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Bulgaria has never been labelled a hockey powerhouse. But when you give up more goals (82) than there are minutes in a hockey game against your opponent, well, you got some serious problems. Don’t be surprised though if the record is surpassed in the Leafs first game of the season against Detroit. Better strap your pads on extra tight this season, Toskala. You’re going to see a lot of pucks buddy!
La première étoile: Everyone wearing a Minnesota Twins uniform. Left for dead by pre-season prognosticators, Justin Morneau and the boys are the hottest team in the majors, with nine straight wins and a chance to take over first place in the AL Central by the end of the night. In the age of Moneyball, nobody, not even the Oakland A’s, tops the Twins when it comes to getting the most out of low-paid talent. Johan Santana is probably wishing he stuck around for one more year.