The Sedin twins have re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks with identical five year contracts worth $6.1 million per season but the drama surrounding the uncertainty of their status before the July 1 free-agent deadline.
According to the Globe and Mail, the NHL is investigating some comments that Toronto Maple Leafs coach, Ron Wilson, made in reference to the team’s interest in signing Daniel and Henrik Sedin.
On June 31st, Wilson said (on the Fan 590):  “You’re hearing right now, and this sounds very contradictory but, there’s a real possibility, I would think, that we would be going after the Sedins. Let’s …read more

Ron Wilson, who is currently responsible for leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a paltry 23rd place in the league, has been selected as the coach of Team USA’s hockey squad for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.  My first question is WHY?

The man is a nutball, his NHL team sucks and he’s got a strange temperament.  What’s wrong?  Was John Tortorella not available for this job?  He’s the only guy that I think could be a worse choice.
Alright, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system I’m ready to be fair.  Wilson is a well-liked coach and may be able …read more

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach, Ron Wilson, was ejected during a game last night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning after he started an argument with the refs.  "Yeah, I’ve been kicked out before," said Wilson. "It’s not a big deal… What happened is, we killed too many penalties in the second period and lost our momentum.  They gained it and we could never find a way to get it back."
The man’s got a point.  The Leafs were outshot by the Bolts 30-21.
Here’s a video of Wilson getting a game misconduct.  You can see the officiator warning him and saying …read more

Talk about desperate.  Toronto Maple Leafs coach, Ron Wilson, actually asked officials to measure Jason Spezza’s hockey stick (with just over 2 minutes left in the game) knowing that it would give his team a power-play during their loss against the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.  "Our players competed like heck," said Wilson. "I wanted at the end to give our guys a chance to win, they tried so hard. The guy is using a stick that’s not only illegal but dangerous. I had an opportunity to call it, so I did… Unfortunately, our power play stunk so what are …read more