Toronto Maple Leafs

All those ones that got away have added up to no playoffs for the Maple Leafs.

Gary Roberts was highly respected as the Maple Leafs fitness fanatic in his playing days, but now he wonders if poor conditioning is a reason his old team is near last place.

By David Lee On Thursday night, the Hurricanes hosted the Maple Leafs with a good chance to stretch their points streak to four games.  Although things didn’t go well early on, they battled back.  Although they gave up a would-be game winning goal with 30 seconds remaining in the third, they never gave u...

By Canadian Press Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night. The latest meeting of the NHL's worst teams had a wild finish. Ian White ...

Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night.

By The Canadian Press Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night

Gary Roberts was highly respected as the Maple Leafs fitness fanatic in his playing days, but now he wonders if poor conditioning is a reason his old team is near last place. Gary Roberts was highly respected as the Maple Leafs fitness fanatic in his playing days, but now he wonders if poor co...

By chipalexander Goals by Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak and Mikhail Grabovski have given the Leafs a 3-0 lead after the first period. The Leafs, who have lost their last four, needed just 61 seconds to grab a 1-0 lead. Stajan scored on a top-shelf shot past Manny Legace after Alexei Ponikarovsky knocked the puck...

By chipalexander Center Brandon Sutter and defenseman Bryan Rodney were the first to arrive. Injuries to goaltender Michael Leighton and forward Scott Walker now will have goalie Justin Peters and forward Pat Dwyer on the roster tonight for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

For the second time in 13 days, the Maple Leafs visit the Carolina Hurricanes in a game in which the loser will remain in last place in the NHL’s overall standings. Toronto and Carolina are both tied for 29th place in the league with a mere 11 points each. Game time is 7pm ET, on TSN [...]

By Louis Pisano How many times can the expression “bad bounces” be used in conjunction with the Toronto Maple Leafs? So this now brings us to the next game against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday, one of only three teams the Leafs have beaten this year.

By Jason Lempert For the sake of example, imagine a game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals (see picture above).  Now let's say that while on the powerplay, Mats Sundin is hooked or tripped up on a breakaway. A penalty shot is called. But what if the Leafs would prefer to have a 2-man adv...

By Joe O'Connor Only five NHL teams have a losing record at home, and only one team — the Toronto Maple Leafs — has the worst home record of all: 1-6-2. That’s one lousy victory in nine games at the Air Canada Centre, and just one measly win for Leafs fans to cheer for.

By Noah Love The Calgary Flames wrapped up a three-game road trip in Toronto on Saturday night with a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs. Kiprusoff got his first career win in Toronto and erased the memory of his last trip to the Air Canada Centre in the process.

By Greg Wyshynski It's a little surprising there isn't more outrage on the Interwebs over the no-goal call during the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last night. Maybe we've all accepted that inconclusive is inconclusive; maybe Leafs fans have already used up all of their indignat...

By Greg Wyshynski It's a little surprising there isn't more outrage on the Interwebs over the no-goal call during the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last night. Maybe we've all accepted that inconclusive is inconclusive; maybe Leafs fans have already used up all of their indignat...

By Eric Warren Phil Kessel is, unfortunately for him, is ' The Great New Hope '  of the Toronto Maple Leafs . He his lightning fast, and un-doubtedly skilled, and in the future as he matures, may be a great captain. If I were him, though I may be tempted just by the 'status' of being a team captain, I would focus o...

By Michael Traikos The 32-year-old goaltender, who has backed-up Jonas Gustavsson for the last three games, is expected to be on the bench again when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. And, according to head coach Ron Wilson, Toskala might have to get used to sitting on the bench.

