This was the one that almost got away.  We were clearly the better team but our two goal lead evaporated in the last seven minutes and it ended up going seven rounds deep in the shootout before Kyle Wellwood deked the pants off of David Aebischer to win it for

Ottawa has won 10 of 12 games between the teams since the beginning of the 2005-06 season, outscoring the Maple Leafs 57-30 overall.  I acknowledge this regular season dominance.  I also recall defeating the Sens in four playoff series during a five year span from 2000-2004. You can keep your

The Leafs and Sens are taking turns stinking up their respective home arenas.  On opening night, we were shell-shocked at the ACC only to win 6-0 in Ottawa the next night.  Now, we've taken another beating at home and should return the favour tomorrow night in Ottawa. That can't come

I hate to admit it, but I'm rooting for the Habs tonight.  They're hosting the Sabres who are 8-0-0 out of the gate.  Back in 1993-1994 the Toronto Maple Leafs set the NHL record by going 10-0-0 to start the season.  If your memory of that tenth win is a

On the bright side, the Leafs applied some awesome pressure late in the third to force overtime.  That cheer you heard was me when Jeff O'Neill scored with three minutes left to tie it at 4. This shootout loss ended our longest winning streak of the season.  That's right, we've

I missed this game because I was at the stadium formerly known as Skydome watching the Argos flounder.  From what I've read, it sounds like our special teams stepped up and we played a pretty good home game.  Kyle Wellwood stayed hot adding a goal and assist to lead the

I blame myself.  I haven't been to a game since the '03 - '04 season and when I finally score tix my team lays an egg.  Actually, the first five minutes or so were pretty good with the Leafs controlling the play and taking the lead, but after that it

Ok, it wasn't exactly a phone call.  It was more of a request to call, and it was sent via the net.  Right after I wrote this entry I received a note via my contact form.  It read "Mikey, Give me a call .... very important! Tim 555-555-5555".  I immediately dialed

"Praise for a trailblazer" is the title of today's column by Damien Cox in The Toronto Star.  I'd link to the article, but that damn Star URI has so many ampersands I'd have to edit, I couldn't be bothered.  I'm boycotting links to thestar.com until they clean up their

Steve, if you're reading this, I think it's time you change Leafs jerseys.  You've been wearing that #16 Tucker jersey for a while now, and he's off to a great start to the season, but did you read the sports section in yesterday's Star? You couldn't skip past that headline:

O Captain!  My Captain!  Shorthanded in overtime, Sundin beat Miikka Kiprusoff with a long blast to complete the hat trick and reach the 500 goal milestone.  It was also his 15th career overtime goal, an NHL record. We're getting our money's worth out of Leaf games this season.  Six games

It was tough to watch that third period last night.  Up 6-3, the Leafs stopped attacking and sat back, hoping to hold on for the two points.  With Aubin playing his worst game as a Leaf, Brian Gionta scored three unanswered third period goals to bring New Jersey all the

Until Darcy Tucker scored the shootout goal that secured us the two points, I was sure we were snake bitten.  We absolutely dominated, peppering Alex Auld with 48 shots, many of them quality chances.  If Belfour was in net for the Panthers, this would have been a cake walk. We're

In shocking news, the Leafs lost another shootout.  Of all the games not to play Suglobov... To make things worse, I had to watch our loss from a Bowlerama with a Habs fan amongst the members of Raging Storm.  Habs fans are the most irritating and annoying creatures on the

Where the hell did that come from?  I saw glimpses of yesterday's effort in the preseason, but I sure wasn't betting on seeing it last night.  That was a helluva lot of fun, wasn't it? Kyle Wellwood had a career-high four assists for the Maple Leafs as we successfully ruined

Don't even pretend you're surprised by this lacklustre effort in the season opener.  The Sens owned us last year, except for the third last game of the season when we salvaged a win.  We've been outscored 44-20 in losing eight of our last nine games against Ottawa. Borje Salming looked

Take a peek at this.  That's the official Toronto Mike Maple Leafs Countdown Clock.  There is but 1 day, 22 hours, 34 minutes, and 46 seconds left until the puck drops on the regular season. Season-opening rosters must be set prior to a 24-hour period before a team's first regular

Watching the first two periods of tonight's hockey game between the Leafs and Red Wings I kept having the same recurring thought.  Why is Nik Antropov still on this team? He's done absolutely nothing this preseason to justify his existence.  He's been invisible again tonight, getting less than seven minutes

I've watched quite a bit of the Leafs preseason thus far, and I'd like to see Aleksander Suglobov make the club. Critics will tell you he doesn't play defense and therefore doesn't deserve a roster spot.  Others will tell you he passes as often as Sergei Berezin did, which was

I'm not suggesting we start planning the parade quite yet, but the Leafs looked really good yet again last night.  They were quick, aggressive and effective.  Jean-Sebastien Aubin was fantastic between the pipes, picking up right where he left off last season. It's no secret one of our biggest problems

The Buffalo Sabres are in town to take on our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs in our first pre-season game of the 2006-2007 NHL season.  Those with LeafsTV, like me, will be watching tonight. I'm still curious as to who will score on this team.  There's Mats Sundin, who we know

According to the official Toronto Mike countdown clock, there are only 29 days, 3 hours, 48 minutes, and 42 seconds left until the Toronto Maple Leafs regular season opener!