Leafs vs Sharks in the Stanley Cup Final!

Geez, I hope not!!! Well ,in what can only be described as a rout, the best team in the league, showed you last night why they are now tied with the 1943-44 Montreal Canadians for the most points in 25 games to start a season. The Sharks remain the only team in the NHL without a regulation loss on home ice this season. Helped by a 4 point night from Joe Thornton, the Sharks were simply too much for the Leafs. Handing the buds their first loss in 3 games by a score of 5-2

There were a couple of underlying stories in this game. Firstly, Last night marked the return of two former Sharks to the Shark Tank. Ron Wilson made his debut from the opposing bench. Although the Sharks and their fans, still hold Wilson in high regard, giving him a standing ovation before the game, there was no love for his new team last night. Wilson is the winningest coach in San Jose Sharks history, but was fired last may after exiting from the playoffs in the second round for the third time in 4 years. About the game last night Wilson said, “From what I’ve seen, this is easily the best team in the league, If we somehow could have survived maybe the first 10 minutes of the game, we would have found an equilibrium, but it was over by then. That was one where you throw the white towel in the corner, like in a boxing match.”

The Leafs have given up short handed goals in back to back games, on both occasions, Tomas Kaberle was on the ice. I think Karberle could do with a little shot of confidence. He is one of the leagues better defenders, but so far this year, hasn't shown it. There is always the train of thought that he isn't really that good. Whoa! Please don't kill me! Think of it this way. When McCabe and Gill were here, Kabby looked like a superstar, right? He probably looked that way because Mcabe and Gill were, well, not. Now that they aren't here to make him look good..............................


Alright, enough about that. The Leafs will look to get back on track against the bottom feeding Coyotes on Thursday. The Leafs, in the past had made short work of teams that were ranked lower overall, but for the last few seasons, that has been a dissapearing trend. You will be able to hear the action live right here on Bench Brawl!