By Greg Wyshynski • Sidney Crosby(notes) has gone from pedestrian in the shootout to 4-for-4 this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. [NHL] • Follow-up on the blown call that may have cost the Dallas Stars a victory earlier this week. [Dallas Stars Blog]

By Greg Wyshynski • Sidney Crosby(notes) has gone from pedestrian in the shootout to 4-for-4 this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. [NHL] • Follow-up on the blown call that may have cost the Dallas Stars a victory earlier this week. [Dallas Stars Blog]

By Jon Neely His 17 points (2 G, 15 A) not only leads the Leafs in points, but puts him on top of the list of defenseman scoring. The next closest player to him is San Jose's Dan Boyle, who has 13 points, but has played 15 games; three more than Kaberle. Now more than ever, Kaberle deserves to be the captain.

By Derek Harmsworth The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to look a lot like Charlie Brown. His name is Tomas Kaberle. Jonas Gustavsson watched practice from the bench, and while Ron Wilson has been quiet on tonight’s starter, though it looks like Toskala will get the start.

By Jon Neely Vesa Toskala There you have it, a night filled with ghouls, ghosts, and awkward karaoke moments for the Toronto Maple Leafs. From the costumes alone, it sounds like it’s going to be a rocking good time this Halloween after the Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night.

By Jon Neely With a coach and GM who are never afraid of sitting players, or sending them down, Mitchell better be careful that his two-way contract isn't exercised. He may find himself with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. Coming over from the hated Montreal Canadiens in the offseason, Mike Komisarek wa...

By James Blackmore The retooled Maple Leafs are going to have to compete with the completely rebuilt Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.  Those teams took the long hard road necessary to stockpile the kind of elite talent that they need to compete for the Cup for a generation to come.

By Greg Wyshynski This isn't to say that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis is entirely wrong when he claims that the leaking of trade bait by Toronto Maple Leafs President Brian Burke affects players' personal lives. But does that indicate a calculated bit of tampering on the part of the Leafs GM?

By Greg Wyshynski This isn't to say that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis is entirely wrong when he claims that the leaking of trade bait by Toronto Maple Leafs President Brian Burke affects players' personal lives. But does that indicate a calculated bit of tampering on the part of the Leafs GM?

By Mark Ritter The Leafs will encounter some stiff competition right off the bat with games against the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers to start the season. The next seven games include tilts against the Colorado Avalanche, Ran...

By Greg Wyshynski Last Season's Ad Copy: Twelfth in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the Northeast Division (34-35-13, 81 points). The first season of the Brian Burke/Ron Wilson regime saw a thing roster play competitive hockey, although not exactly the kind the Leafs overlord wanted to see them play.

By smcindoe@gmail.com (Down Goes Brown) News is breaking tonight that the Leafs have acquired Phil Kessel from the Bruins and signed him to a 5-year, $27M deal. The trade will apparently cost the Leafs two first round picks and a second rounder. Pessimism: If the Maple Leafs draft them? None.

By Greg Wyshynski • The Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup rings that Sidney Crosby(notes) helped design are "larger than any in the history of Stanley Cup-winning teams." [Tribune-Review] • Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and captain Nicklas Lidstrom(notes) were each given a key to Traverse City. H...

By Greg Wyshynski • The Carolina Hurricanes power-play turned into poo-poo during the playoffs, and it's up to Paul Maurice and Co. to figure out why. [Canes Country] • What do the Boston Bruins want for Phil Kessel(notes) from Toronto? [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

By Greg Wyshynski • The Carolina Hurricanes power-play turned into poo-poo during the playoffs, and it's up to Paul Maurice and Co. to figure out why. [Canes Country] • What do the Boston Bruins want for Phil Kessel(notes) from Toronto? [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

By smcindoe@gmail.com (Down Goes Brown) In the opening game of their 2002 second round series, the Ottawa Senators handed the Maple Leafs their most lopsided playoff loss of the modern era. By the way, "Wade Redden sitting on the bench with his finger up his nose" was the title of the New York Rangers 2008-09 year in review DVD.

If things work out the way Brian Burke hopes, soon we can start calling a team in far away Farjestad, Sweden the Maple Leafs unofficial farm club. If things work out the way Brian Burke hopes, soon we can start calling a team in far away Farjestad, Sweden the Maple Leafs unofficial farm club.

