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Rate Mike Van Ryn and the Toronto Maple Leafs

Original at Bleacher Report external link    16 hours ago    1 related articles

By Lukas Josef Boumedienne, Carlo Colaiacovo, Jeff Finger, Jonas Frogren, Tomas Kaberle, Pavel Kubina, Anton Stralman, Ian White, and possibly Luke Schenn all make up the Toronto D. However, it has been said that there will also be another player going to Florida that has not been named yet, so th...

Rate Joe Sakic Signs, but Is Mats Sundin Moving Any Closer to a Decision?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    16 hours ago

 CA - Instead, the main question is, "Have you heard from Mats Sundin?" This question is not put only to Maple Leafs management and coaches—they have been asking ...

Rate Islanders interested in Sundin?

Original at The Fourth Period external link    Thu, Aug 28

 Canada - The Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and former club the Toronto Maple Leafs are also interested. ...

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Rate Beware of hockey player with a wider face

Original at stcatharinesstandard.ca external link    Thu, Aug 28

 Canada - Darcy Tucker of the Toronto Maple Leafs also fit the trend. Kyle Wellwood of the Toronto Maple Leafs, meanwhile, has a narrower face and is "a softie," he ...

Rate Where the Wheels Came Off for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Wed, Aug 27

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 CA - Given the current state of things, now is as good a time as any to look back at the events that now leave Toronto Maple Leaf fans with little more than hope ...

Tuesday, Aug 26

 

Rate Leafs Continue Rebuilding Project

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Tue, Aug 26    4 related articles

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from the CP via the Toronto Star, That includes any news from veteran Maple Leafs Mats Sundin (considering retirement) and Bryan McCabe (considering waiving his no-trade clause). “There’s nothing new as we’re talking today,” said Fletcher.

Rate Remember the Mats?

Original at Toronto Mike's external link    Tue, Aug 26

Do you remember Mats Sundin? He was a nice Swedish fellow who wore #13 for the Toronto Maple Leafs the past 13 seasons. He holds the franchise record for most goals and points and he's second in assists. Here we are, about to hit Labour Day weekend, and Mats is still on the fence. Will he retire? Wi...

Rate Picking Apart the Toronto Maple Leafs' Offseason: Did They Improve?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Tue, Aug 26

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 CA - Curtis Joseph makes a return to the Maple Leafs and will back up Vesa Toskala. Joseph should start 20-25 games this season. Jeff Finger was a surprise ... What To Expect From The 2008-09 Toronto Maple Leafs Bleacher Report all 2 news articles

Rate Habs still hoping for Sundin

Original at The Fourth Period external link    Tue, Aug 26    6 related articles

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TSN.ca  Canada - We already form a very good team, but we'd be that much better if Sundin signs with us." The Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers ... Gainey not optimistic about landing Sundin TSN.ca all 2 news articles

Monday, Aug 25

 

Rate Bell Returns To Leafs From Prison Work Crew; Served DUI Punishment

Original at All Headline News external link    Mon, Aug 25

 - Toronto, Canada (AHN) - Mark Bell is ready for a new beginning with the Toronto Maple Leafs, having served out his DUI sentence on a work crew in California ...

Sunday, Aug 24

 

Rate The Leafs will have choices to make come this years trade deadline

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sun, Aug 24

By Adam Ezeard Let's assume the experts are correct and as the 08/09 trade deadline approaches The Toronto Maple Leafs are sitting in roughly 14th place in the East Division. As well Atlanta is again having a terrible season despite the best efforts of Russian Star Ilya Kovalchuk who again has carried th...

Friday, Aug 22

 

Rate What Could Have Been…

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Fri, Aug 22

It has been seven years since Lightning superstar Vinny Lecavalier almost was traded to the Maple Leafs, and when I say almost, I mean it. Former Lightning president Ron Campbell, who on Friday was named a senior adviser to the new ownership group spoke at length for the first time about wha...

Rate Toronto Maple Leafs: Most Exciting Team in Hockey

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Fri, Aug 22

By Rafal Ladysz All you have to do is look at two Leaf games from last season to see what I mean. The first game is the Toronto Maple Leafs only visit to Los Angeles. The Kings were the worst team in the Western Conference, yet they defeated the Leafs five-two. The second game is the Red Wings paying a visit to the Ai...

Thursday, Aug 21

 

Rate Avery to play for TIFF Festival Cup

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Thu, Aug 21

By Dallas Stars Podcast The inaugural Festival Cup will see hockey stars such as the Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza, Dallas Stars' Sean Avery, Joe Thornton from the San Jose Sharks, goaltender Curtis Joseph and fellow Maple Leafs player Matt Stajan among others playing in the event with proceeds going to the in...

Rate THN's Projected NHL Standings for 2008-09.

Original at Spector's external link    Thu, Aug 21

Western Conference 1. Detroit Red Wings 6. Edmonton Oilers 7. Chicago Blackhawks 8. Calgary Flames Eastern Conference 1. Montreal Canadiens 2. Pittsburgh Penguins 3. Washington Capitals 4. Philadelphia Flyers 5. Ottawa Senators 6. New York Rangers 7. New Jersey Devils 8. Carolina Hurricanes

Rate What Went Wrong With Kyle Wellwood?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Thu, Aug 21

By jack porter A ray of hope for his career appeared on June 25th, the Vancouver Canucks claimed the struggling forward off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wellwood was signed by the Canucks and now has a chance to rekindle his career, and as a fan of Kyle I hope he does just that.

Tuesday, Aug 19

 

Rate Takin' a T/O with BT: Why I Can't Wait for Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Tue, Aug 19

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 CA - Even Mats Sundin—one of the greatest leaders, captains, and scorers of all time for this franchise—for all intents and purposes will probably be gone, ...

Rate Mark Seidel's Blog: 2008 NHL draft grades, Part 3

Original at The Hockey News external link    Tue, Aug 19

 Canada - B+, Toronto Maple Leafs - In the past, the Leafs may have had the most highly-criticized drafts and, for the most part, that criticism has been warranted. ...

Monday, Aug 18

 

Rate Veteran Outlook: Sunny or Shanny

Original at blueshirtbulletin.com external link    Mon, Aug 18

By Dubi The top remaining free agent, Mats Sundin, he of the neverending "will he or won't he?" saga, has put the Rangers at the top of his wish list, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, even though other teams are able to offer him tons more money. In order to accommodate Sundin under the sa...

Sunday, Aug 17

 

Rate Mats Sundin Narrows Decision to Rangers and Flyers, but Is It Too Late?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sun, Aug 17

By Derek Harmsworth The big Swede has reportedly said he wants to play for the New York Rangers.  His second choice would be the Philadelphia Flyers. One thing we do know.  Mats will not be returning to the Maple Leafs.  And Montreal appears off the list as well.

Rate Mats Sundin May Make Me Eat My Words Afterall

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sun, Aug 17

By Greg Caggiano So that leaves two teams. The New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers. Sundin is desperately wanting to join the Rangers while Flyers' GM Paul Holmgren is desperately chasing the Swedish superstar. L 2: Naslund-Sundin-Prucha

Thursday, Aug 14

 

Rate McCabe Considering Options

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Thu, Aug 14

Cliff Fletcher is hopeful the Bryan McCabe situation will be resolved “by early September,” but he brushed aside a report the Toronto Maple Leafs have a deal in place with the Florida Panthers once the defenceman agrees to a trade. “There is nothing going on right now,” Fletcher, the Leafs...

Monday, Aug 11

 

Rate Hope. A Blue and White Tradition

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Mon, Aug 11

By Nelson Santos Forward Chad Kilger was sent packing for Florida. However no deals could be made with any of the "country club members" to truly help the Leafs move forward. So by my math Cliff Fletcher is 0-for-2 in his assigned tasks to date, or is he? 

Rate Shooting Down Some NHL Rumors.

Original at Spector's external link    Mon, Aug 11    1 related articles

The Nashville Predators could be forced to make a move or two via trade or free agency if Alexander Radulov remains in Russia for next season, while the Tampa Bay Lightning are heavy on forwards but light on defensive depth which suggests they might have a move or two remaining before next s...

Rate NHL: 2008-09 Eastern Conference Predictions

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Mon, Aug 11

By Dan Noon 1.     Washington Capitals 2.     Pittsburgh Penguins 3.      Montreal Canadiens 4.     New Jersey Devils 5.     New York Rangers 6.     Buffalo Sabres 7.      Toronto Maple Leafs 8.     Philadelphia Flyers 9. Ottawa Senators 11. Boston Bruins 12. Carolina Hurricanes 13. New York Islanders

Sunday, Aug 10

 

Rate What Happens If Sundin Says NYR

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Sun, Aug 10

No one, least of all Glen Sather, knows what the Rangers would do if Mats Sundin unexpectedly declares his interest in playing this season on Broadway rather than in Vancouver, where the Canucks have a two-year, $20M offer on the table; or in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs unfathomably ha...

Rate What Happens If Sundin Says NYR

Original at KK Hockey external link    Sun, Aug 10

By Paul No one, least of all Glen Sather, knows what the Rangers would do if Mats Sundin unexpectedly declares his interest in playing this season on Broadway rather than in Vancouver, where the Canucks have a two-year, $20M offer on the table; or in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs unfathomably ha...

Saturday, Aug 9

 

Rate McCabe opening up to the idea of being traded?

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Sat, Aug 9

Bryan McCabe is beginning to consider a life after the Maple Leafs. And Leaf captain Mats Sundin is considering putting on his skates. According to Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher, the defenceman has softened his stance on his no-movement clause to the point where he'll consider being traded.

Thursday, Aug 7

 

Rate O'Neill coming to Canes camp

Original at newsobserver.com blogs external link    Thu, Aug 7

By whalexander Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said Thursday that the former Canes forward, who did not play in the NHL last season, has been invited to the team's preseason camp next month. O'Neill, 32, has not signed a free-agent contract.

Rate Kubina Grows On Leafs

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Thu, Aug 7    2 related articles

continued from Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun, Not only is Pavel Kubina unlikely to be traded, but Cliff Fletcher is talking him up as a possible captain if Mats Sundin departs. With an Aug. 15 window to shop Kubina rapidly closing, the Maple Leafs’ general manager yesterday listed the chan...

Tuesday, Aug 5

 

Rate Top Ten Goalies in the NHL

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Tue, Aug 5

By Keith Lundquist 10. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins 9. Vesa Toskala, Toronto Maple Leafs 8. Rick Dipietro, New York Islanders Awards: 2007 Stanley Cup, 2003 Conn Smythe Trophy 3. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers 2. Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks 1. Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils

Friday, Aug 1

 

Rate Scotty Bowman: Rebirth of a Rivalry?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Fri, Aug 1

By Rant Man Bowman, who is 74 years old, has been a head coach with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, and Buffalo Sabres. In 2002, he retired from the head coaching position after leading the Red Wings to a Stanley Cup championship.

Wednesday, Jul 30

 

Rate Who’s #1

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Wed, Jul 30

A little more than a year ago, there was a push to change the NHL entry draft rules to accommodate Tavares as a 17-year-old, while the Leafs were examining whether they could fast-track him on a minor-league contract, amid talk that an all-out rebuild could see a last-place Toronto team pi...

Tuesday, Jul 29

 

Rate Red or Blue? What Should Mats Sundin Do?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Tue, Jul 29

By Rafal Ladysz The ideal thought, for most, would be that he finish his career in Toronto because he's been the heart and soul of the team for so many years. Well, Dominik Hasek was the same thing to the Buffalo Sabres at one point, then he moved on to join the Detroit Red Wings.

Monday, Jul 21

 

Rate What Will Sundin Do?

Original at Spector's external link    Mon, Jul 21

Little wonder then that at one point five teams – the Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings – were considered the leading bidders for his services when this summer’s unrestricted free agent market opened on July 1st.

Wednesday, Jul 16

 

Rate NHL: Maple Leafs to hold free pre-season game

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Jul 16

By Joe O'Connor It was not the kind of sentiment an NHL general manager is accustomed to hearing, especially not the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have missed the playoffs for three consecutive seasons and gone without a Stanley Cup for 41 years.

Rate Savouring the Summer Game

Original at Torontoist external link    Wed, Jul 16

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By Kevin Plummer If there's an oasis of calm at Christie Pits, among the kids tearing by on their bikes or laughing at the splash park, it's the back-to-back baseball games taking place in the northeast corner of the park. In Intercounty Baseball League action—essentially an independent version of singl...

Monday, Jul 14

 

Rate Newsmaker: Leafs prospect Schenn still a country boy at heart

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Mon, Jul 14

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By Joe O'Connor Luke Schenn is the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs defence, a friendly, smiling, stay-at-home style rearguard from Saskatoon who celebrated the greatest moment of his young hockey life on a June night in Ottawa, when the Leafs traded up in the draft to grab him with the No. 5 pick.

Friday, Jul 11

 

Rate Friday faceoff: Wimbledon weekend wrecker, Montana v. Gretzky and those illogical Maple Leafs

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Fri, Jul 11

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By Bruce Arthur You know, Bruiser, I was actually born in Australia. They have kangaroos there. I'll tell you about it some other time. And the Finger kid's first name is actually Jeff, but it may as well be Middle, for all the pain and hockey-suffering Leafs Nation has had to endure over the years. On the bright...

