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Barons struggle on offense in loss to Marlies

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

The Oklahoma City Barons seem to have run into a hot goaltender.

Ben Scrivens of Spruce Grove, Alberta made 30 saves Wednesday night as the Toronto Marlies beat the Oklahoma City Barons 3-0 to take a 3-1 series lead in the American Hockey League’s Western Conference Final.

The Barons are the affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers and the Marlies are the affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

According to the Canadian Press, the Marlies are trying to reach the Calder Cup Final for the first time since 1992 when the St. John’s Maple Leafs lost in seven games to the Adirondack Red Wings. St. John’s current American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John’s IceCaps, were swept in the Eastern Conference Final to the Norfolk Admirals, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Barons fall 5-3 to Marlies

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The Oklahoma City Barons got themselves in a bit of a hole Monday afternoon in Toronto with a 5-3 loss to the Marlies in game three of the Western Conference Final of the American Hockey League playoffs.

Matt Frattin scored twice as the Marlies, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, took a 2-1 lead in the best out of seven series. Frattin broke a 3-3 tie with a game winning goal with 2:02 left.

The Barons, the top farm team of the Edmonton Oilers, also had a tough time stopping Philippe Dupuis, who notched a goal and an assist, was a +1, and five shots on net.

Ben Scrivens made 25 saves for the Marlies.

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Marlies shutout Barons in AHL Playoffs

Friday, May 18th, 2012

On a day where I highly praised the coaching skills of Todd Nelson, and suggested as Sportsnet’s Mark Spector implied, that the Oklahoma City Barons’ bench boss is a legitimate candidate for the Edmonton Oilers coaching vacancy, the Barons struggled mightily Thursday night in a terrible 5-0 loss to the Toronto Marlies in game one of  the American Hockey League’s Western Conference Final.

Spruce Grove native Ben Scrivens made 31 saves for the Marlies. Marcel Mueller and Nicolas Deschamps each had a goal and an assist, while top Toronto Maple Leaf prospect Nazim Kadri and Philippe Dupuis each had two helpers.

Speaking of Scrivens, have we seen a better goaltender to come out of Spruce Grove since Grant Fuhr? I don’t think so.

It will be a short turn around for the Barons, the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, and the Marlies, the AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the teams will play game two of the series tonight in Oklahoma City.

Meanwhile in the Eastern Conference Final, the Norfolk Admirals, the AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning hammered the St. John’s IceCaps 6-1 in game one of their series.

 

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Maple Leafs find new ways to lose

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not only playing like a team that hasn’t won the Stanley Cup in forty-five years, they’re also playing like a team that hasn’t made the playoffs in forty-five years.

Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, the Leafs just found a new way to lose a hockey game. Leading the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 with six minutes left, Alexander Sulzer pulled the Sabres within one before Jordan Leopold tied the score at five goals apiece. Derek Roy then scored the game winner in overtime when Dion Phaneuf took a two minute penalty for shooting the puck over the glass.

So what does the 6-5 Buffalo win mean? Well, the Sabres are tied with the Washington Capitals for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with Washington having the tie-breaker. Buffalo plays Philadelphia and Boston while Washington plays Florida and the New York Rangers.

I think we all new the Leafs were bad? But this bad? Spruce Grove’s Ben Scrivens has shown flashes of brilliance, but it is difficult to stay positive when you give up six goals in one night.

I predicted the Leafs to make the playoffs at the beginning of the season. I was wrong. It will be interested to see how long Toronto will take before they gut the team and move in the same path as Edmonton. Oh wait. I don’t think that will happen because they have a GM that shows interest in trading draft picks. Sorry Leaf fans. I don’t see you winning the Cup or even making the playoffs for another 45 years!

 

 

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Maple Leafs first in the NHL

Friday, November 4th, 2011

This is an exciting time for Canadian hockey. Right now there is a Canadian team first in the West, the Edmonton Oilers, and a Canadian team first in the East, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Maple Leafs at 9-3-1, have looked dominant in their last two road games– a 5-3 win over New Jersey and a 4-1 win over Columbus.

Last night in Ohio, the Maple Leafs got a stellar effort from Spruce Grove native Ben Scrivens, who was making his NHL debut. Scrivens, who suited up for the Maple Leafs to give Jonas Gustavsson a night off, made 38 saves on 39 shots.

Scrivens, who signed with the Maple Leafs on April 28, won the Ken Dryden Award as the top goaltender in the East Coast Athletic Conference while with Cornell University in 2010. He is getting time with the big club because of a head injury to James Reimer.

Offensively, the Maple Leafs have received great production from Phil Kessel, who leads the NHL with 10 goals, 21 points and a +10 to begin the season. The restricted free agent signing of Kessel by Maple Leafs’ General Manager Brian Burke doesn’t look so bad now, even though Tyler Seguin does lead the Boston Bruins in scoring. Another offensive spark plug for the Maple Leafs has been the play of former Edmonton Oiler Joffrey Lupul, who scored a hat trick on Martin Brodeur Wednesday night. Lupul now has 8 goals and 8 assists, and leads the NHL in +/- with Kessel at +10.

This may be a magical hockey season. Do you think we could just see a Toronto-Edmonton Stanley Cup Final? After the first month of the season, there is reason to believe of the possibility.

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