By Sean Leahy Besides the playoffs and the Jim Balsillie-Phoenix saga, one story of interest around the National Hockey League has been Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs' never-ending quest to draft John Tavares, even though the Buds aren't slated to make a selection until pick No. 7.

By TOsports.ca In Carcillo, the Flyers get a player who is capable of netting 20 goals in a future season and a guy who can straight up fight and hit, both of which are very valuable in the tough Eastern Conference. The two additions by the New York Rangers also caught my eye.

By Joe O'Connor Brian Burke is, as of this posting, still waiting to make his maiden trade as the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager. But his predecessor, Cliff Fletcher, aka Trader Cliff, made his final deal — and the club’s only trade of the season — on Nov. 24. Toronto’s caretaker GM packaged Carlo Colaia...

By Michael Traikos Hunter] ended up in the fight and got 10 [games]. So we'll see what happens."Prior to Saturday's game, the Leafs honoured past captain Doug Gilmour, whose No. 93 was raised to the rafters. Alexander Godynyuk, who played one season for the Leafs, is only other Toronto player to wear No. 93.

By Seth Rorabaugh Random YouTube Find of the day: Former Penguins goon Andre Roy slugging it out with defenseman John Erskine, formerly of the Islanders: Northeast Division Florida defenseman is apparently not a fan of Flyers forward Scott Upshall and his attitudes on puppy drowning:

By Andrew Echevarria Ben: Growing up my favourite team was actually the Toronto Maple Leafs, I was really fortunate to be drafted by them. I took a lot of flack for being a Toronto fan from the west coast, especially from my parents being from Montreal, they liked the Canadiens, my brothers liked the Canucks, but...

By Greg Wyshynski • San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson wants everyone to know that Claude Lemieux has been signed to an AHL, rather than NHL, tryout contract. [Snapshots] • The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing for the wholesale changes one assumes Brian Burke will make when he finally takes over the franchise. [Gl...

By Greg Wyshynski • San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson wants everyone to know that Claude Lemieux has been signed to an AHL, rather than NHL, tryout contract. [Snapshots] • The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing for the wholesale changes one assumes Brian Burke will make when he finally takes over the franchise. [Gl...

By Greg Wyshynski • What killed the Edmonton Oilers' Kid Line? [CBC Sports] • Lost in all of that Pittsburgh Penguins celebration from earlier in the week: Darren McCarty scored a nice goal for the Detroit Red Wings. Now, when is he going to drop the gloves again? [Snapshots]

By Greg Wyshynski • Speaking of which: Would the Toronto Maple Leafs really pay Burke $3 million per season to run the team? That's like, three Dominic Moores right there. [Toronto Star] • Tom Poti is sporting one hell of a hockey face for the Washington Capitals these days. [DC Sports Bog]

By Derek Harmsworth Final score: Toronto 5, Edmonton 2 Tor:  Tomas Kaberle (2) Assists: Stajan, Colaiacovo TOR: 29 Next up for the Maple Leafs is a date with Kyle Wellwood, Roberto Luongo, and the rest of the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night on Hockey Night In Canada.  Game time is 7 P.M. Eastern Time.

By Seth Rorabaugh Nikolai Zherdev had a goal and an assist for the Rangers who edged the Thrashers, 3-2. Northeast Division Two assists from Alex Tanguay lifted the Canadiens to a 2-1 win at Minnesota. Thrashers defenseman Zach Bogosian will miss six weeks due to a broken leg.

Justin Dahan breaks down Round 3 of the NHL playoffs, and also looks at the move by the Maple Leafs to fire head coach Paul Maurice. Also, Nik Lust (Ottawa Senators fan) joins the program to give his opinion on the next possible head coach of the Senators. Justin Dahan breaks down Round 3 of the N...

MVN.COM writers for the Flyers (Matthew Grochowski) and Maple Leafs (Justin Dahan) joined us. Also, Tim Bontemps came onto the show to give his take on the Rangers/Penguins series. MVN.COM writers for the Flyers (Matthew Grochowski) and Maple Leafs (Justin Dahan) joined us. Also, Tim Bonte...

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