Leafs Pull Off An Unlikely Two Game Sweep Of Canucks

Well who would have thought after the poor performance the Maple Leafs put forth last Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers that they would walk into GM place and take a victory from the Western Conference leading Vancouver Canucks; moreover, return home and take the second game of their two game mini series? Surely not too many people would have believed that. That is indeed what the Leafs did. Players like Gary Roberts and Mats Sundin were influential in leading the Leafs to victory in both games, especially in last night’s 2-1 win at Air Canada Centre.

In the last two games, Roberts has shown effort and energy that has not been seen from him since the playoffs two seasons ago. He is going hard to the net, causing turnovers behind the goal, winning battles for the puck in the corners and perhaps most importantly, causing problems infront of the opposition’s net. Sundin is also playing with a presence that Maple Leaf fans are used to seeing from him. He is showing great strength in controlling the puck in the offensive zone, something that he seemed to be lacking at the beginning of the year. With the two points he recorded last night, Sundin has thrown himself right back into the scoring race sitting only eight points back of Robert Lang.

Ed Belfour played one of his better games of the season making some tremendous saves down the stretch to preserve the win for the Leafs. In total, Belfour made twenty-four of twenty-five saves.

The Leafs were only home for one game before they go back on the road for three more games in Atlanta, Ottawa and New York on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.