Now that I've had a little time to reflect upon the big news from MLSE yesterday, I'm ready to share my thoughts on the subject. John Ferguson, Jr. might be a really swell guy, but he wasn't a particularly good General Manager.  I never felt comfortable about our direction with

According to reports, the Toronto Maple Leafs have relieved John Ferguson, Jr. of his General Manager duties. This move should have happened last summer, but I digress.  We'll see if we go redux and bring in the man who led us to game 7 of the Campbell Conference finals.  Damn

The three game winning streak is over and Cliff Fletcher is back from vacation. The rumour mill is in overdrive suggesting that JFJ's dismissal is imminent. I've got my full team covering this breaking story... Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders19-22-8 46 points Tied for 5th in Northeast3-2 Loss vs. New

This is a strange team.  On paper, they're terrible.  On the ice they're pretty bad too, but here they are refusing to quit, winning three in a row.  It's only the second time this season the Leafs have won three or more games in a row. We're only 5 points

It would have been easier for all of us if this team had just stayed down.  Perhaps there's still a little pride running through those veins, and now they've gone and won two in a row.  It puts me in a tricky spot. I'm trying to root against them, because

The hot link making the rounds amongst Leafs fans this week is http://www.firerichardpeddie.ca/.  They've got 11481 signatures so far and they're promising to print and send the list to the MLSE offices each Friday. As I wrote back in November, I sincerely believe Richard Peddie should be

This might be the first time in my life I was sorry the Toronto Maple Leafs won.  The third period took place while I was playing dodgeball, so it was on my drive home that I heard we were victorious.  My fear is that MLSE will view these two points

I'll begin this recap by telling you I didn't catch a minute of this game.  I went to bed because my alarm clock was set for 4am.  I missed our fifth consecutive loss. In the entire 30 team NHL, only two teams have fewer points than us.  Tampa Bay is

"When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire". ~ Stars, Your Ex-Lover is Dead Rumour has it Vesa Toskala may have re-injured himself last night.  He came in to relieve Raycroft.  Why they risked Toskala is beyond me.  I would have let Andrew Raycroft finish what

I've always been fascinated by the large contingent of Leafs fans who constantly wear rose coloured glasses.  You know these guys, they believe in their team and will defend them and every facet of the organization until hell freezes over. I love this team.  I always have.  I love this

Let's start this recap with a positive attitude.  On the bright side, Vesa Toskala is back after missing six games with a groin injury.  On another bright side, I chose sleep over watching this mess of a game and I'm quite pleased with that decision. Mats, we love you, now

As I plan my week, I see the Leafs are in California to take on the Ducks, Kings and Sharks.  That means the puck will drop after 10pm EST. Normally that would mean late nights for me.  Sometimes these west coasters won't end until after one in the morning.  Now,

We peppered 56 shots at Antero Niittymaki but it wasn't enough.  Another night, another loss for the blue and white. We fell to 1-4-1 since goalie Vesa Toskala went down with a groin injury. Sundin scored both Leafs goals, giving him 543 for his career.  That moves him past Stan

If you're watching tonight's game, you just saw a familiar sight.  It was Carlo Colaiacovo being helped off the ice with a knee injury.  He also missed the Maple Leafs' first 37 games of the season with a knee injury. Colaiacovo hasn't yet turned 25 and may still meet our

This was a close game heading into the third period.  Then, in a 48 second splurge, the Pens scored three times on Scott Clemmensen, handing him his first loss as a Leaf. This is our seventh loss in nine games.  Mats Sundin is still playing awesome and I hope JFJ

You almost feel bad for Andrew Raycroft.  He played the bulk of games last year before losing his starting job to Vesa Toskala this year and even with Toskala injured he finds himself playing backup.  Raycroft had his shot and blew it, but you've still gotta feel for the dude.

Writing these Leafs recaps is usually one of the first things I do the morning after a game.  It's past noon and this is the first time I turned on the laptop.  That was one ugly game and I don't even feel like recapping it. It would be easy to

Prior to last night's game I read a couple of articles about the excellent timing.  The Leafs were running into a slumping team that had lost six in a row.  Also, this is a team we have owned, having gone 5-0-1 against them recently.  The two points were sitting there,

The Dubie strikes again!  Wade Dubielewicz was born in Invermere, BC and I think he hates Toronto.  He knocks us down every chance he gets. Mark Bell scored his second goal as a Leaf.  You may recall the $50 Mark Bell bet I have with my brother.  Last summer, after

Danger! Danger! Danger! Andrew Raycroft will be in net tonight when we play the Islanders.  Raycroft last started November 24 in a disastrous 5-1 loss in Phoenix. That's the game that triggered these 41 tears. My new best friend Vesa Toskala has been 7-2-3 since that game, but he can't

The Leafs haven't had much luck this road trip.  Vesa Toskala, or Tosky as I like to call him, has been brilliant, but goals have been few and far between.  We keep getting caught from behind, as we were yesterday, but this time we found a way to win. Pavel

It's deja vu all over again.  For the second game in a row, we got burned for a goal with less than a minute to play.  This time, we were left with no points to show for a solid effort. On the bright side, we're losing close games and getting

It would be easy to pin this blown opportunity on Alexei Ponikarovsky.  With the Leafs up by a goal with less than a minute to play, the puck was on Poni's stick and all he had to do was shoot it toward an empty Carolina net.  Instead, Cory Stillman picked

This could be an entry I regret writing, but with 8:00 remaining in the second period, Vesa Toskala is putting on a show.  It's damn fun watching a goalie stand on his head.  During the brief Raycroft era, nights like this were few and far between. He's only faced