Cox ...
Words of reason? Or Mr.Cox's been frequenting our board for ideas again?
Pretty much right on the nail on all of the issues he raised. The Leafs' defense has GOT TO chip in more offensively. I don't care if Kaberle even scores a goal all season but him and the rest of the Leafs D have gotta be more involving and play a bigger role offensively, especially in PP. So far the Leafs D have been way too stationary, and they take way too long to get setup before they shoot that their point shots are easily blocked.
It's also true Burke's team is no where near the truculent team opponents fear to play W or L. The only punishing players on the team are Schenn, Komisarek (when he's not caught) and Beauch. Brown finishes his checks all the times but he's usually the one who lands on his butt as a result of his own check. To be fair, Armstrong is also out of the lineup, but this team needs bigger bodies and better checkers.
And the point about goaltending has been repeated over and over here. You know, I am sure Cox comes here often ... but I really hope Burke and Wilson do too.
