Blake ready to redeem himself.

Here is a nice article on former Sioux star Jason Blake. Blake had a tough season last year in Toronto and is one guy that could use some good karma this season. When I found out that Blake was going to Toronto I felt that it was a bad place to play the fans in Toronto have no patience what so ever. That fact that he played all 82 games while fighting cancer speaks higly of his toughness.

Leafs' Blake looks for redemption
Kevin McGran -- Sports Reporter
Put simply, Jason Blake said the season he had last year – on and off the ice – was "a disaster."

The only good thing about it is that it's now behind him.

Blake was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer a few days into the 2007-08 season, then – perhaps distracted by thoughts of his own mortality – went on to the most disappointing season of his career.

"Last year was a disaster for me on the ice and personally," said Blake. "I was brought in to do something and it didn't happen. It was a tough year from start to finish. You close the book on that year.

"The good thing in sports is there's another year."

That year is really around the corner, with training camp opening Sept. 19. Practising yesterday with about 20 players in informal Leaf workouts at Lakeshore Lions arena, Blake says he's focused on hockey, not cancer.
(read the rest of the article here)