, de én tiszta ideges vagyok.........remélem nyerünk és a Flyers meg a Devils is nyer!!!
néztem az interjúkat szerintem a játékosaink is eléggé idegesek..........mondjuk a pályán is látszott már az utóbbi két gémen...........a Habs sokkal nyugodtabbnak tűnik nekem!!
System of a Down's B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bombs)
most hallgatom ezt a számot.............hm............marhára nem az én stílusom...........a gitár jó benne, de rohadtul nem az én stílusom.....meg tudom érteni a feltüzelt hangulatot ezek után.....:-))
"Élő adásban besz@arok, ha nem jutunk be a playoff-ba. Vagy lelövöm magam! Ennyi rohadt sérült egy idényben, és a kulcsjátékosok is kidőltek közben. Lerohanom Montrealt! Go Leafs Go!"
Erről van szó!!GO LEAFS GO!!!GO LEAFS GO!!!GO LEAFS GO!!!GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!
"Gill is the Leafs' unofficial musical director. He owns the iPod used in the dressing room, so he's in charge of downloading the music. He tries to tailor it to the task at hand. For much of the season, the last song the Leafs listen to before the game is System of a Down's manic anti-war anthem B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bombs)."
emlékszem, a lockout előtti öregember csapat Bryan Adamst hallgatott................. halkan :-DDD
Sziasztok!! Most néztem az összefoglalót,így elcseszni 4-1 ről.....Még szerencse hogy legalább hosszabbításban sikerült nyerni!! Bezzeg a Montreal nyert :)
Szóval a Leafs leszerződtette Reid Cashman-t, az amerikai egyetemi bajnokságban játszott, ő volt a csapata kapitánya, Red Wingből származik, mint Pohl, volt jelőlve a Hobey Baker díjra (azaz a legjobb egyetemi játékos), támadó felfogású véő, jól korizik, nem is kisdarab, eddig csak jót olvastam róla
a linket írásban, azt mondja, hogy több NHL csapat is megkereste, de azért a Leafs volt nála az elsőszámú, mert már régóta tartották a kapcsolatot vele...
Pénteken mutatkozik be a Marlies csaaptában...............elvileg akkor jön vissza Kabbie a Leafs csapatába :-)
sportsnet.ca video, ha így nem tudjátok megnézni akkor sportnet.ca videos, hockey és ott van a klip
lényegében arról beszélnek, hogy ha vissza is jön Kabbie, akkor sem fognak janssennek vagy valamelyik devilses "ásznak" nekiugrani, mert a két pont kell, nem a balhé
helyes!! :-) én ennek örülök, nembaj ha cherry papa szerint soft a csapat
Paul Stastny, who hadn't been held scoreless since Feb. 1, scored 11 goals and 18 assists during his streak, the second-longest in franchise history behind Mats Sundin's 30-game stretch in 1992-93.