Ron Wilson News

James Mirtle TORONTO - Published on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 12:46AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.

When a player's nickname is "Pickles," he doesn't sound intimidating. So far in Marc-Edouard Vlasic's three-year career, he hasn't exactly been as feared as Chris Pronger.

Despite the San Jose Sharks leading the League with 16 wins, there is another team that has caught my eye and may very well be the best team in the NHL, that team would be the New Jersey Devils.A A franchise that, outside of Martin Brodeur and Zach Parise, remains faceless, the Devils continually get it done in all aspects of the game, which in ...

Under normal circumstances, youa TMd have to think Ron Wilson is living on borrowed time.

It is the type of statement that oozes the frustration that Ron Wilson has felt during his brief tenure with the Maple Leafs.

The first thing Ron Wilson wants to do tonight at the United Center is "pull the plug on the organ," then get rid of the national anthem singer.

Toronto Maple Leafs at the United Center, 7:30 p.m. TV: Comcast SportsNet Radio: WGN 720-AM What to watch: This is the only meeting of the season between the two Original Six franchises.

Marian Hossa's comeback isn't far enough along to be ready for the Maple Leafs, but there are still lots of motivated Blackhawks ready to step in tomorrow.

Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller watches the puck from a New York Islanders shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov.

In the span of his 11+ years at the NHL level, there hasn't been much that Sharks forward Patrick Marleau hasn't gone through.

It was a wild week in the NHL. The Blue Jackets left their back door wide open, the New York Rangers came back to Earth and Vancouver and Los Angeles both made big moves up the charts.

What does a hockey team like better than a moral victory? A moral victory combined with an actual victory.

Under new head coach Jacques Martin, yelling at an official during loss to Flames last week, the Canadiens posted a 2-3 record on their season-opening road trip.

Just as he isn't about to second-guess his own eye for talent with such a small sample size to evaluate, Brian Burke isn't about to give up on his players just six games into the season.

Like every coach in the NHL not named Bruce Boudreau, Ron Wilson can only dream of having an Alex Ovechkin in his lineup every night.

At home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he's known as Lyle Richardson . But around these parts, he's known as Spector, FOXSports.com's Prince of Pucks.

Stan Bowman could end up being his own worst enemy. The Blackhawks GM did Maple Leafs counterpart Brian Burke a favour by giving him back his second-round pick in 2010 to make the trade for restricted free-agent centre Phil Kessel.

1 netminder. With Gustavsson out five-to-seven days with a tender groin muscle, Toskala will no longer have to share the net with the Swedish rookie for the next week.

Fantasy Forecast for Tuesday, October 6 MONDAY'S ROUNDUP: In addition to the Fantasy Forecast, this season we are introducing Top Picks to help you make those tough active lineup decisions.

Pacific Division The third weakest division in hockey last year was the Pacific Division.