Posted 11/20/2009 2:06:00 PM
Is the Leafs offseason training program keeping them in last place?
Long-time NHLer Gary Roberts deemed it a factor when he joined the Bill Watters Show on Thursday.
“Hockey is not an aerobic sport,” Roberts told Watters. “It’s anaerobic, about being strong, powerful, and fast and you don’t get that by riding the stationary bike. Ron Wilson said before that the one thing he’d noticed was the team looked in better shape because they all rode the bike all summer. That’s the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever heard.”
Wilson responded to the comments on Friday afternoon following an intense practice at the Mastercard Centre.
“First of all, Gary doesn’t know the program that we did,” Wilson said.
“We believe in the program and we respect Gary, but unless you were actually involved in all the stuff our players did anaerobically, aerobically, strength conditioning and everything else, it’s really not fair for anybody ...
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