Heading into Thursday nights game against the Boston Bruins, many Toronto Maple Leafs fans were anxious to see Phil Kessel play his first game against Tyler Seguin, the player the Maple Leafs could have drafted had Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke not made the deal to acquire Kessel.
While nobody expected to be able to end the debate as to which team won the trade (which saw Burke give up two first rounders and a second round pick in return for Kessel), it sure would be fun to watch the two players collide.
Handicapped by a roster that did not include Colby Armstrong (hand injury) and Kris Versteeg (back issues), the Maple Leafs were already heading into Boston at a disadvantage. Add the fact that Boston dominated the Maple Leafs last season and you had yourself a recipe for disaster, which, as it turns out, came to fruition.
Tim Thomas, who entered the night with a 4-0-0 record and a 0.75 goals against average, stood on his head all night, keeping the Maple Leafs off the scoreboard making 20 saves, earning his second shut out of the season and lowering his goals against average to an incredible 0.60 (that's not a typo folks).
Thomas had the benef ...
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