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The Toronto Maple Leafs surprised many by making the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. They have also impressed many more with their efforts against Boston in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series that now stands at 3-2 in favour of the Bruins, after Torontos 2-1 victory in Game 5 on Friday. One of those who has been impressed is Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky spoke with TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com on Saturday and offered his thoughts on the Maple Leafs, the team he watched growing up in Brantford, Ontario. "Theyre up against a really good opponent, a team thats just two years removed from winning the Cup, but any time you can win a Game 5 in that situation against a team of that caliber, obviously youve got character and it builds even more character," Gretzky told LeBrun. "Theyre legit. Theyre playing on high-emotion right now." Gretzky was quick to point out that much of the credit for the Leafs play of late should go to head coach Randy Carlyle and his system. "Its about believing in your system. The system starts with the head coach," added Gretzky. "Hes got tremendous credibility after winning a Stanley Cup himself [2007 in Anaheim]. Its not a question of players saying, Are we sure he knows what hes doing? Because theyre absolutely positive he knows what hes doing. The credibility starts right there with the coach." Gretzky also singled out goaltender James Reimer for his play throughout the season and into the post-season. "There was so much talk throughout the hockey world wondering if their goaltending was strong enough to get through the season and get into the playoffs," Gretzky told LeBrun. "I think their goaltender has answered that question extremely well." Win or lose, Gretzky feels this series will go a long way to improving the long-term outlook of the Leafs, a team that had not made the playoffs in nine years before this season. "You know, theyre still young and theyre still learning," said Gretzky. "This is how you learn, by getting a chance to play in big games like this. Game 5 in Boston was probably one of the biggest games those kids have played in for a long time. From that point of view, its just going to help their maturity and their growth a lot quicker. The Maple Leafs host the Bruins in Game 6 on Sunday night. Should they win to force a seventh game, it would be played back in Boston on Monday night. Roy Oswalt Jersey Large . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. Custom Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. 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"You just forget about it and move forward and thats the plan for this week." The score in the Als 19-11 loss to the hands of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last Thursday night didnt do the game justice as the team struggled badly on offense to the point of being painful to watch for fans, players and coaches. Despite the poor showing, the Als arent willing to let the loss snowball into something more. "I think the kind of club we have because of their maturity, their athletic ability, were going to be in every game," head coach Dan Hawkins said. "When that match ignites that gas tank and that explosion happens its going to very exciting." This week preseents a unique opportunity, as Montreal takes on last West representative in the Grey Cup, the Calgary Stampeders, who will be missing their number one quarterback Drew Tate.dddddddddddd Kevin Glenn will be suiting up for the Stamps in his place, but the Als primary focus is on getting the offence started on the right foot. "We just got to do our job, everyones got to stick together," linebacker Shea Emry said. "Theres always ebbs and flows to the game, you just have to stick to the plan and then hopefully come out on top." Jerome Messam will make his Alouettes debut, although he can be expected to handle a special teams role while Brandon Whitaker gets the majority of touches at running back. The fact that the game is on a Friday night at home gives Montreal an extra day off, no travel and an extra practice day to get some of the kinks out of theoffence. Well see if one extra day is enough. ' ' '