Where Are They Now? Episode Two

by PPP on Dec 15, 2008 3:46 PM EST

Hey, you know when you start doing something and then stop and come back to it and think you're done but you really aren't and then you pretend that you intended to do a second part all along? Yeah, me neither. So without further ado, some more Leafs plying their wares elsewhere. Let's start with the most recent exiles from Leafs Nation:

Alexander Steen

#20 / Left Forward / St. Louis Blues

Height: 6-1

Weight: 205

Born: Mar 01, 1984

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Alexander Steen	10	1	3	4	-2	2	1	0	0	0	19	5.3

Those are Steener's numbers as a Blue so far this season. Do the Leafs miss that kind of production? Not really. Do the fans miss having his potential to talk about? I do a little. I had (have?) high hopes for Steen but they never gelled once he wasn't given the opportunity needed to exploit the full range of his abilities. Then again, the PK is doing great now...

Carlo Colaiacovo

#28 / Defenseman / St. Louis Blues

Height: 6-1

Weight: 200

Born: Jan 27, 1983

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Carlo Colaiacovo	10	1	4	5	-3	6	0	0	0	0	16	6.3

These are also the St. Louis statistics. The uptick in production is a function of Carlo getting powerplay time on the top unit. These two will probably be missed the most out of this entire group.

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Andrew Raycroft

#1 / Goalie / Colorado Avalanche

Height: 6-0

Weight: 185

Born: May 04, 1980

	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2008 - Andrew Raycroft	5	240	3	1	0	0	14	3.50	87	73	.839	0

Don't those three wins just make your blood boil? Can Penaltyshots see these stats? Does this look like they are better than Toskala's? Anyway, he is slated to play against the Red Wings so look forward to the next installment of the Raycrap Report some time tomorrow as Eyebeleaf tears apart the only Leaf player he has ever hated.

Darcy Tucker

#16 / Right Forward / Colorado Avalanche

Height: 5-10

Weight: 178

Born: Mar 15, 1975

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Darcy Tucker	20	4	3	7	-4	21	1	0	1	1	29	13.8

Look at the intensity in that face! That's the kind of intensity that got Tucker a big contract with the Leaf and it's lack is what got Tucker bought out. Injuries played a big part in sapping some of that intensity as well and the problems have continued this year. I am sure that we're all looking forward to the Leafs game against the Avalanche to see these two former buds in action.

Andy Wozniewski

#28 / Defenseman / St. Louis Blues

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

Born: May 25, 1980

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HAHAHA you have to wonder what John Davidson was thinking when he decided to pick up Andy Wozniewski. If he had just asked any semi-coherent Leafs fan about Wozniewski he might have seen how happy we were to let him go.

Mark Bell

#28 / Left Forward / Toronto Maple Leafs

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

Born: Aug 05, 1980

AHL Statistics	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Mark Bell	25	3	9	12	-6	20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

So much for coming into camp ready to take advantage of his new lease on life. I guess Ron Wilson just has too long of a memory. Well, he'll be off the books this July 1 and we can finally put this JFJ error behind us. Until the picks he gave up get inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Boyd Devereaux

#22 / Center / Toronto Maple Leafs

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195

Born: Apr 16, 1978

AHL Statistics	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Boyd Devereaux	24	5	2	7	-7	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Devereaux fell victim to having an identical clone on the roster that scores more points. I am sure at some point he'll go after Dominic Moore for stealing his life but until then he's been providing veteran leadership on the Marlies.

I'll have Edition Three on Wednesday probably.

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Raycroft?

.839 says it all.

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Dec 15, 2008 3:54 PM EST reply actions

I know

Isn’t that crazy bad? What is the over/under on Red Wings goals? 12.5?

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by PPP on Dec 15, 2008 4:00 PM EST up reply actions

i've been wondering...

how on earth did raycroft get so bad. then i realized, didn’t we pick him up the year the equipment changes went into effect for goalies…?

people talk about giguere in anaheim as one who would be impacted by the changes, but for the most part, he’s still a stellar goalie. raycroft…not so much

"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 15, 2008 4:09 PM EST up reply actions

Good Theory

I can take that. I mean, something has to account for his glove hand turning into a wasteland.

