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Here's why 'The Monster' starting in an NHL game isn't all that surprising

By Pierre LeBrun

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

TORONTO -- As promised, I dutifully report back from the Maple Leafs' pregame skate, where people waited with bated breath for the verdict. "The Monster" is in. The fans got their way. So did some media members. "Put Him In, Coach" read the banner headline on the front page of the Toronto Sun on Tuesday, referring to Swedish rookie netminder Jonas Gustavsson. Prominent Toronto Star hockey columnist Damien Cox also had urged the Leafs in Sunday's newspaper to bench Vesa Toskala in favor of ...

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