Toronto Maple Leafs
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Hey Ry, break out the jersey. Bryan McCabe will be one of 60 players on Team Canada's preliminary roster for the Olympic hockey tournament next February in Turin, Italy. The complete list of 60 will be unveiled Monday and the 23 man roster will be announced in late December. McCabe,
We're only six games into the 2005/06 NHL season, but it's fun to see all those leafs amongst the top ten in scoring. Three different Leafs have assumed a lofty perch in three different key offensive categories. Eric Lindros is second amongst goal scorers. He has five while Simon
Suddenly our beloved Maple Leafs are on a three game winning streak. Eric Lindros provided the offense with a couple of goals and Ed Belfour made the lead hold up as we downed our arch rivals in Montreal. Here are some of my dotted observations six games into the new
At about 18:55 EDT yesterday, I hit Rogers.com and forked over $2.49 to get Leafs TV. I then wrote this entry and made my way to the television with the digital receiver to see if channel 414 had been activated yet. Mere seconds before the puck dropped,
All week long I've been ticked off that tonight's Leafs game was only on Leafs TV which is only available to subscribers. After dinner tonight I started to feel the shakes like a drug addict in need of his fix. In a great moment of weakness, I ordered Leafs TV.
The Leafs win a game! The Leafs win a game! With Eddie Belfour taking a breather, Mikael Tellqvist shone bright in his first game of the season. I sense a changing of the guards here. Belfour has looked awfully regular those first three games and Telly was standing on his
We in Toronto like to complain about the fact we haven't brought the Stanley Cup home where it belongs since 1967. Many of us weren't alive back then and this drought feels like an eternity. We forget that some die hard fans have it even harder. Tonight, the Chicago White
After three games, a frightening trend has developed. In every game the Leafs owned a third period lead before getting caught from behind. Last night, we scored three unanswered goals in the third to overcome a two goal deficit before Jason Spezza's goal tied it up and sent it into
Two games played, two third period leads blown. This is a frightening trend. Last night, defensemen Aki Berg and Wade Belak were on the ice for the tying and winning goals and both finished the game -3. Conversely, Tomas Kaberle and Bryan McCabe finished the game +2. Methinks our thin
Mats Sundin's orbital bone was fractured last night meaning he's out four to six weeks. Coming into this season, Sundin had two qualities going for him that were very rare in the Maple Leafs dressing room: he had a great deal of skill and he was healthy. That's right, he
The Leafs were a part of history last night when they went to the first shootout in National Hockey League history. We lost the shootout but salvaged a valuable point against a far superior division rival. For most of the game it looked like Ottawa had no interest in winning.
Tonight, all thirty teams in the NHL will see action. It's been sixteen long months since the Stanley Cup was won by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sixteen long, tumultuous months of nothing. Looking back, it all seems so surreal. The players were locked out, there was a great deal of
The Game - The Toronto Star is throwing all their Leaf content on one handy dandy page this season. They're promising "game previews, stories, photos and more". Another consistently great Maple Leafs portal is TMLfans.ca. As with every season, I'll be including a Maple Leafs recap of every game
I like Steve Thomas as much as the next guy, but I really didn't want him to make this team. I wanted a youngster or two to rise to the challenge and force us to say farewell to 42 year old Stumpy. Thankfully for all Leafs fans, I got my
The best Toronto Maple Leafs Darryl SittlerDave KeonTed KennedyFrank MahovlichDoug Gilmour
I am not a rocket surgeon. I feel it's necessary to fully disclose this obvious fact at the beginning of this entry. On August 2nd, I published a Toronto Maple Leaf 2005 reality check. In this entry, I wrote the following: "It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to see we're
I'm thinking we might take it east on Bloor to Yonge and then south to Queen and then to Nathan Phillips Square for speeches and celebration. I'm still tweaking the exact route, but that's one of my ideas. I'll wear my Barilko #5, Ryan has his McCabe #24 and Steve
13 regular season Toronto Maple Leafs games will be airing on Leafs TV this year. Leafs TV, of course, is pay-tv, and that means coughing up extra coin to Rogers for the privilege. I pride myself in watching every Leafs game of the season, and without Leafs TV I'm guaranteed
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Mariusz Czerkawski to a one-year deal yesterday. This is yet another gamble in an off season of gambles. The Polish Prince has scored before, but apparently he was a healthy scratch for many games in Sweden last year. Ouch. Czerkawski is here because he comes
For a period of time in the late 80s, Vincent Damphousse was the best Leaf on the ice. Other than the often injured Wendel Clark and the inconsistent Gary Leeman, he was the best Leaf this side of Eddie Olczyk. Against all odds, Vincent Damphousse was named the MVP of
On this date in 1951, Bill Barilko perished in a light plane crash while on a fishing trip to Northern Ontario. My tribute to Bill Barilko remains one of my most popular pages, no doubt due to Google searches on the subject. In March I interviewed Kevin Shea, author of
Highest numbers worn by a Toronto Maple Leaf #99 - Wilf Paiement#96 - Phil Housley#94 - Sergei Berezin#93 - Doug Gilmour & Alex Godynyuk#89 - Alex Mogilny
If you review the current roster of the Toronto Maple Leafs and count the total number of Stanley Cups won, you arrive at the loneliest number. One single Stanley Cup was been won, and that was Ed Belfour with the Stars. According to The Official torontomike.com Maple Leaf Countdown
As expected, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Eric Lindros to a $1.55-million one year contract earlier today. I love this deal. I still can't believe how low the price tag is for a player who, when healthy, is one of the best in the league and only 32 years
When you've mismanaged yourself into a corner, you're forced to take a few gambles. Jason Allison is one such gamble. Although only 30 years old, Allison last played in 2002-2003 when a series of knocks to the noggin' put him on the sidelines. At one time, Allison was a premier