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by PPP on Dec 15, 2008 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

I heard that elephants have an innate sense to wander into his glove hand when they’re prepared to die.

by Ando Rich on Dec 15, 2008 5:45 PM EST up reply actions

I’m sure confidence plays a large role as well.

by Darryl Sittler's 10 Pt Night on Dec 15, 2008 5:23 PM EST up reply actions

confidence...

in the fact that without a cheater on his glove hand, he’ll never amount to much…?

"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 15, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

Even after the equipment change

his glovehand was still gi-normous as evidenced below…

Hrm… and for comparison..

HOLY CRAP!

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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 8:46 AM EST up reply actions

Notice how Raycroft’s body language suggests he doesn’t want the puck to hit him?

Worst. Leaf. Goalie. Ever.

by general borschevsky on Dec 16, 2008 8:51 AM EST up reply actions

Yea

I noticed that, it almost looks like he’s ducking while sticking his glove up to hopefully catch it… look at the difference in padding alone though, that glove he had while in Boston is insane. I think Blurrster has a real point about the equipment change really affecting him.

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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 8:57 AM EST up reply actions

Mark Bell

How does Bell have only 20 PIM in 25 games?

You’re stuck in the minors, you’re a big kid, you know the Leafs have a desperate toughness shortage, you know Brian Burke is on his way in… how is he not looking for somebody to fight every single game? Does he really think he’s going to score his way back to the NHL?

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by Down Goes Brown on Dec 15, 2008 4:12 PM EST reply actions

No kidding

Considering how eager he was to fight last year you’d think he would be more active. Maybe he just doesn’t give a shit. He gets $2.5M either way.

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by PPP on Dec 15, 2008 4:19 PM EST up reply actions

and because pretty much anytime he fought anyone last year he got the shit kicked out of him. feared heavyweights like ryan malone were too much for him.

by Darryl Sittler's 10 Pt Night on Dec 15, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

hmm

yeah, that is a puzzling stat.

I detect some not giving a shit as well.

Do you blame him? Not in jail and making 2 and a half mil – playing for the big club would be like some sort of christmas miracle in context.

by Ando Rich on Dec 15, 2008 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

Cola

In his pictures he always looks like he has no teef.

“Stir mah pills into my applesauce!”

by LeafFanInVan on Dec 15, 2008 5:47 PM EST reply actions

His body must feel 75 years old, this image makes sense.

His water bottle is labeled because the other Blues find his gumming creepy.

by Ando Rich on Dec 15, 2008 5:55 PM EST up reply actions

Colaiacovo

Seems like he’s doing the best from the group. Good for him.

If they could get Mark Bell going and back up on the big club maybe some dipshit like Bryan Murray will give us a 4th rounder for him. DiDomenico was a 6th round pick, so gems can be found!

by The Muppet on Dec 15, 2008 6:18 PM EST reply actions

Also...

It’s hard to believe all these guys were on our team last year. How quickly we move on!

by The Muppet on Dec 15, 2008 6:20 PM EST reply actions

I am not even done!

There are still so many left to do that just aren’t in hockey anymore.

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by PPP on Dec 15, 2008 6:48 PM EST up reply actions

I think JFJ might have set some sort of all-time record for signing players who would pretty much never be heard from in the NHL again: Alison, Lindros, Czerkawski, Woznieski, Kilger, O’Neill, Belfour, Green, Khavanov, Suglabov, Perreault, Berg, Calle Johansson (yikes), Francis, etc.

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by mf37 on Dec 15, 2008 8:30 PM EST up reply actions

At least

we don’t have to worry about that loser parade signing in another town to come back and bite us in the ass! I guess that’s one benefit from making completely stupid signings..

by LeafFanInVan on Dec 15, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions