Toronto Maple Leafs
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The Maple Leafs have quietly won seven of their past ten hockey games. Last night Mikael Renberg and Darcy Tucker led the charge with two points a piece in a relatively easy victory against an over matched opponent. This was a game we had to win and we did. The
Hot off the wire... John Ferguson, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday that the club has traded Ric Jackman to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenceman Drake Berehowsky.I know it's a minor deal, but I'll report all Leaf trades up until the trade deadline. I
I really missed the game. Every year we have to endure an all-star break and an entire weekend without a game that matters. By this time of the year you're nicely settled in your routine. Saturday afternoon you start thinking about that night's game and Saturday night at 19:00
Holy shit! Down 4-0 to the Sens last night at the Corel Centre there was no chance the Maple Leafs were taking home two points. Not a prayer. Chalk the loss on the board and stick a fork in this puppy it's done like dinner. But wait...something awesome happened.
The Blackhawks have a horrible road record and hadn't beaten a team from the Northeast division this season. The Maple Leafs outshot them last night by a 44-15 margin. All of the above suggest the Leafs should have won handily last night, but they didn't. We'll file this one in
During the first period of the Leafs game tonight, I let James play with my Freeplay Ranger. My Freeplay Ranger is a radio I carry around the house and James enjoys sitting with it and tuning in different stations. He gets awfully excited when pulls in a new station and
Awesome, simply awesome. What a great game. This one was entertaining from start to finish as the Maple Leafs extended their division lead over the Ottawa Senators to three points with a convincing victory at the ACC. Lets talk about special teams for a moment. This is where the Leafs
The defining moment of this entertaining game game late in the second period when Patrik Stefan unleashed a wicked slap shot coming down left wing. Trevor Kidd got part of it, then turned around in time to bat the puck out of the air as it was fluttering toward the
Pure shite. You have to beat the Carolina Hurricanes on your home ice. We missed a glorious opportunity to register our fourth win in a row. Sure, Kevin Weekes had a strong game between the pipes but that doesn't excuse allowing a short handed goal and giving away the second
Let me get this straight. Nathan Perrott emerged as the fastest skater and hardest shooter in the Toronto Maple Leafs skills competition Sunday. If I were to have guessed who'd be clocked as the fastest skater and hardest shooter, Nathan Perrott would have been way down on my list. Whodathunkit?
I worked at the CNE for three summers as a teen. At the time, the Hockey Hall of Fame was located on the Ex grounds so for 20 days ever summer I'd be within walking distance of this shrine to Canada's sport. Periodically, NHL players would sign autographs outside. One
A convincing victory over our storied rivals has given the Leafs their third win in a row. Nothing is finer than listening to vocal Leaf fans cheering the blue and white to victory in an enemy arena. It started feeling like a home game in the third. HNIC Observation: When
Scoring came from some rather unlikely sources tonight as the Leafs won on the road for their second victory in as many days. Craig Johnson scored his second goal as a Leaf while Alexei Ponikarovsky scored twice to give him seven in his career. Once again, Eddie Belfour made some
It's a completely different perspective watching a game live in person as opposed to checking it out on the television. You can watch plays develop and anticipate maneuvers when you can see the entire ice surface at all times. Hockey is truly a wonderful game. From where I was sitting,
6-1, 7-1, 4-1 and 4-0. Those are the scores from the last four Maple Leafs - Flyers games. All four games were Philadelphia victories. The combined score of the four games is an embarrassing 21-3. That's horrible. Tonights game was dreadful to watch. The offense didn't show up and the
Facing the Philadelphia Flyers seems to bring out the worst in Eddie Belfour. He was shelled for seven goals on 22 shots back on November 2nd and tonight he didn't make it out of the first period. The Leafs won't have to wait long for revenge with Philly coming to
The Leafs looked great last night. Playing a good team, we dominated, winning every race to the puck and showing energy that was non-existent on Saturday night. Bryan McCabe scored another couple of goals and Nik Antropov added a goal and an assist in the Toronto victory. For the first
The debut of Clarke Wilm wasn't enough last night as the Leafs were shut out by Martin Brodeur and the Devils. Eddie Belfour played well, but the offense was pretty much non existent. Watching this game, it's my observation that the Leafs didn't want to win. There was no energy
The less said about this stinker, the better. Seven minutes in the Leafs were down 5-0. The 7-1 final was rather flaterring for Toronto considering the way we played last night. In all fairness, the following players didn't dress for the blue and white last night: Eddie Belfour, Mats Sundin,
The Leafs won for the first time after trailing after two periods thanks to two Bryan McCabe goals in the third. Mats Sundin picked up an assist on both goals and Trevor Kidd had a pretty good game between the pipes. Tomas Kaberle isn't one to throw his body around,
Playing the Mario Lemieux-less Pittsburgh Penguins is a lot like facing an AHL club. Your backup goaltender can record a shutout, Nathan Perrott can score a goal and Tie Domi can have a multiple point game. Nevertheless, it was a convincing victory with scoring coming from five different players. We'll
Trailing 3-1 in the third period, I half expected the Leafs to fold like a cheap suit. Then, wave after wave of Leaf forwards began crashing the Sabres net and a comeback appeared imminent. O captain! My captain! Mats Sundin scored to bring us within a goal of forcing overtime
James was finally given a room in the pediatric wing of the hospital which meant we finally had a TV. With the game on TSN, I brought my Freeplay Ranger just in case we were without cable, because the Leafs were in Boston and James and I were ready for
Sometimes a tie feels more like a win. With Eddie Belfour having a rare less-than-spectacular night, it would have been very easy for the Leafs to roll over when trailing 4-2 in the third. They've had a great run and a couple of losses to close out the calendar year
I can't remember the last time I wrote up a Leafs Recap and didn't amend the point total. Actually, it was November 21st following a 3-2 loss to the Oilers. Seventeen games and almost six weeks ago. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. I must say I
