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

I normally don't recap Leafs games until the morning after, to gain a little perspective, but I need to write this recap tonight. I hate the Montreal Canadiens.  I hate the franchise, but mostly I hate the fans.  With the Habs leading 4-2 late in the third period, the fans

I had a game myself, so I only caught the first period of the Leafs - Sabres game last night.  I scored a goal, thanks for asking.  The Leafs, meanwhile, lost a close one in overtime. From what I've read, it sounds like Ryan Miller stole this one.  We outshot

Below is a picture of a Toronto Maple Leaf.  I'll bet you have no idea who this is. If you give up, you can find out who this Maple Leaf is right here.  Shocking, isn't it?

We came so damn close to a bona fide winning streak.  Nikolai Kulemin gave us the lead at 13:11 of the third period but we couldn't hold on.  The winning streak is over, but the point streak continues. We outplayed Dallas and deserved the win, but one thing is

They lied to us through song. I hate when people do that! [via The Leafs Are The Best: Song + Video = AWESOME!]

The worst start in franchise history has us winless after 8 games.  Last night, we stormed out of the gate, outshooting Vancouver 8-1. Then, we decided to play the rest of the period on the PK. Five penalties in a row for a team that sucks at killing penalties.  We're

It's never been easy being a Leafs fan.  I discovered the team in the early 80s and endured some painful seasons when I was too young to expect any better.  One of my best early memories of the team was a first round sweep of the Chicago Black Hawks.  We

0-6-1.  Hell, that's flattering, it's 7 games, 7 losses. We've been outscored 11-2 by opponents in first periods this season.  Overall, we're averaging 2 goals a game while opponents are scoring an average of 4.57 goals against us. It's so bad, I'm running out of adequate adjectives.  We didn't

I'm not sure what to say.  The Maple Leafs (0-5-1) have yet to score first this season, rank last in the NHL on the penalty kill with 10 power-play goals surrendered, and have held the lead for exactly six minutes 41 seconds through the first six games - all losses.

Admit it, you're surprised we're this bad.  I know I am.  I've learnt to lower the bar for this team, but I didn't see this new bottom coming. This is our  5th loss to start the season. The loss kicks off the worst start for the Leafs, since 1917's 0-3-1

I've been recapping Leaf games on this site for six years.  Here's the first one from October 11, 2003.  You'll see that prior to this year I kept track of our current record, past three games and team scoring leaders in each recap.  This season, I think I can do

Tickets to a Leafs game are the most expensive in the NHL.  It's not even close. According to Chicago-based Team Marketing Report's annual survey released this week, Maple Leafs games at the Air Canada Centre carry an average ticket of $117.49 this season (all figures U.S.), more than

This was a tough game to watch.  We were pretty brutal, and the fact we almost forced overtime just tells you how awful the Senators are as well. The Monster made his first start, and he was pretty good. It's tough to fault a guy for allowing a goal on

Horonymous' eagle eye spotted a potentially predictive error in the NHL standings posted on the Toronto Star's website. Their 2009-10 NHL stadings show our beloved Maple Leafs have already been eliminated from playoff contention.  There's always next year... Click here to see it in its original size.

I watched this entire game, and let me tell you this final score was very flattering.  What I saw for two periods was a team with skill exposing us as for the hacks we are.  Ovechkin looked like a man playing against boys and there was nothing we could do

Game one is in the books and it was a lot of fun.  It doesn't get much closer than this.  Komi had a rough first game in blue and white, helping his former team squeeze one out. Matt Stajan had two goals, and Alexei Ponikarovsky added the other one for

The Leafs open the 2009-10 regular season tonight against those hateful Habs.  I can't wait. Here's our opening night roster. Forwards  Jason Blake  Mikhail Grabovski  Niklas Hagman  Phil Kessel*  Jamal Mayers  John Mitchell  Colton Orr  Alexei Ponikarovsky  Wayne Primeau  Jay Rosehill  Viktor Stalberg  Matt Stajan  Lee Stempniak  Rickard Wallin Defence

Mats Sundin has retired.  He spoke in front of reporters at a news conference at Stockholm's Grand Hotel, and he spoke in Swedish. Here's what he said: Ishockeyn är som ett drama utan manuskript. Ett envig i ett känslomässigt kaos där varje byte har sitt eget liv. Manuskriptet skrivs under

I've watched The Monster tend net for the Leafs two nights in a row, and he's yet to allow a single goal.  He made a save late in the third on a Detroit 2-on-0 that was just sick.  I'm loving The Monster. Here are monsters I have loved in my

On September 12, I threw my two cents at the Leafs' 2009 Training Camp roster. I openly bet Nazem Kadri would make this team. I've watched all five Maple Leafs preseason games.  We've won the last four, which makes watching them much more fun.  But I don't watch to see