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SAN JOSE – Through the first 10 minutes of an incredibly
one-sided middle period the hometown Sharks had wrung up
15 shots to just a single measly one for their
counterparts from Toronto. It was that kind of night in
San Jose for the Maple Leafs, trounced 6-2 on the second
stop of their three-game tour through the perilous
California triangle. Though they managed to elude the
Ducks in Anaheim just a night earlier, Toronto could not
ultimately find the necessary juice to topple another
giant at the SAP Center on Tuesday night. “It was like
there was one puck and they had it,” said head coach
Randy Carlyle afterward. “We didnt have a chance to play
with it much. That gets frustrating for everybody.”
About as dominant as they get in the NHL on home ice –
theyre now 25-4-4 – and in the league generally
speaking, the Sharks took control for good on this night
midway through the first and right on into that dominant
second frame, one that saw them plaster 17 shots on an
often helpless James Reimer. In fact, San Jose had rung
up more shots at one point in the early stages of the
period alone than the Leafs had mustered all night. “I
thought we did a lot of things that gave them a lot of
opportunities, specifically turning the puck over,”
Carlyle said of the effort, his team outshot 48-21
overall. “And we didnt skate. We were standing still.”
Marc-Edouard Vlasic landed the games first goal before
four minutes had elapsed on the clock, capitalizing on a
careless Jake Gardiner defensive zone giveaway. Gardiner
matched the marker himself 25 seconds later on a rush
with Mason Raymond, but from that point on the waters
firmly swung in the Sharks direction. Punishing the Leafs
with their size, speed and skill, they would score four
unanswered, including a pair from Joe Pavelski. “Just
from the very beginning we werent ready to play,” said
Gardiner, who added a second goal in defeat. It was only
the fourth regulation loss for the Leafs in the past 21
games – 14-4-3 – an unlikely stretch which has seen
them capture points with incredible regularity. They sit
second in the Atlantic division even after Tuesdays
defeat, one point up on the Canadiens with 78 points.
Considering that overall performance in the past two
months, this most recent defeat would appear a one-off
beat-down at the hands of an elite opponent, one with
very real Stanley Cup aspirations this season. One loss
can turn into two pretty quickly on the left coast though
with another lofty challenge lying ahead for the Leafs on
Thursday night. Theyll face the Kings, winners of eight
straight, at the Staples Center. “You have to flush
it,” said Dion Phaneuf of the loss, which snapped a
three-game win streak. “Theres no sitting around pouting
about it because were going into a building with a team
thats playing very well right now. Theres no time to sit
around and pout.” Five Points 1. Scary Collision It was
the signature Phaneuf open-ice hit. Only instead of
landing the desired opponent, Patrick Marleau in this
case, Phaneufs shoulder caught the head of James van
Riemsdyk in a thunderous collision of teammates.
Remaining down for a few moments, van Riemsdyk left the
ice for concussion tests only to return a short while
later, however unlikely given the blowout. “I was pretty
worried when [I saw] him go off the ice, but very
relieved to see him come back and talk to him and know
that hes okay,” said Phaneuf. It was odd to see the 24-
year-old return – he had four shifts afterward – given
his recent concussion history. van Riemsdyk missed 15
games with a concussion during the 2011-12 season, but
was deemed fine to return in the latter stages of the
final frame on this night. Oddly enough, his skate laces
on both skates were cut in the collision. “I dont know
how that happened,” said Carlyle, managing a grin. 2.
Scraps Plenty frustrated with the nights proceedings,
Toronto assumed the league-lead in fighting with four
more scraps in San Jose and 44 now on the year. Troy
Bodie, David Clarkson, Tim Gleason and Joffrey Lupul all
fought on Tuesday night, just a day after the group
fought three times in Anaheim. “Frustration more than
anything I would say,” Carlyle said of the fisticuffs.
Employing Colton Orr and Frazer McLaren only sparingly
this season – due to injuries or otherwise – the Leafs
have not fought with any near the regularity of a year
ago. They dropped the gloves 44 times in 48 games last
season, only now hitting that mark with 15 games to play.
3. Reimers Rough Night Roughed up for six goals on 48
shots against the Sharks, James Reimer rarely looked
comfortable in the Toronto crease. Playing second fiddle
to Jonathan Bernier, the 25-year-old was making just his
fourth start since his last win on Jan. 21. “I felt
pretty good out there,” said Reimer afterward. “I felt
like I was battling and working as hard as I could, just
pucks found a way through.” Some of those pucks found a
way through under challenging circumstances. The Sharks
second goal, a blast from Brent Burns, found its way
through after a scrum in the Toronto crease that saw Joe
Thornton fall on Reimer. The goal was initially waved off
– the official hadnt seen it go in – but ruled good via
replay from NHL headquarters in Toronto. In other
situations, Reimer was either helpless – Vlasics goal
for instance, which sailed through a maze of traffic
after the Gardiner giveaway – or just plain fighting the
puck, Pavelskis first marker of the night sliding under
his right arm. “It just was one of those nights where
things didnt go my way, whether it was people sitting on
me or scrums that pucks found a way through the bodies or
tipped off people or what,” Reimer said. 4. Effects of
Seven Defencemen Because of an illness to Cody Fransonthe
Leafs did not dress seven defenders against the Sharks,
but the effects of their preferred lineup construction
are interesting to digest. Outside of offering an extra
shift or two a period to the likes of Phil Kessel,
Joffrey Lupul, or James van Riemsdyk, adjusting to a
lineup featuring seven defencemen has allowed Carlyle (or
Dave Farrish more specifically) to spread the minutes
more evenly amongst the blueline. The two who have been
most effected by the change are Gardiner and his regular
defence partner, Franson. From a season-high of nearly 24
minutes on average in December, the 23-year-old Gardiner
has seen that ice drawn back considerably to under 18
minutes most nights. He also been effectively removed
from the penalty kill. Franson meanwhile averaged better
than 20 minutes for the first four months of the regular
season, but he too has seen that opportunity dip in
recent weeks. The 26-year-old did not play 20 minutes in
any of the previous six games featuring seven defencemen,
stuck most nights between 15-19 minutes. His penalty
killing opportunities have also diminished though not to
the extent of Gardiner. Battling undisclosed “bumps and
bruises” post-Olympic break and annually overworked,
Dion Phaneuf has had his ice-time slightly eased with the
shift to seven defenders, playing 22-23 minutes recently.
