Toronto Maple Leafs
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Don't look at the score. It's not too late, is it? It's just that the score in this game is misleading. 5-2 implies an overwhelming win by the home team, but we were down 3-2 in the third and pressing hard to tie this one up. Here's a sobering fact.
Warning! The Leafs are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. This is not a drill. The Leafs are creeping into the Eastern conference playoff picture. Now let's get serious about what matters. The Wayne Primeau - Nikolai Kulemin - Lee Stempniak line needs a name. I'm open to suggestions...
I love playing the Atlanta Thrashers. We're 11-4-1-2 at home against the Thrashers the past decade and Tosky is 6-0-2-1 against them in his career. We dug ourselves a pretty deep hole. Despite going 6-2-1 in our past nine games, the Leafs are still stuck in 29th, ahead of only
Sometimes, things work out for the best. I really wanted to watch last night's Leaf game, when Phil Kessel returned to Boston, but I was trapped at an office Christmas party without a television in sight. As it turned out, I was saved from witnessing a dog of a game
For the past couple of years, I've had media passes for Toronto Marlies games. This gets me in the door, gives me access to the press box and all the goodies in there, and let's me sit in whatever seat is empty. As much as I enjoy Marlies games, I've
At least we have Phil Kessel. He scored another two goals last night and even won a fight as the Leafs won easily in Columbus. Kessel has four goals in four games and 10 in the past 13. No Boston Bruin has 10 goals this season. Put that in your
Stop me if you've heard this story before. The Maple Leafs have traded a player who was once the most promising prospect in the organization. Yes Leaf fans, it's happened again. In October 2007, I wrote this about Jiri Tlusty. Jiri Tlusty, the only teenager in the Maple Leafs farm
Any Leaf fan will tell you, it's all about heart. The Leafs dominated last night in Montreal, shutting out the hateful Habs, but all was not well in Leafs Nation. THE MONSTER was taken to hospital after the first period when his heart started to race. The hospital visit was
Do Leaf shooters simply make opposing goaltenders look good or do opposing goalies save their best stuff for the centre of the universe? Ryan Miller was awesome last night, making 38 saves to register the first shutout against us this season. 25 games in, we've got 19 points and sit
It didn't take the Leafs long to fall behind 2-0, and then I had to go to my own game. It sounds like a missed a great little comeback with a pair of goals from Phil "The Thrill" Kessel and everybody's favourite Hagman. Don't look now, but we're 3-0-1 in
Everybody's favouriite Hagman scored twice and the Leafs actually held on to a third period lead to win in regulation. After losing four straight in regulation, we've now picked up six points in the last four games. We're now only six points back of the 13th-place Florida Panthers. This cup
I still can't believe we lost this one. In the third period alone, we outshot the Islanders 23-4. Down 3-0, you could feel the momentum shift the moment I turned on the television. That's right, I tuned in after the three Islander goals on poor 'ol Tosky. I'm taking credit
Do not adjust your laptop, desktop or smart phone. All of the following actually happened last night at the ACC. The Leafs won a gameThe Leafs won a game in a shootoutThe Leafs won a game in a shootout with Toskala in netThe Leafs won a game in a shootout
Being a Leafs fan can be pretty tough. If we don't laugh, we'll cry. It's time for yet another remix of ."Downfall" This is a glimpse of what it might have been like if Hitler was a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.
Enough is a enough. We jumped out in front 3-0, coughed that one up and blew a 4-2 lead in the 3rd. Ian White then scored with 30 seconds remaining, but the Leafs couldn't hold the 5-4 lead. Erik Cole scored with three seconds left to force overtime. The Monster
The Leafs have surrendered the first goal in 17 of 19 games this season. That's a big reason why we're 3-11-5. Did I just write 3-11-5? Three wins in 19 games? Are we really losing 84% of our games? New rule: pass the puck to Kessel, get out of the
How wise was it to honour a decade in which we posted a record of 263-443-94? On 80s night, the Leafs did Paul Morris proud, stinking up the joint like it was 1984. MLSE: Leave the 80s be.
You can't spot a team like Chicago a three goal lead in their barn and expect to come back. Yes, Tosky played his best game of the season and Kessel proved he's far and away the best sniper on this squad by potting both goals, but a loss is a
You can't win them all. After we were blessed with a fabulous 7 game point streak and 2 game winning streak, the Leafs conceded to the mighty Minnesota Wild at home last night. Despite the score, it actually got rather interesting at the end. With two Wild in the penalty
Now that was fun. We didn't just beat the Red Wings tonight, we annihilated 'em. For the first time this season, we have ourselves a winning streak. Not only have we won two in a row, but we've secured points in seven straight games. I'm now legally obligated to present
Billed as The Battle For The Basement, the Leafs finally secured their second win of the season in their 14th game. As bad as that sounds, there's a sliver of hope. We've earned points in our past five games. While we're on the subject of hope, isn't it great having
Congratulations are in order for the members of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors. They're all expecting! I assume they're pregnant, because I know they're over the age of five, and they've all received their H1N1 vaccinations while the shots are reserved for high-priority groups. It's miraculous to consider
Open letter to Bob McCown: Nobody is comparing Phil Kessel to Alexander Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby. This morning I heard a promo for Bob McCown's Prime Time Sports on The Fan 590 in which he belittled Leafs fans for comparing Kessel to Ovechkin and Crosby. I chat up several Leaf
It was Phil Kessel night in Toronto, and he didn't disappoint. He didn't score either, unfortunately, but he did record a career-high 10 shots on net. He was everywhere, showing a nose for the net no other Leaf possesses. The script called for Kessel to score the winner in overtime,
I feel badly for Phil Kessel. Brian Burke paid a hefty price to bring Kessel to town, giving up a 1st and 2nd round draft pick in 2010 and another 1st round pick in 2011. The way this season is going, that 1st pick next year could easily be in
