ional (Hockey) League level.Forward Evander Kane is just 20 and scored an NHL career-high 30 goals in his third season, up from 19 last year in Atlanta..Dustin Byfuglien is a little older at 27 but he matched his points total last season of 53 and in just 66 games, compared with 81 games in 2010-11 in Atlanta.Cheveldayoff says he could use another top-six forward and probably a little help on defence as well."Certainly I'd love to get bigger . . be it short-term or in the long-term."Cheveldayoff's next focus is heading to the Czech Republic to watch the under-18 world championships and evaluate players.The Jets already have a potential young star they're letting develop in juniors,Nike Free Trainers 3.0 Mens Black Blue Orange, Mark Sheifele, playing for the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts under the guidance of coach and former Winnipeg Jet Dale Hawerchuk.
Brian Burke believes the Toronto Maple Leafs are too small and need to find a top-line center and goaltender during the offseason in order to compete for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.The Leafs' general manager said Tuesday during a season wrap-up press conference in Toronto that he doesn't see a lot of answers to his team's problems via free agency,Nike Free Run 3 Mens Electric Yellow Black, so he will undertake the roster re-tooling through trades during the summer. He believes that the team has the assets to acquire the needed resources.Burke, who has had his position with the Leafs for four seasons, expressed particular displeasure over the Leafs' 8-0 loss on March 19 in which his team was pushed around by the bigger, stronger Boston Bruins."My view on how hockey teams are built and how hockey games are won has not changed," Burke said. "I still believe that big, physical teams win hockey games, and if you have two evenly-matched teams from a skill perspective, the bigger team's going to win. We need to get bigger. That's my top priority as far as an overall priority."With the Florida Panthers reaching the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year, the Leafs now have the longest postseason drought of any team in the League at seven seasons. Burke said he hasn't slept in two months because of that, but as he has said in the past, the last thing he wants to do is construct a roster that's only good enough to claim the No. 8 seed and lose in the first round.Burke said the foundation is there, but admitted there are missing pieces.SEASON IN REVIEWAnother Leafs season ends prematurelyBy Corey Masisak - NHL.com Staff WriterNHL.com takes a look at what went wrong for Toronto in 2011-12, and what the team can do to fix it for next season. READ MORE › Jets' road woes keep them home during postseason Despite Stamkos' 60, Lightning fall short in 2011-12 Top surprises, disappointments of 2011-12MORE SEASON IN REVIEW STORIES ›"I'm trying to build a championship team here,Nike Free Run 3.0 V4 Mens Black Gym Red Wolf Grey," Burke said. "And that's very hard to see here today, but the building blocks, the keys that you need, the Phil Kessels, the Joffrey Lupuls, the Jake Gardiners, the Dion Phaneufs, the second line -- all those things have be