Sask. hockey player resting at home after neck slashed by skate
10h ago
'Considering the circumstances ... this is best-case scenario,' Cole Cusitar said.
Kawhi? More like Ka-who for this season’s Toronto Raptors.
Without Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green — who came and won and then went after last season — the Raptors were supposed to be good but not as good as last year.
Now, they’ve won a franchise-record 12 games and have one more win than they had last year at this time.
Masai Ujiri, now being sought by the New York Knicks, has built a team around the team.
Norm Powell has stepped up big time, Pascal Siakam is turning into the next star and — with a veteran presence from Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka — the Raptors have to again be considered a favourite out of the East.
Add to that the belief they can win after last year’s title, and they have an X factor not many others have in the East.
It’s similar to the Edmonton Oilers without Wayne Gretzky. You don’t need the biggest star, you need the best team.