Toronto Maple Leafs
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I was just testing the monthly drop-down menu and randomly chose to visit March of 2003. That's when I found a letter I wrote to God on behalf of all Maple Leaf fans. Here's what I wrote on March 15, 2003. Hello God, it's me Mike.What exactly do you
Our Maple Leafs avoided a four-game, season-series sweep by the Lightning with a sweet come-from-behind victory in front of many Canadian tourists and Snowbirds in Tampa Bay. Here's your useless piece of trivia for the day. The Leafs lead the NHL in overtime games, with 22. Current Record Last GamesSeason
It was our greatest offensive output of the season. I just checked the archives and failed to find another game with 8 Leaf goals this season. It's also Calgary's ninth straight loss in Toronto dating back to December of 2000. In related news, I understand Brian Burke is lobbying the
In the mid-80s, my parents made sure we kids each got to at least one Leafs game a year at Maple Leaf Gardens. A teacher my mom worked with had season's tickets and he would sell a few pairs to us each year. They were seats 11 and 12 of
Tampa Bay is 3-0 against us this season. Tampa Bay has the NHL’s second-worst record, but we can't beat 'em. We caught them the night after they went to overtime against the Sens and we still couldn't come close. Changing the topic somewhat, I'm starting to think about our
My city is a city of losers. At least when it comes to our primary professional sports teams. We suck. Our Maple Leafs of the NHL are 27-28-13, which puts us 11th in the conference and well outside the playoffs. Our Raptors of the NBA are 23-42, which puts us
Remember Grabs? Mikhail Grabovski was that speedy little centre we plucked out of Montreal, but you're forgiven if you forgot about him. He hadn't scored in a while, but he notched his first OT goal last night to help the Leafs secure two points against the lowly Islanders. We have
Curtis Joseph reached quite the milestone last night. He's the sixth goalie in league history to allow 2,500 goals. Congratulations, Cujo! In other news, Jason Spezza was caught cheating. Dude was using an illegal stick. The Sens have to cheat to win, spread the news. Current Record Last GamesSeason
I was at this game, and I can tell you the Oiler fans were as loud, if not louder than the Leaf fans. It's only the second Oilers visit to the ACC since the lockout, and I think every transplanted Edmontonian in the city made it out last night. The
Last night was one of those once in a lifetime experiences you never forget. It's a story I'll be telling for some time. Last night, I was a very proud papa watching my son play on ACC ice in front of 18,000 spectators. I'm going to document everything here,
I admit it. I'm wrong about a couple of things. Firstly, this is not the worst Leafs team in the history of the franchise. The Maple Leafs are 5-0-3 in their last eight, which won't get them into the playoffs, but will likely take them out of the John Tavares
It's all making sense now. I was baffled when the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up Martin Gerber, but I see now there's a method of Brian Burke's madness. Take a look at the custom crest they have Martin Gerber wearing here in Toronto.
Stop the presses, we're not quite done yet. The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired G Olaf Kolzig, D Jamie Heward, D Andy Rogers and a fourth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for prospect D Richard Petiot. Where do I start... firstly, I've seen a bunch of Marlies
During his first trade deadline day as Leafs GM, Brian Burke made two trades. That's it. And he traded the two guys we all knew were being moved. And both Nik Antropov and Moore scored us a combined two second round draft picks and one conditional pick. That's it. Oh
The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt centre Dominic Moore to the Buffalo Sabres for a second round draft pick. Dominic Moore was a pleasant surprise for the blue and white, claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Wild just over a year ago. He's got 12 goals and 29 assists in
Nik "Bane of my Existance" Antropov has been traded to the New York Rangers for a 2nd round pick and a conditional pick. Admittedly, Antropov had a pretty decent season last year, but he's still my appointed whipping boy in the absence of Aki Berg. The native of Kazakhstan played
In a baffling move, Brian Burke picked up Martin Gerber earlier today. I'll never forget the name Martin Gerber. On February 18, 2006, he sent me to Swiss Chalet. I don't know what to say...In 1924, we beat the Swiss 33-0 in the Olympics. This, my friends, is a
The Leafs have made their second move of the day, picking up defenseman Erik Reitz off waivers from the New York Rangers. I had to Google this guy to find out who the hell he is. Reitz has two points in 42 games with the Rangers and Minnesota Wild this
The Toronto Maple Leafs have picked up Martin Gerber off re-entery waivers from the Ottawa Senators. Rumours on the Internets have Vesa Toskala getting shut down so he can have surgery. Even without Tosky, I don't see the need to add Gerber for the remainder of the season. Can't Cujo
It's deadline day. Moore and Antropov are as good as gone. Does Burke have anything else up his sleeve? Stay tuned, it should be an interesting day for Leaf fans. If you thought this instalment of the Maple Leafs would never make the record book, you were wrong. We just
The NHL trade deadline is tomorrow at 3pm. Rest assured, the entire staff at Toronto Mike is ready at the helm to report and comment on any trade involving the Toronto Maple Leafs. I'll be surprised if Nik Antropov, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Dominic Moore aren't moved by Brian Burke tomorrow.
Is it that time already? Time for the annual Maple Leafs surge? I remember this tease happens at this time every season. At least I've noticed it since the lockout. These four wins in a row put us within seven points of Buffalo for the eighth and final playoff spot.
I wrote about Learn to Play Hockey with the Swansea Hockey Association before. My son wrapped up his second and final year in the program this morning and we got some great news. My boy will be one of the Timbits playing during the first intermission of next Saturday's Maple
I'm glad to see Tim Stapleton scoring the shootout winner last night. At Marlies games I've attended, he's always been a standout. That's three wins in a row. Does this make Brian Burke a seller next week? Are we going to make another run at 9th? Current Record Last GamesSeason
It seems we've finally found a team we can beat. Tosky, or Tosk as Ron Wilson calls him, has been sharp since coming back. He’s turned aside 102 of 107 shots during the three games since and the Leafs have earned five of a possible six points. Current Record
