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TORONTO -- Jonathan Bernier had the spotlight, but Drew MacIntyre was the goaltender who got Toronto Maple Leafs fans buzzing. The journeyman managed to infuse some energy into Air Canada Centre during an otherwise listless pre-season opener against Philadelphia, making a handful of notable saves. MacIntyre made 13 in his half of Monday nights game, won by the Flyers 3-2 in a seven-round shootout. MacIntyre, 30, has appeared in a grand total of four regular-season NHL games, most recently Nov. 25, 2011 for the Buffalo Sabres, and he doesnt have a victory. And the Leafs arent planning to rely on him much, if at all, this season. But against the Flyers MacIntyre showed glimpses of why he isnt a bad option to have as a third goaltender in the system in case Bernier or James Reimer gets injured. MacIntyre made an impressive pad save on a two-on-one shot by Philadelphias top prospect, Scott Laughton, and stoned Marcel Noebels to fire up the crowd. Later, he challenged Adam Hall on a semi-breakaway to keep the puck out of the net. Those stops paled in comparison to one MacIntyre made for the AHLs Toronto Marlies last season, which was shown on the video board during the second period. MacIntyre reached his glove hand behind his back to snare Rochester Americans forward Zemgus Girgensons shot. MacIntyre could provide some veteran stability on a Marlies team that will be young and inexperienced. When his defence broke down Monday night, he got a preview of some mistakes of youth that are bound to creep up. Bernier, making his first appearance in a Leafs jersey since being acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings in June, allowed one goal on 16 shots. Ex-Toronto defenceman Luke Schenn scored on him after his shot hit Mark Fraser and deflected in. The player the Leafs got from the Flyers for Schenn, James van Riemsdyk, also scored Monday night. Tye McGinn scored the shootout winner. In the first period, Jamie Devane tried to fight former Leafs enforcer Jay Rosehill, before linesmen kept them apart. David Clarkson, also playing his first game in a Leafs jersey, managed to drop the gloves with Flyers defenceman Niklas Grossmann. Leafs star Phil Kessel lost his cool a couple of times, once slashing Schenn on the shins twice to earn a penalty. Later, Kessel got into it with Ben Holmstrom and took an extra penalty for slashing. . Left-handed reliever Boone Logan agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. . Lineup news, Fantasy and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES St. Louis Blues – After rolling the San Jose Sharks for seven goals, for the second time in a week, the Blues have a bunch of players on hot streaks. http://www.customchiefsjersey.com/custo ... 1336n.html. Terms of the contract were not disclosed by the club. Clemons spent his first five NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2009 draft out of Clemson. .ca. Hello Kerry, After watching Nino Niederreiter clobber Alex Burrows with an open-ice hit on Wednesday, do you think he should have gotten more than the two minutes for interference. . The defending champions sent their preliminary list to FIFA on Tuesday, with coach Vicente del Bosque to announce the final 23-man squad on May 25. Costa is set to lead the attack in his native Brazil, with Atletico Madrid teammate David Villa and Chelseas Fernando Torres also included, while David de Gea replaces injured goalkeeper Victor Valdes.TORONTO – Anthony Duclair admits that his draft year was a disaster. Injury and inconsistency kept Duclairs numbers down during the 2012-13 season as concerns over his character grew louder and louder. At one point, the Quebec Remparts forward was handed a team suspension over attitude issues. As outlined by Bob McKenzie, scouts were filing reports on Duclair that looked like this: We thought he was selfish with too much me and not enough we in his game, plus he played careful. He didnt want to pay the price against tough competition, but lit up weak teams. Duclair had first-round potential, but fell to the third round finally getting scooped up by the New York Rangers with the 80th pick. I had a bad year all around with distractions off the ice, but I regrouped as a person and matured over the summer, Duclair explained. I looked myself in the mirror and I told myself, I can give much more. And I think hard work paid off for me. Duclair put up 50 goals and 49 assists in 59 games with Quebec last season and then, this fall, put forward an outstanding training camp performance to earn a spot with the Rangers as a 19-year-old. Along the way, he earned the nickname The Duke of Broadway. Duclair started the season hot with one goal and four assists in his first seven games. But recently his game slipped a bit and the Montreal native found himself in the press box as a healthy scratch. The Rangers approached him about the possibility of playing at the world juniors and Duclair let them know he would welcome the opportunity. Duclairs history with Hockey Canada isnt great. He was part of a gold-medal Under-18 team at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Tournament, but played only a minor role, ultimately becoming the 13th forward by the championship game. He was not invited to last years world junior camp. But Duclair did get an invite to the recent summer evaluation camp and thats when the teams braintrust noticed a change in his personality. He was great with everyone, said Ryan Jankowski, Hockey Canaddas director of player personnel.dddddddddddd He was great within our realm of what we try and do at the summer camp to learn about the players as people and their character. I think maturity is a big part of it, Duclair said. And just staying humble, staying grounded, staying down to earth is really important when things go well. I think I have improved that part of my life. Team Canada head coach Benoit Groulx, also the bench boss with the Gatineau Olympiques, noticed that Duclairs game went to another level after he was left off the Canadian world junior team last year. I got to tell you this, said Groulx, who was an assistant on Brent Sutters world junior staff last year in Malmo, Sweden where Canada finished fourth, last year after Christmas, he was tough to play against. He ended up scoring 50 goals and when you have a 50-goal scorer, whether its in the Quebec league, Ontario league or Western league, you got to respect that. I think Anthony, last year, proved himself. Duclair is now playing a prominent role in Canadas quest to end a five-year gold-medal drought. He is pencilled in as the teams top-line right winger. Well, hes a nice piece for us, especially on the right side where we dont have a lot of natural right wingers, said Jankowski. There is a good chance Duclair will end up playing on the same line as Connor McDavid. I saw him play for the first time in person this summer and the hype is real, Duclair said. This guy is for sure going to be an NHL superstar given his talent, his skill, his vision. His speed is just incredible and at such a young age as well. Its just exciting to watch. Sometimes a player who gets loaned by an NHL team to a junior club has mixed emotions. After all, it can be tough to leave the big league where youre living your lifelong dream. But Duclair seems genuinely pumped for this chance. I havent played in this tournament before, he said with a big smile. This is my last opportunity and its in my hometown so Im more excited than ever. ' ' ' |
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