Maple Leafs Return To Their Old Ways

Washington Capitals Hockey

With the Maple Leafs coming to town Saturday, Cap fans(and especially players)should be in store for a rough and tumble physical style game since one of the primary objectives for the Maple Leafs in the off-season was to return to the physical style play they were known for in past years. With the Maple Leafs bringing in several "tough" guys to make them the kind of team that other teams hate to play against like the recent "old" Maple leafs when they had guys like Gary Roberts, Domi, Wade Belak, Darcy Tucker. etc., they seem to have accomplished just that. After Watching some of the Canadians-Maple Leaf game last night, it was apparent that teams should expect to be ready to rumble when they're playing the Maple Leafs. The Capitals on the other hand are a team that has a lot of skilled young players and seem to be moving away from the physical style game. It should be interesting to see how much the Maple Leafs try to impose their style of play upon the young Caps. One thing is for certain, John Erskine should make sure he gets plenty of sleep on Friday night as he may be called upon several times to answer the bell.