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CBCSportsca Blogs Why cant the Leafs buy a victory against the Bruins News Sports Radio TV My Region Watch Listen Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City18c Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool NHL Playoffs FIFA World Cup Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Blogs and Columns HockeySubscribe to Blogs and Columns Why cant the Leafs buy a victory against the Bruins December 18 2009 1242 PM Posted by Jim Hughson The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury So said Marcus Aurelius who coached the Romans from 160180!!He might have been reading The Hockey News and referring to the way the Maple Leafs play the BruinsToronto has lost two in a row this season and seven straight to Boston And playing the way they did the last two games wont get the win they seek for Phil Kessel against his former team Toronto played right into the Bruins hands as though to impale themselves and selfdestructHome ice will help coach Ron Wilson get Kessel away from Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergerons line but beyond the game the Leafs need to play the way they have for the better part of a month (I say the better part so as to eliminate the Bruin games and that horrifying tilt against Phoenix on Wednesday) The Leafs resurgence has been about speed attack and willingness to go to the net Against Boston that didnt happen in two games over the last couple of weeks They lost faceoffs gave up shooting lanes didnt protect the goaltender and in general werent very hard to play againstMaybe in an effort to get Kessel a win they just tried too hard which brings up another old saying about pay back When seeking revenge dig two graves one for yourself In other words if revenge is your only focus youre unlikely to get a victory Just play the game the right way The way you can On the hot stoveIts hard to be critical of Kessel whos on a 30goal pace despite a late start but he could use a little more battle in his game and this is the time to show it The Bruins havent treated him very well He knew he was in tough playing against Chara and didnt appear to do much to work through it in Boston Dont think other teams didnt notice the way the Bruins handled him and the way he seemed to think it just wasnt his night Hed better show a willingness to play through tough times or every team will play him that wayIso Camera on Patrice Bergeron was not himself in either of the last two...