The Leafs won again last night.  I missed the game, as I was playing one myself, but the record shows Phil Kessel scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Rangers in New York. You've likely heard that our

This Justin Bieber kids seems to be a pretty big deal these days.  Did you know he's from Stratford, Ontario?  That's prime Leaf fan territory, don'tchaknow. Dude's got 5,707,831 followers on Twitter.  5,707,831 followers... that's even more than I have.  He's got 5,707,831 influential,

Jeff Finger has been placed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs.  When he clears waivers, he'll be sent down to the Marlies and Brian Burke will get $3.5 million of cap room back. One of the cool things about maintaining this blog for the past 8 years is

It was great fun watching the Leafs dominate the Sens last night.  That's two wins over our two greatest rivals to start the season, our best start in 11 years. On this 10th day of the 10th month in 2010, at precisely 10:10, let's take a moment to soak

There's a Leafs game tomorrow night.  The hateful Habs are in town.  It's a clean slate, we're tied in first and we're all drinking from the fountain of eternal optimism. Here's our opening night roster.  Go Leafs Go! Forwards#      NAME      HEIGHT      WEIGHT      DATE OF BIRTH      AGE      BIRTH PLACE              9      COLBY

Darcy Tucker has announced his retirement.  The former Leafs forward scored 215 goals and 476 points and amassed 1410 minutes in penalties in 947 career NHL games. Back in 2002, Darcy Tucker and Bryan McCabe had terrible seasons.  That led my brothers and I to believe in the jersey jinx.

I'm liking what I've seen so far from new Maple Leaf Kris Versteeg.  The Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak, and Kris Versteeg line has oozed with chemistry, with Versteeg showing an offensive flair above and beyond the expected.  I can't wait to see what he does in the regular season. Versteeg,

Last week, I met Toronto Star columnist Vinay Menon for dinner at Real Sports Bar & Grill.  Real Sports Bar & Grill, if you haven't yet been, is amazing.  199 televisions and the largest indoor HDTV in North America makes it a pretty spectacular sports bar.  Oh yeah, and the

According to my Maple Leafs Season Countdown Clock (patent pending), there are only 18 days, 22 hours, 1 minute, and 20 seconds left until the Maple Leafs opener.  That's got me thinking about our chances this year, and who will make the big club. Here's another retro gem shared by

I've asked all staff to give up their respective Sundays so all hands are on deck for today's Tomas Kaberle trade watch. The window in Kaberle's trade clause closes at midnight.  That leaves us with only 15.5 hours to pull the trigger on a deal.  Everyone here will be

I haven't written about the Leafs in a while.  The countdown clock tells me there's still 85 days, 9 hours, 35 minutes, and 35 seconds left until the Maple Leafs opener. This awesome video is from KesselySnipes.  You should watch it. [via Pension Plan Puppets]

Brian Burke made a huge splash in the free agent pool by signing unrestricted free agent defenceman Brett Lebda  to a two-year contract, worth $1.45 million per season. Lebda, 28, has appeared in 326 regular season games amassing 18 goals, 50 assists, and 201 penalty minutes. But he's a

If you click on over to http://www.torontomike.com/countdown.html you'll learn there are 95 days, 8 hours, 23 minutes, and 22 seconds left until the Maple Leafs opener against the Habs. That countdown clock will track the seconds remaining until we drop the puck for real once

Brian Burke has pulled the trigger on his first free agent signing of 2010.  He's signed Colby Armstrong, who played with the Atlanta Thrashers last season.  He'll make $3 million a year for the next three years. He's a tough 27-year old with with 78 goals, 100 assists and 317

On the eve of this free agent frenzy we call Canada Day, Brian Burke pulled the trigger on a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks that has Kris Versteeg coming to town. The Leafs get the 24-year-old Versteeg along with the rights to left winger Bill Sweatt, Chicago’s 38th choice

As a sports fanatic who is also a long time reader of the Toronto Star, I've been reading Damien Cox for what feels like forever.  Sometimes I disagree with him, sometimes I agree with him, but I always read what he has to say. Damien Cox, I just have one

Last December, after watching a Maple Leafs game from the press box at the ACC, I wrote Barilkosphere Call to Arms: Our Time is Now. The digital space belongs to us. It's our blogs, our forums, our podcasts and our content. MLSE would have no editorial privilege and no veto

It's no surprise our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs are about to announce Dion Phaneuf will don the C next season in our newly designed sweaters.  Heck, even I tweeted about this last week. I sense Leafs fans are split on this one.  It's a classic case of a player's reputation

This Maple Leafs fan is rooting for Chicago.  The Blackhawks are now one win away from their first Stanley Cup since 1961.  This Leafs fan couldn't be happier. It's time to say farewell to 1961 and hello to 1967.  1967 is the last time my team won the Stanley Cup,

You've no doubt heard that the Chicago Blackhawks haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1961.  That's significant because it's the longest current drought in the NHL. You've no doubt heard that the Toronto Maple Leafs have the 2nd longest current Stanley Cup drought in the NHL.  My Leafs haven't won