Mark Zwolinski Sports Reporter As far as Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice is concerned, Jason Blake never missed a step, even when the winger was faced with cancer. "I don't know how it is dealing with the diagnosis, and maybe for a bit there early on he was fatigued from the medication, but certainly as a player he's the same as he was from day one," Maurice said yesterday after the Toronto chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association selected Blake as its nominee for the 2008 Bill Masterton Trophy, awarded for "perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." Blake discovered his condition – chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) – less than two weeks into the regular season. It was on Oct.9, that Blake made the announcement he had CML, a rare but treatable form of cancer, and vowed to remain in the Leaf lineup. Blake began taking the pill Gleevec daily and remained true to his word, as one of only three Leafs to have played in every game so far this season. Heading into tonight's game with New Jersey, Blake has 43 points in 69 games and ranks fourth in the NHL for shots taken. The Star
