23 year old sensation(), Viktor Stalberg appears to have all the necessary tools to make a big time splash with the Leafs.After a great pre-season, Stalberg struggled big time along with the rest of the team out of the gate and has since been sent down to the Marlies.Look forward to big things from this big Swede.Potential: 1st-2nd line Winger. Despite having a career save percentage of .904 and a career GAA of 2.72, ( both of which are respectable numbers ), he has been blamed in large part by the fans and the media for everything from the latest loss to some ones baby catching a cold.In 242 career NHL regular season games, he has 120 wins and 74 losses. I still think, that behind a solid, and steady defense, Toskala has the ability to excel Potential: Back-Up Goal. Lee Stempniak is a 26 year old winger who is as exciting to watch as they come on occasion.Although he tends to lose the puck off of the end of his stick, sometime at the worst possible moment, I would love to see him on a line with Kessel and Grabovski for awhile just to see what happensPotential 2nd-3rd Line Winger. 
Jiri Tlusty, is another young star in the making and a potentially integral part of the re-building process in Toronto.Very quick, good with the puck, and although he's a -14 in his young NHL career, he shows signs of improvement regularly and has some quick hands to boot! 1st-2nd Line WingerPotential : 1st or 2nd line winger. Although Van Ryn, is reportedly out for the season following knee surgery, I miss him.In just 27 games with the Leafs, he had 11 points and was a 14, we need him back!Potential: Top 2 Defense. Ian White is slowly turning into one of the best defenders I've seen in a long, long time.He's quick to the puck, see's the ice well, and doesn't often give the puck away in his own zone,(anymore).One of few Leafs with a beside his name, Ian is probably the most adored Leaf right now by fans and media alike Potential: Top 2 Defense. Nobody is perfect, not even the most intelligent people in the world.Robert De Niro has made a couple bad movies, like Stardust and Hide and Seek. Michael Jordan couldn’t cut it as a baseball player, and his decision-making as a basketball executive has been spotty at best. And Flavor Flav always chooses the wrong women on "Flavor of Love."Now another genius has made a misstep. The smartest mind in the NFL picked a bad time to go against convention, and I’m not talking about calling a draw play on a 3rd-and-15.The talk dominating the water cooler areas this week has revolved around the fourth-down call by head coach-guru-genius-gambler Bill Belichick in last Sunday night’s New England-Indianapolis classic.As you must have seen or heard by now, Belichick opted to go for it on 4th-and-2 from New England’s own 28-yard line with two minutes remaining rather than punt the ball to Peyton Manning and Co.

The rest is history.While the majority of pundits, experts, former Patriots players and fantasy football owners have decried Belichick’s decision as terrible, there have been some people who have pointed to percentages and said Belichick made a wise move that just didn’t work. Having Faulk run a three-yard route where there is little room for error makes little sense. Having No Faith in Your DefenseSay the Brady-to-Faulk hookup works and New England runs out the clock and wins. Wouldn’t the young Patriots defense still have been peeved at their head coach for not trusting them And no doubt the defense in not happy with him now that the idea failed miserably.
Former Pats Pro Bowlers Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi echoed that sentiment on television.ESPN’s Merrill Hoge had one of the weirdest theories this week. He claimed that Belichick showed he had faith in his defense by going for it, because he proved to them that he thought they could stop Manning and his merry men if the Pats handed them the ball at the 28.Huh If Belichick had so much faith in his defense, why not punt the ball and make the Colts go 70 yards for a touchdown instead of 28Speaking of having faith in your defense, that’s exactly what Indianapolis head honcho Jim Caldwell had in his. Many people could/would have second-guessed Caldwell’s decision to kickoff to New England with 2:23 left on the clock.The Patriots had no problem moving the ball via land or air all game and all they really needed was one first down to end things, because even if they didn’t get a second there would have been a tiny amount of time for that wizard Manning to create any magic. Run and ShootThe "Wildcat" offense is getting as popular among teams as Gatorade and cheerleaders. One team that should use it and use it a lot is the Buffalo Bills.I would rank Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson right up there with Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams in terms of running back duos that possess the speed, power and vision to pull it off, plus it’s obvious that quarterbacks Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick are not going to turn the passing attack into anything special anytime soon, so why not build your offense around the two most talented players you haveThe New York Jets find more innovative ways to lose games than any other team in the NFL, including the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns. Here is their laundry list:Week Four New York lost to New Orleans 24-10 when rookie quarterback/interception machine Mark Sanchez turned the ball over four times, including a fumble and an interception that both resulted in defensive touchdowns for the opportunistic Saints. This wasted a superb defensive effort by the Jets defense, which held Drew Brees to 190 yards passing and no touchdowns.Week Six New York lost to Buffalo 16-13 in overtime, even though the Jets rushed for 310 yards AND knocked out Bills starting quarterback Trent Edwards early in the game with a concussion.