From the folk on over at TSN.CA link.
Darcy Tucker remains unable to play on a bad ankle and Kyle Wellwood's sore hip is keeping him off skates, too.
Also as yet unavailable are Alexei Ponikarovsky, whose shoulder hasn't healed sufficiently, Nik Antropov, who hasn't completed the rehab on a sprained ankle, and Mike Peca, whose broken leg rules him out until spring.
Although the call-ups from the AHL, Boyd Devereaux, Kris Newberry, Ben Ondrus and Erik Westrum are filling in, and the veterans are rising to the occasion.
The main reasons why the Leafs have managed to hover around .500 despite the loss of five of their top nine forwards are captain Mats Sundin's determined play, Alex Steen's rediscovery of a scoring touch and the solid play of recruits called up from the AHL's Toronto Marlies.
Brian
Darcy Tucker remains unable to play on a bad ankle and Kyle Wellwood's sore hip is keeping him off skates, too.
Also as yet unavailable are Alexei Ponikarovsky, whose shoulder hasn't healed sufficiently, Nik Antropov, who hasn't completed the rehab on a sprained ankle, and Mike Peca, whose broken leg rules him out until spring.
Although the call-ups from the AHL, Boyd Devereaux, Kris Newberry, Ben Ondrus and Erik Westrum are filling in, and the veterans are rising to the occasion.
The main reasons why the Leafs have managed to hover around .500 despite the loss of five of their top nine forwards are captain Mats Sundin's determined play, Alex Steen's rediscovery of a scoring touch and the solid play of recruits called up from the AHL's Toronto Marlies.
Brian
