Expect winless Leafs to give them toughest game of season Saturday By Doug Harrison, CBC Sports For much of the young NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks have felt the Maple Leafs' pain. More often than not, goaltender Roberto Luongo has played like Toronto counterpart Vesa Toskala. And like their Canadian rivals, the Canucks have had their share of injury woes and goal-scoring issues. But unlike the Leafs, who kick off a five-game road trip at General Motors Place on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET), Vancouver offered its fans a glimmer of hope this week with a strong effort in Wednesday's comeback win over the Chicago Blackhawks. "We got a power-play goal at a very important time and we were able to make the other team pay for a turnover, which we haven't done enough so far this season," Vancouver head coach Alain... [read full story]