Carl Gunnarsson – who remains a top pairing penalty
killer – and Morgan Rielly – who does not kill
penalties – have been unaffected by Rangers addition. 5.
Goin Back To Cali Jonathan Bernier will meet some former
Kings teammates for dinner on Wednesday night. The 25-
year-old is getting set to visit his old L.A. stomping
grounds for the first time as rival on Thursday evening.
“Try to let them know that theyve got to shoot wide,”
he said with a laugh. Stats-Pack 44 – Fights for the
Leafs this season, leading the league. 48-21 – Shot
advantage for the Sharks on Tuesday night. 6-2-1 –
Record for the Leafs in their past nine games against the
Western Conference. 6 – Fights for David Clarkson this
season. Clarkson fought Andrew Desjardins in the middle
period, his third fight in the past two games. 14-4-3 –
Leafs record in the past 20 games. Special Teams Capsule
PP: 0-2Season: 20.8% (7th) PK: 4-4Season: 78.7% (28th)
Quote of the Night “It was like there was one puck and
they had. We didnt have a chance to play with it much.
That gets frustrating for everybody.” -Randy Carlyle,
following the loss to San Jose. Up Next Jonathan Bernier
visits his former L.A. confines when the Leafs visit the
Kings on Thursday in the third game of a five-game swing.
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Game looks into the Islanders getting Mikhail Grabovski
and Nikolai Kulemin. The Islanders Get: C Mikhail
Grabovski and LW Nikolai Kulemin. Grabovski, 30, has been
a productive centre, scoring 160 points in 261 games over
the past four seasons, which ranks 98th among NHL
forwards. While that alone is a decent indication of
Grabovskis ability to contribute as a second-line centre,
hes put up terrific relative possession numbers in four
of the last five seasons, the only exception being in
2012-2013 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, when he was
effectively buried in a defensive role. That led to his
being bought out by the Maple Leafs in one of the more
ridiculous decisions in the history of NHL contract
buyouts. One year after he was bought out by the Maple
Leafs and could only drum up enough interest to secure a
one-year, $3-million deal as a free agent, Grabovski
signed for four years and $20-million with the Isles.
Going to the Islanders should offer Grabovski an
opportunity to get favourable matchups, with zone starts
tilted towards the offensive zone and softer opposition
while opponents send their best at John Tavares line and
the Islanders put Frans Nielsens line out for the
toughest defensive assignments. Grabovski has scored 20
or more goals three times and topped 50 points twice. His
career points per game of 0.59 works out to 48 points
over an 82-game schedule, so maybe something around a 50-
point season is the best-case scenario, but if Grabovski
can put up between 40 and 50 points with typically strong
possession stats over the course of his contract, he will
be a solid addition for the Islanders. Grabovskis
departure from Washington leaves a hole at second-line
centre, one that still needs to be filled, unless Marcus
Johansson or Evgeny Kuznetsov fit into that spot. Kulemin
is a 27-year-old winger who scored 30 goals and 57 points
riding shotgun with Grabovski for the Maple Leafs in
2010-2011, but has failed to generate much offence
siince, scoring 23 goals and 71 points in 188
games.dddddddddddd But, to be fair, Kulemin has been
stuck in a defensive role for the past couple seasons,
with primarily defensive zone starts against quality
opposition. While Kulemin hasnt scored a bunch in the
NHL, particularly recently, hes produced enough to
believe that there is more offence to be uncovered. He
has 11 points in 20 games for Russia at the past two
World Championships and 38 points in 36 KHL games while
playing alongside Evgeni Malkin, so its not like Kulemin
cant find his way around the offensive zone, but he
likely needs a centre that will be the creator
offensively. With the expectation that Kulemin will skate
with Grabovski, he too should benefit from more offensive
zone starts and favourable matchups. Maybe that results
in Kulemin scoring 35-to-40 points (that 57-point season
in 2010-2011 sure appears to be an aberration) and if
that comes with solid two-way play then, even at his
lofty price, Kulemin can be a worthy acquisition for the
Isles. Toronto didnt seem to be in position to pay
Kulemin, and they shouldnt have, based on how he was
being used. Wingers that are deployed like Kulemin dont
tend to get paid. Kulemins contract also runs for four
years, paying him $16.75-million, which is a lot given
his recent production, but if he gets more of an
offensive opportunity, Kulemin has a decent shot at
producing enough offensively to justify that price, which
is fair for a second-line winger. All in all, this is an
aggressive move by the Islanders and suddenly gives them
terrific depth up front. So much that they likely need to
find room on the wing for young guns like Brock Nelson
and Ryan Strome, but its an enviable problem to have so
much talent that some of your centres need to find room
to play on the wing. Their defence can still get better,
but these signings put the Islanders into the mix among
playoff contenders for next season. Scott Cullen can be
reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more,
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