Tuesday, Jul 8

 

Rate In Case You Forgot, the Maple Leafs Play Here

Original at Torontoist external link    Tue, Jul 8

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By Stephen Johns As for Mats Sundin...well, at this point we're not even sure if Sundin knows what's happening next year. Apparently he's mulling over at least four concrete offers, including one from the Maple Leafs. The Vancouver Canucks have reportedly offered Sundin $20 million over two years, which is f...

Friday, Jun 27

 

Rate NHL’s Worst Trades.

Original at fans.nhl.com external link    Fri, Jun 27

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Toronto trades:* Andrew Raycroft to *Boston for:* Tuukka Rask. _Toronto gives up the future Finnish national goaltender for backup Andrew Raycroft – a technically sound keeper who has a distinct habit of letting goals in. He’s now been put on waivers and is no longer a part of the Leafs plan...

Saturday, Jun 21

 

Rate NHL Draft: Leafs' Hayes has good genes

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Sat, Jun 21

By Joe O'Connor The Toronto Maple Leafs second round pick — and the 60th player taken in Ottawa — has talked to his cousins about the NHL draft, and about playing in hockey’s big leagues one day. In fact, Hayes spoke to both his relatives the day before Toronto made him a Maple Leaf. It wasn’t easy.

Friday, Jun 20

 

Rate Newsmaker: Cherry offers an off-season Coach's Corner

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Fri, Jun 20

By Mark Masters I just hope [Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher] doesn't start getting rid of Darcy [Tucker] and [Bryan] McCabe and guys like that. It doesn't make any sense just for the sake of getting rid of guys. If they start getting rid of guys like that, then they're in for a long, rough haul.

Wednesday, Jun 18

 

Rate Sports Movies: When art imitates life

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Jun 18

By Guy Spurrier In The Love Guru, Alba’s character, named Jane Bullard, employs the services of Mike Myers’ Guru Pitka to light a fire under her star player by getting him back together with his girlfriend. Myers, the lifelong Maple Leafs fan from Scarborough, certainly would remember how Maple Leafs ow...

Wednesday, Mar 26

 

Rate Leafs notebook: Sundin skates, shoots for a return in Boston

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Mar 26

By Joe O'Connor For those members of Leafs Nation who choose to wear rose-tinted spectacles and believe in looking at an empty glass and seeing it as half-full — even after Tuesday’s dagger-to-the-heart 6-2 defeat to Boston — well then, there was some good news to be found at the Toronto Maple Leafs' prac...

Friday, Mar 14

 

Rate Mats out, now Steen’s chance to shine

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Fri, Mar 14

March 14th, 2008 Posted in LeafsNews.com | Alex Steen on a line with Nik Antropov and Jiri Tlusty for tomorrow night a possibility. Once touted as being a future captain and a future franchise player, Alex Steen will be the Swede that everyone is looking to shoulder the Maple Leafs top offens...

Friday, Mar 7

 

Rate It’s Saturday Or Nothing For The Leafs

Original at blog.rogersradiointernet.com external link    Fri, Mar 7

SHACK vs. ZEIDEL: One of the ugliest incidents in NHL history took place 40 years ago tonight at Maple Leaf Gardens, during a game between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins and Flyers were playing in Toronto because Philadelphia’s arena — the Spectrum — had been damaged...

Sunday, Jan 20

 

Rate NEW JERSEY VS. TORONTO LIVE-CAP

Original at 2 Man Advantage external link    Sun, Jan 20

By Steve Stirling 7:23 PM ET: Extra attacker for the Leafs. Face-off in the Devils end with 30 seconds to go. 5:19 PM ET: Man the Maple Leafs have sure got some rough names to spell. 5:10 PM ET: A close call there as the Maple Leafs ding one off the iron in the early going.

Friday, Jan 4

 

Rate | Toronto Maple Leafs News

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Fri, Jan 4

By HOWARD BERGER PITTSBURGH (Jan. 4) — The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t proven much during the first half of the 2007-08 season, with one big exception… their only true hope for success is a healthy Vesa Toskala. A 6-1-1 stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 14 enabled the Leafs to stay in realistic conten...

Wednesday, Aug 22

 

Rate Leafs in panic mode, NHL Floodgates about to open, Kubina for Pronger, McCabe for Lidstrom, Raycroft for Kiprusoff?...Fake Fam stuck in NJ...

Original at Peklund The Phoney Hockey Blogger external link    Wed, Aug 22

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By Peklund With the NHL floodgates opening at an alarming rate, the NHL season may be delayed by 1 month as NHL arenas try and get rid of all the water. I am hearing that the Leafs are very close to making some big time moves. Kubina might be headed to Anaheim for Pronger because Burke wants to upgrade his def...


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