Leafs Back in Action Tonight at NY

The Leafs will face against the New York Rangers tonight at Madison Square Garden to try and break their slump.  It won't be an easy game for the Buds since they'll be shooting pucks at Henrik Lundquist.  In addition, the Rangers are a hard working group of guys that will stand in the way of any shot and can also score at the other end of the rink.  It should provide as another good test for the Leafs to gauge how well they're playing, especially against the top teams of the NHL.

Things I'm hoping to see from the Leafs tonight:
1. A better jump in their game: Toronto's most lethal weapon is their speed game.  They need to get their legs moving and push the tempo of the game to their level.
2. Punish the opposition: From their last game, I saw minimal contact being made by the Leafs.  I hope they start flattening people to the boards.
3. Better puck control: Those turnovers are killing their game.  They need better control and better passes.  Short, quick passes.  No soft pokes and hope someone from your team will pick it up.  Even if you're gonna get hit, make the play and take the hit.
4. More goals: What else can I say? Where's the goals at? Kessel seems to be in a slump now and the goals have stopped for the Leafs.  It's time for everyone else to pick up the slack.  Reimer can only stop so many.

The Rest of the Hockey World
1. Realignment of the League: The GMs are meeting up to talk about the realignment of teams in each division to accomodate the new Winnipeg Jets.  Just switch Detroit and Winnipeg around.
2. Minnesota keeps winning: No stopping them it seems as the Wild keep their #1 position after winning against the Ducks last night.