Doug Wilson to Toronto? (nope) and the injuries the Sharks didn't talk about...

Doug Wilson to Toronto? Uh, not happening - The San Jose Mercury News Sharks Hockey Blog -:

Not my fault, though. There were reports out of Toronto today that the Maple Leafs sought — and were denied — permission to talk to Doug Wilson about their vacancy in the general manager’s office.

and the farce in toronto continues. "hey, we like your GM, and we'd like him. can we have him? What? No? hey, we're the leafs!"

have the Leafs actually considered talking to someone NOT under contract? Of course, it's nice to know Doug wilson's well known enough to be considered for this "esteeemed" position. Why any sane and competent person would want a job with that group? I dunno...

Oh, and FWIW, there's a survey being done in toronto about their next coach, and for those who think Ron wilson ought to be fired, he's high on the list of candidates among the fans up there, along with Pat Quinn and Pat Burns...

As for the injury list — which I know some of you have already found on the Sharks own web site — I’ll just say here that it goes a long way toward explaining a few things, like Mike Grier’s sub-par performance compared to a year ago when he was a monster out there. But Doug Wilson wanted to establish a “no excuse” policy so I won’t go too far down that road now.

Here’s the list we were given:

TO UNDERGO SURGERY:
Devin Setoguchi: Left shoulder, sports hernia.
Mike Grier: Right knee.
Patrick Rissmiller: Sports hernia.
Kyle McLaren: Knee, plus recovery from groin injury.

SCHEDULED FOR MRI:
Brian Campbell: Knee, shoulder.
Craig Rivet: Wrist, knee, elbow.
Patrick Marleau: Shoulder.
Joe Thornton: Right knee (hurt in final playoff game).
Curtis Brown: Left hand.

OTHER:
Christian Ehrhoff: Ankle sprain.
Milan Michalek: Shoulder injury (hurt in final playoff game).
Douglas Murray: Wrist pain.
Jeremy Roenick: Rib cage.
Jonathan Cheechoo: Knee sprain.

four surgeries, five more MRIs, and five other random injuries, including pretty much all of the "underperformers" in the playoffs.
Amazing how hockey players find a way to play anyway.