Law Offices of Bo Katzakian

Mats Sundin Skating Forward In A Ice Hockey Game Playing With The Toronto Maple Leafs At The 1994 NHL Entry Draft The Leafs Acquired Mats Sundin In A Trade With The Quebec Nordiques Sundin Was Later Named Captain Before The 1997�98 Season Don Crump Don Giffin And Steve Stavro Were Named Executors Of Ballard's Estate. Stavro Succeeded Ballard As Chairman Of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd And Governor Of The Maple Leafs. Cliff Fletcher Was Hired By Giffin To Be The New General Manager Although This Was Opposed By Stavro Who Told Fletcher That He Wanted To Appoint His Own General Manager In 1992 Fletcher Set About Building A Competitive Club Hiring Pat Burns As The New Coach And By Making A Series Of Trades And Free Agent Acquisitions Such As Acquiring Doug Gilmour And Dave Andreychuk Which Turned The Leafs Into A Contender. Assisted By Stellar Goaltending From Minor League Call-up Felix Potvin The Team Posted A Then-franchise-record 99 Points Toronto Dispatched The Detroit Red Wings In Seven Games In The First Round Then Defeated The St Louis Blues In Another Seven Games In The Division Finals. Hoping To Meet Long-time Rival Montreal (who Was Playing In The Wales Conference Finals Against The New York Islanders) In The Cup Finals The Leafs Faced The Los Angeles Kings In The Campbell Conference Finals. They Led The Series 3�2 But Dropped Game Six In Los Angeles The Game Was Not Without Controversy As Wayne Gretzky Clipped Gilmour In The Face With His Stick But Referee Kerry Fraser Did Not Call A Penalty And Gretzky Scored The Winning Goal Moments Later The Leafs Eventually Lost In Game Seven 5�4 The Leafs Had Another Strong Season In 1993�94 Starting The Season On A 10-game Winning Streak And Finishing It With 98 Points The Team Made It To The Conference Finals Again Only To Be Eliminated By The Vancouver Canucks In Five Games. At The 1994 NHL Entry Draft The Leafs Packaged Wendel Clark In A Multi-player Trade With The Quebec Nordiques That Landed Them Mats Sundin. Missing Two Consecutive Playoffs In 1997 And 1998 The Leafs Relieved Fletcher As General Manager New Home And A New Millennium (1998�2004)