In Mo I Trust

With the recent surge (I hate this word, surge, but wanted to draw attention to it, as it is the flavor of the year because of the political pipe dreams of one President of the United States) up the Eastern Conference standings comes the requisite discussion of what trades the Maple Leafs might make before next week's trading deadline. Some say, trade from your strength; a defender for a forward. Others say, standfast, it ain't worth it.

And I say, listen to the guy who got us here. Coach Mo let it be known recently that he'd prefer no trades to be made, and to make the push for the playoffs with the players that have been with the team all year. Us againt the world, cohesiveness, knowing his players and the players knowing him, however you want to characterize it, this is the 8th place team that Maurice has sculpted from a collection of parts generally thought to be out-matched in the Eastern conference. Making the dance is still far from a given, but the team is trending upward in spite of a myriad of injuries to key contributors, all under the guidance of Coach Mo.

JFJ, you get kudos for getting Maurice to coach the team. So please don't try and save your job by making a move just to make a move. Screw what the Toronto media bandy about as what the team needs. What the team needs is to listen to its coach. And that includes you.