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TEAM INFO Pre-season Results Standings Team Directory 97-98 Schedule Expanded Roster Free Agent List Player Salaries TEAM REPORTS Back to Issue Anaheim Mighty Ducks Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals 
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head coach: Mike Murphy roster: C - Darby Hendrickson, Steve Sullivan, Kevyn Adams, Alyn McCauley. LW - Fredrik Modin, Wendel Clark, Todd Warriner, Derek King, Kris King, Igor Korolev. RW - Mats Sundin, Sergei Berezin, Tie Domi, Mike Johnson, Martin Prochazka. D - Jamie Macoun, Dimitri Yushkevich, Mathieu Schneider, David Cooper, Per Gustafsson, Jason Smith, Rob Zettler. G - Felix Potvin, Glenn Healy. injuries: Derek King, rw (sprained ankle, 1 week). transactions: Traded Kelly Chase, lw, to St. Louis for future considerations. standings: GP W L T PTS GF GA HOME ROAD 2 0 2 0 0 1 7 0-1-0 0-1-0 game results: 10/1 Washington L 4-1 10/4 at NY Islanders L 3-0 team news: by Johan Sigel, Toronto Correspondent NEW FACES, SAME RESULTS It's been a long hard off-season for the Maple Leafs once again. Interim general manager Bill Watters made several key acquisitions over the summer, yet few have proved so far to improve the quality of the hockey team. Defenseman Per Gustafson, goaltender Glenn Healy, forwards Mike Kennedy, Derek King, and Kris King all have joined the blue and white. Unfortunately through both the preseason and in the first two games thus far in the 1997-1998 season, the new faces have made little difference. The same problems that have plagued the Maple Leafs in the past continue to do so in the present. An inept offense, vanishing goaltending and an incapable defensive corps are making winning games very difficult. In the home opener against Washington, goaltender Felix Potvin seemed to struggle on almost all Washington goals. In Saturday's game against the Islanders, the inability of the offense to capitalize on opportunities they were granted proved fatal as once again the Leafs came up short. The betting in Toronto is not whether the Leafs will make the playoffs, rather how long before head coach Mike Murphy is fired. With coach of the year winner Ted Nolan available, and Toronto native Mike Keenan also unemployed, it seems certain that Murphy is not going to last long in Toronto. With the culmination of a new management team, and so many new faces, should the team continued to struggle it will be interesting to see how long Dryden et all will wait before hiring "their man". It seems unlikely the Leafs will be able to swing any deals so early in the season, they just don't have any bait to attract the big fish that they so desperately need. All Leaf fans can hope for is that management stops the selling of prospects and future draft picks in poor trades for a quick fix. It is apparent that missing the playoffs and getting a blue chip prospect or two would be a welcome change for Bud lovers. Unfortunately, the price of that is, of course, having to sustain another brutal season. It appears Leaf fans are much more willing to accept the losing of a younger, more energetic team that is trying than an aged, overpaid group who is underachieving. RECENT LINES
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