Jeremy Williams scored another goal as we took out the Sabres in Buffalo.  We all know Williams has scored a goal in his first game after being called up, each of the past four seasons, but is that an NHL record? It depends how you look at it.  In terms

Who was that wearing Jason Blake's #55 last night?  With six points in his last three games, including three last night, Blake is threatening to become an asset. One of those assists came on Jeremy Williams' first goal of the season after getting called up from the Marlies.  Williams has

During a write-off season like this, I enjoy focusing on the few bright spots, especially our young jedi Luke Schenn.  It was tough to see him go down last night with a lower-body injury, and he'll be out for at least two weeks. Remember when we outshot the opponent in

Let's talk about Tomas Kaberle.  He's still got that baby face, but can you believe this guy is now 30-years old?  He's been a Leaf since 1996, and is consistently one of our top performers.  Until this season, I don't recall any complaints about Kaberle.  He's just been solid. Now

So that's how a good team plays... I hope the Leafs were taking notes.  One day, we too can be the San Jose Sharks. Did you know Matt Stajan leads the Leafs with 21 points but is only 47th overall in the NHL in that category?  It's true, you can

Brian Burke is 2-0 as president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Tosky was sharp and Grabs scored his 10th goal. The Grabovski pick-up was a wise move by Fletch, but I still shake my head at the Jamal Mayers trade.  We shouldn't be giving up draft picks

Brian Burke is amazing.  We can't lose with him as our team president and GM.  I missed the entire game because I was stuck at the office Christmas party, but I hear it was a solid all around effort. Here's a little piece of trivia for ya.  Andre Deveaux, who

Tosky finally played a great game as we almost stole one in Ottawa.  The Sens victory puts them in a tie with us for last in the division except they have a game in hand.  I'm okay with sucking this year, but I'd love to finish ahead of Ottawa. We

Reports have GM Cliff Fletcher or Special Assistant to the GM Joe Nieuwendyk sitting down in L.A. to talk with Mats Sundin about his return to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In a Toronto Mike exclusive, I wouldn't bet on Mats playing another game with the Leafs.  Here's what I

The Lee Stempniak era is underway in Toronto.  It was another dud and we've now lost twice as many games as we've won.  The plan is coming together. What plan? you're likely wondering to yourself.  The plan was to shed the veterans and overpaid (Sundin, McCabe, Tucker, Raycroft), lose the

I didn't see this coming.  Wow.  Brian Burke has a five year deal on the table to become the new President and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to Damien Cox, the only thing holding up the announcement is the reporting structure of the new regime, whether Burke will

As this blog approaches its sixth anniversary, it becomes easier to delve into the archives to gain some perspective.  Following the big Leafs trade this afternoon, I searched this site for the keyword Colaiacovo, a rather unique term.  I've used it 19 times. Way back in March of 2004, John

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and forward Alex Steen to the St. Louis Blues for forward Lee Stempniak. Colaicovo was a nice little player, but injury prone.  I have no faith he can stay healthy and contribute on a consistent basis.  Steen has been a disappointment.

We were up 3-0 in this one.  Up by three at home, I should be able to stick a fork in these suckers.  It shoulda been done.  It wasn't, and we coughed this one up in overtime. Here's a quirky fact for ya.  The Leafs are 0-for-15 on the season

I'm putting every ounce of my heart into this entry.  Wendel deserves nothing less.  It's Wendel Clark Day here in Toronto and I've got a few things to say about #17. The 1980s was brutal for us die-hard Leafs fans, but there was a silver lining.  As bad as things

Before we panic about Vesa Toskala's .878 save percentage we should remember that in the early part of last season there was actually a goaltender controversy in these parts.  Tosky, apparently, is a slow starter.  He'll heat up, you'll see. I missed this game because I was 351 metres above

There's something appropriate about Kyle Wellwood tearing it up and scoring the opening goal last night.  Poetic justice, perhaps? We actually outshot the Canucks 30-15.  It wasn't long ago that we weren't outshooting anybody, and now we regularly outshoot our opponents.  When your starter only makes 5 saves on 9

Hopefully Blake has had his wake up call.  Leading 3-2, Jason Blake assisted on Ian White's goal for some much needed cushion.  Throw in a goal and we've got a great effort from an underachieving winger who was a healthy scratch in Calgary <rant> I heard on The

Brian Burke is out as GM of the Anaheim Ducks, paving the way for Burke to be hired as president and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It never did seem right that the Leafs' GM could be running another hockey team. The only question is when?  Will Burke be

It's hard to believe this is our first road trip through Western Canada since January 2006.  Sometimes I wonder what Gary Bettman is thinking,  The Leafs should make stops in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver each and every season. Once again, we fell behind by two goals before clawing back.  Once

I thought Mikhail Grabovski was our best player in the pre-season.  I was disappointed by his slow start in the regular season, but now he's really come on.  He was clearly the offensive spark yesterday, scoring a goal and setting up another early.  Grabs has six goals and two assists

I just got back from watching a fantastic Leafs game from the bestest seats ever.  At least they're the best seats I've ever had for a Maple Leaf game and way better than the last Hall of Fame game I attended. I was treated to seats in the 4th row

It's nice to see Blake doing what we signed him to do.  He scored three goals last night, hopefully a sign of things to come.  Blake came over for big money after that 40 goal outburst in New York, but miraculously lost his prolific scoring touch the moment he arrived.

Is this how it's going to be all season?  We were down 3-0 early last night but fought back to secure a point in overtime.  It seems we do this just about every game, we fall behind early and then battle back.  How do you sustain that over an 82

Apparently, our 2-0 lead isn't safe either.  The Hurricanes stormed us in the third and we never recovered, although these cardiac kids came close. It wasn't a great night for Curtis Joseph, winless in three outings this season.  If Tosky was between the pipes, we'd have pulled this out. Current