Evan born

Our second child arrived today. Evan Norman James was born at 4:45am Monday, March 19th at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario. So far his wait for a Leafs Stanley cup winner has been all of about 12 hours.

Tightening up:

In 7 of the 9 games with Randy Carlyle behind the bench the Leafs have surrendered three goals or less. Toss in three one goal games, a pair of regulation shutouts and it appears the Leafs are beginning to get the hang of being a defensively responsible club. It's an encouraging sign. The next crucial steps going forward will be to transform from a stingy team into one that is equally opportunistic offensively. Despite this two game run, it'll be a challenge the rest of the way, especially without key contributors up front. Though, Phil Kessel is still around. Hopefully scoring goal number 35 in Ottawa lit a bit of a fire under his ass. He's got a legit shot at reaching 40 for the first time while helping to make things interesting down the stretch. If he figures out a way to create his own space and manufacture chances, he could be into some historic business by game 82. And perhaps beyond? First up, time to nut up. Against an old foe that should have it coming.