Toronto Maple Leafs
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Mark Bell is now a New York Ranger. The Rangers just picked up the Marlies forward off re-entry waivers. Mark Bell came over with Vesa Toskala back in June 2007. Later that summer, while at a BBQ, my brother Ryan told me Mark Bell could score 40 goals. I almost
I wrote about following Brian Burke on Twitter about a month ago. It was clearly a parody account and not the real Brian Burke, and it was pretty damn funny. It seems David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail has picked up on the story. Someone signed up with Twitter
The Leafs took 3 of 4 points this weekend, with Tosky making 39 saves yesterday in New York. It doesn't look like we'll be able to catch the Islanders for last place overall. The Islanders have 42 points, 14 points less than the Leafs. Still, a man can dream... Current
Let it be written that Mats returned to Toronto as a visitor and scored the shootout winner for Vancouver. I didn't see the game, but it sounds like the response was generally positive and only a few booed #13. I was happy to hear that. Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders21-26-12
Mats is visiting tomorrow. I'm torn. Well over 300 entries on this blog contain the word Sundin. He was the best player on our beloved Leafs since the 1994/1995 season. He was quiet, private, classy and, we thought, loyal. Then, Mats sold us out, signing with the Canucks in
Future Leaf Rick Nash scored late in the first, set up Kristian Huselius’ tying goal in the third and then fired home the shootout winner as the Blue Jackets beat Pogge and the Leafs. Justin Pogge made back-to-back starts for first time in his career, and he played much better
It seems I caught Justin Pogge at Ricoh just in the nick of time. He's now a cab ride away at the ACC where he started for the Leafs last night. Pogge had another rough game, surrendering three goals in the first period. But this time, he gets to stick
Pittsburgh actually took a 2-1 lead into the third period before Jason Blake went crazy with a couple of nifty goals 19-seconds apart. It was a great period in which we'd score five goals in total. I'm sorry to see the Penguins mired in such a slump. With the Leafs
The last hockey game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens ten years ago yesterday. I have a lot of great MLG memories, having seen a number of games there during the 80s and 90s. I kept most of my ticket stubs, and here are some of the older style tickets
Justin Pogge was drafted in the third round, 90th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He's currently a Toronto Marlie who gets called up to play for the Maple Leafs now and then. I had a few questions for him, as did you, and
Ya gotta love the NHL rule that saddles Cujo with the loss last night after Tosky got rocked for 4 goals in the first. Speaking of Maple Leaf goaltenders, I'm hooking up with Justin Pogge in an hour. No, that's not nearly as dirty as it sounds. I've got questions
I'm glad Jeremy Williams cleared waivers this afternoon and is headed back to the Marlies in the AHL. Firstly, that means I'll get to see him play on Saturday afternoon, and secondly, I like him as a player and hold out hope he can contribute to the Leafs. On February
If you were watching this one, you know we were up 4-1 in the third. This was a game I was willing to sacrifice. In fact, I'm willing to accept losing every game this season that isn't against the Senators or Canadiens. Right on queue, the Leafers collapsed and lost
I'm getting an interview with Maple Leaf goaltender prospect Justin Pogge. We're ironing out the when and where, but it's happening. If you could ask Justin Pogge a question, what would you ask him? Here are some I'll ask him..... Do you read what the press says about you? Do
Here's the Doug Gilmour bobblehead doll they gave us at the Marlies game last Saturday. It's way better than the Tomas Kaberle bobblehead they gave out last year. Kaberle is currently in three pieces, headless and without a right arm. And, Kaberle had a big sponsor sign on it whereas
I like Twitter. I can go weeks without checking in with Facebook, but I keep close tabs on my Twitter account. Today, thanks to Twitter, I finally visited Down Goes Brown's blog, one year old today. Ya gotta love a blogger with the handle "Down Goes Brown". What Leaf fan
I'd like to table something I've been thinking about for a while. In many regards, this is the greatest Leafs season a Leafs fan could possibly hope for. Allow me to explain... We're all okay with losing this season, so we find a silver lining when the Sabres cream us
You know the local sporting scene is desperate for anticipation when the main story heading into a Saturday night tilt between the Leafs and Habs in Montreal is Grabovski vs. Kostitsyn. Grabs never struck me as the fighting type, but he's been jawing at Sergei Kostitsyn all week. I think
My buddy Justin Pogge should sue his NHL teammates for lack of support. For the second game in a row he's been left out to dry. Believe it or not, I thought he looked pretty good in this game. It's official. Winning is no longer a priority for this team,
Finally, Bryan McCabe is scoring on Tosky when it matters. Unfortunately, McCabe scored in overtime, meaning we earned a point. We're a big six points up on the Sens and that's not as sweet as it sounds. Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders19-23-9 47 points 4th in Northeast Division4-3 OTL vs.
That was another entertaining victory for the Leafers last night. Of course, I'm conflicted. I've come to terms with being content with a loss, but it was still so much fun hanging on for the win yesterday. I'd like to reiterate something I said back in September. Luke Schenn is
I was just checking in on Canadian Thinker when I saw Fred had posted a little tribute video for Dougie Gilmour. I have only ever owned two Maple Leaf jerseys: a #5 Bill Barilko and a #93 Doug Gilmour. Gilmour is my favourite Leaf of all-time. That's likely true for
Andrew Raycroft always had a knack for making the opposition look good. Last night, he didn't disappoint, as several Leafs broke out of lengthy slumps. Of course, we all agree now is not the time to secure two points. Once again, Raycroft is screwing with Leaf fans. Current Record Last
With Justin Pogge in net, I actually wanted the Leafs to win. Alas, it is as bad as it seems, and Pogge got pummelled, managing only 15 saves in his second career start. That's 12 losses in our past 15 games. It's interesting going back and reading this entry and
