Toronto Maple Leafs
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After getting hammered by Carolina on Tuesday night, I was interested to see how the Leafs would rebound against the Islanders. Wouldn't you know it, we put a hurtin' on New York behind solid goaltending from Andrew Raycroft, Matt Stajan's four point night and Mats Sundin's assault on the Leafs
Mats Sundin just scored in a wonderful hockey game our Leafs are dominating. It was his 917th point and 390th goal, becoming the all-time Maple Leafs leader in both categories. I'm loving the fact it's now 7-1, but I'm especially pleased with how things unfolded for Sundin to set both
First the good news. Mats Sundin assisted on Bryan McCabe's goal last night to earn his 916th point with the Maple Leafs and moved into a tie with Darryl Sittler for the club record. As I type, Mats Sundin and Darryl Sittler have the exact same number of goals, assists
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that forward Jason Blake is battling a rare form of leukemia. This news just hit me like a ton of bricks. On the surface, this seems very scary, but as you read on it appears to be highly treatable and will not affect his
That was fun. All three games have been entertaining so far this season, but last night's effort against the Habs finally gave us the result we were waiting for. Vesa Toskala made game-saving stops down the stretch, carrying us into overtime where Tomas Kaberle hit paydirt. In Look at the
I've been helping Buffalo Boy start up his own blog. I just popped over to see how he's doing and I was delighted to find this entry in which he shares The Rheostatics' "The Ballad of Wendel Clark, Part 1&2". If you remember Etobicoke in the mid-80s, watching
During a recent Leafs recap I made reference to the civil war that has erupted in Leafsland. Everyone, it seems, has an allegiance to either Andrew Raycroft or Vesa Toskala and that's pretty much all anyone wants to talk about with regards to this team. Tonight we're hosting the Habs
What's so civil about war anyway? I ask this question, because I see brothers fighting brothers, a civil war is erupting in Leafs Nation. There are two camps: the Toskala boosters, of which I am one, and the Raycroft defenders. Leafs Nation won't have reason to unite and celebrate until
By the end of the first period of our first game, the player I love to hate had two goals. That put him on pace for 492 goals this season. Even now he's on pace for a whopping 164 goals. As for the game itself, should we be surprised the
On his blog, Humble Howard accurately predicted what Mike Boon's up to. He enjoys goofing on my life-long love of a team that hasn't won a championship since well before I was born. Publicly, he roots for the Senators just to piss me off, but in secret conversations he admits
With a record of 0-0-0, Yahoo! Sports has extended a little editorial privilege whilst making their early season predictions known. They've got the Toronto Maple Leafs fifth in the NHL's Northeast division, as you'll see from this screen cap. Already fifth before the puck is dropped. It's going to be
On the eve of our season opener, let's talk about the action off the ice and in the booth. Harry Neale is leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs' regional broadcasts to join the Buffalo Sabres' announcing crew. Our loss is Buffalo's gain as Neale is my personal favourite in the role.
It's ok Leafs fans. Don't worry about last night. Don't worry about Vesa Toskala or the fact we got blown out by the Sabres. You see, I've been around, and I learnt something from the Grapefruit League that applies to our current Leafs woes. Pre-season doesn't mean a thing. Back
I was watching last night when Vesa Toskala allowed the first shot he faced to end up in the net. Not long after, another weak shot was in the mesh. Vesa Toskala's Maple Leafs debut was weak, but we must hold our fire. We'll need our ammo for when it
I caught a good chunk of the Maple Leafs preseason opener last night against Edmonton. I basically watched until I switched over to Rescue Me at 10 and it wasn't the easy viewin' I'm used to at this point in the season. It was tough to watch, and it's all
I just noticed I'm wearing my navy blue Toronto Maple Leafs tee shirt today. I haven't worn it all summer, but I subconsciously threw it on this morning. It's happening again, as it does every year at this time, and I don't think there's any way to stop it. It's
The NHL just suspended Mark Bell for 15 regular season games. This ends speculation he'll be reinstated in time for opening night. This is good for my bet, but bad for Mark Bell. He won't get paid during the suspension and that's serious coin for a guy who make over
I'm a LeafsTV subscriber, so it's no skin off my back, but twenty games is a big chunk of the season. LeafsTV will broadcast eight pre-season games in addition to the 20 regular season games they have. CBC, Sportsnet and TSN will split up the remaining games. I caved when
Last month I shook on The Mark Bell Bet. My brother said Mark Bell would score 20 goals for the Leafs next season and I said no way. We've got $50 on the line. I closed that entry by suggesting it was a kin to taking candy from a baby.
Leafs GM John Ferguson Jr. is making waves with this quote. "We could be interested in Peter Forsberg if conditions are right."If Peter Forsberg becomes a Leafs, and that's still a pretty big "if", he could be a part of the new Swedish MAP Line: Mats Sundin, Alex Steen
The Los Angeles Kings signed veteran goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin to a one-year, $525,000 US contract today, officially ending the J.S. Aubin era here in Toronto. If we step into my little time machine we'll recall that Aubin was unbeatable to close out the 2006 season. In ten games
Ajax Mike just sent me this link. It's about a Mike Myers comedy entitled "The Love Guru" that begins shooting next month in Toronto. A June 20th 2008 release is planned. Ajax Mike knew I'd be interested in "The Love Guru" because the plot revolves around a star hockey player
Earlier in the year, my brother predicted Mark Bell would score 40 goals for the Leafs. I said he would likely score closer to 13. Now that Bell is going to jail after this season, I'm feeling pretty good about my prediction. Tonight, Ryan and I made our bet official,
Speaking of major league disappointment, I'm a passionate fan of a sports franchise that hasn't won a championship since 7 years before my birth. Every fall hope springs eternal and every spring I'm left feeling depressed and unsatisfied. I feel like Charlie Brown taking another run at the football Lucy
Two years ago today, I was writing about our summer of discontent. I wasn't happy with a hockey team I felt would need a little luck to make the playoffs. We ended up missing the playoffs by two points. Here's what I wrote two years ago. Are you a Leafs
