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It's been a scary beginning of the season for the Toronto Maple Leafs to say the least.
Their record is something out of a nightmare. They now have a monster in the crease, and plenty of people in the Air Canada Center have been saying "boo." Yes, it's beginning to feel a lot like Halloween in Leaf Nation.
Dressing up for this sacred holiday is always great fun, and sometimes a costume can tell you a lot about a person.
Take Leafs fans, for example, who lately have been appearing at home games with the always fashionable paper bags covering their face to hide their distraught looks after the dreadful record to start the new season.
The costumes of the Leafs bagged believers tell you all you need to know about the fans, but what about the players on this team of terror? No doubt they have a few good ideas of their own, but a costume says a lot about a person.
Here are some great suggestions of devilish disguises the players should wear to the Maple Leafs Halloween Bash 2009.
Luke Schenn
The young defenseman has become the next victim of the classic sophomore jinx that can affect even the best players in their second year.
As Luke Schenn has struggled through his first three weeks of the season, there is one thing that has become a common theme in his play. He is sure in a giving mood right now.
Since this is the case, it is only fitting that he show up to the party dressed as the Maple Leafs mascot, Carlton the Bear, who is guilty of free give-a-ways consistently.
As each game passes, Schenn gives more and more pucks away to the opposition in his own end, and it looks like the end is nowhere in sight.
If he’s going to be in such a giving mood, he might as well throw on the white bear outfit and toss in a back flip, or the always entertaining jump through a fire-lit hoop.
Replace his stick with t-shirt cannon, load up some of the latest Leafs attire, and let them fly to the adoring fans above.
The longtime Leafs teddy bear better watch out if the second-year defender keeps it up, he might be looking for other work in the ACC.
Mike Komisarek
Next through the doors of the Leafs Halloween bash is Mike Komisarek, one of the new additions to the team who is going through his fair share of struggles as well.
His costume may confuse at first, but soon those around will realize just who he is trying to be come Hallows Eve.
The red shirt may suggest that he’s come as a member of his old team, the Montreal Canadiens, but that’s not it at all.
Along with a black hat and pants, golf bag slung on his back, and Nike ‘swooshes’ spread out accordingly, this Leafs blue liner will come as none other than the billionaire himself, Tiger Woods, on the final day of a tournament.
Due to each man’s unbelievable ability to register the best minus score in the heat of competition, it is only fitting that Komisarek play best golfer in the world for a night.
And if he continues to subtract from his already plummeting plus/minus, you can expect the Leafs coaching staff to put a putter in his hands, and send him on his way.
Jason Blake
This speedy forward’s costume will take some serious work and creativity to pull off, but if done right it could stand out as one of the best at the gathering.
Jason Blake needs to come dressed fully, from head to toe, as a convertible of his choice. That’s right, he needs to arrive dressed as a car. The reasoning is quite simple.
Like a convertible in Toronto, Blake is fast and flashy, but very expensive and a terrible underperformer during hockey season.
Yes, he occasionally will have a great game and add his name to the score sheet. For the amount the Leafs are paying him annually, however, he ought to be bulging the twine at a much higher pace than he currently is.
And like that flamboyant ride you’re unable to drive in the snow, Blake has Leaf fans frequently wondering what the point of him being here was.
Francois Beauchemin
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