Leafs Are Making Winning A Habit

It seems the Maple Leafs cannot do anything wrong these days as they extended their winning streak to eight games with a victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Though they did not score first in tonight’s game, the Leafs showed a lot of confidence coming back to tie the game. In the third period, they were up by a goal to start and played very well holding the lead until they exploded for two quick goals at the fourteen minute mark.

Balanced scoring was the route the Leafs took to victory tonight with goals from five different people including Marchment, Domi, Roberts, Sundin and Stajan. Marchment’s goal was especially important as it came early in the second period to tie the game. He walked off the blueline and right into the slot putting it in on the backhand on a rush that conjured up images of Bobby Orr. Roberts netted his goal with a laser shot from the top of the circle and Sundin took a pass from Roberts to get off on his breakaway where he subsequently put it in on a good move to his backhand.

Roberts looked very good in his return to the lineup after being out for a couple of games with a hip flexor. His return meant somebody would have to be taken out and that person turned out to be Harold Druken. Druken was sent back down to the baby Leafs, a decision that was difficult for him to swallow but he, nonetheless, conducted himself with class saying, “I’ll go back down and have some fun, work hard, and hopefully I’ll be asked to come back and help out again.”

The Leafs winning streak stands at eight games now and if they can get by St. Louis with a win, they can probably beat Minnesota and the Rangers leaving the streak at eleven for the game against Tampa on December 16th.