Toronto Maple Leafs
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While the kids and I were camping under the stars and fireworks, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed unrestricted free agent Jason Blake. Blake scored 40 goals for the New York Islanders last season while no Leaf scored 30. I like the signing. Blake can clearly score, it tough and can
MLSE president Richard Peddie confirmed yesterday that they're looking to hire a senior adviser to work with Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson. JFJ apparently needs some help, a mentor of sorts, as he's still learning the job after four years as GM of Canada's team. That's hilarious. Only
The Leafs have acquired Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell in a draft day deal with the San Jose Sharks. This trade isn't about Mark Bell, it's all about Vesa Toskala. Actually, it's all about Andrew Raycroft. If you've read my Leafs ramblings over the past year, you'll know I'm not
Someone at MLSE was reading my entry this morning about Bryan McCabe. Is that you John Ferguson, Jr.?
I subscribe to a Toronto Maple Leafs news feed from Yahoo!, and this morning's headline instantly grabbed my attention. "Redden, McCabe could be available". Toronto Maple Leafs rearguard Bryan McCabe still has four years left on his deal, but the New York Islanders might make a pitch for him if
Who the hell needs a Stanley Cup when we could have Nik Antropov instead? The Maple Leafs have reached agreement with Antropov on a two-year contract extension. Clearly Leafs management had a decision to make. Do we try and build a team capable of winning it all or do we
This cartoon from Patrick Corrigan was in today's Toronto Star. The opinions expressed in this cartoon may or may not be representative of Torontonians and Toronto Maple Leaf fans.
The CBC's ratings for the NHL playoffs are down. BBM Nielsen figures show that no playoff game cracked the top 25 in the Toronto area during the week of May 7-13. Apparently, this ratings slide is all our fault, and we should be proud. "We hope that red fever catches
Alexander Suglobov has left us for SKA-St. Petersburg of the Russian Elite League. After a nice little preseason in which I saw him finish a couple of sweet end-to-end rushes, I wrote this plea to give him a shot. In hindsight, I was dead wrong and there will be little
Thanks to The Goalie Archive, I am pleased to provide you with a list of every goaltender in Toronto Maple Leafs history. Here are all 75 players to play net for the Leafs, in alphabetical order. Jean-Sebastien AubinTom BarrassoBaz BastienDon BeaupreEd BelfourGord BellTim BernhardtAllan BesterPaul-Emile BibeaultJohnny BowerTurk BrodaSebastien CentomoLorne ChabotEd
I openly acknowledged my weakness back in 2005. Some Leaf games only air on Leafs TV and I didn't want to miss them, so I ponied up the coin and subscribed to channel 414. There was instant gratification. According to globesports.com, Leafs TV will air about 25 games next
Forty years ago tonight, on May 2, 1967, Jim Pappin scored the winning goal as the Leafs defeated the Canadiens 3-1 for their 13th Stanley Cup victory and fourth in the last six years. As you may have heard, the Leafs haven't won since. Humble referenced the 40 year drought
It's do or die for the Raptors tonight, the Jays are second in the AL East and the Leafs haven't been seen in over twenty days, but the big sports story in this city today is the status of Mats Sundin's hip. According to this article by Steve Simmons, Sundin's
It's April 21, the day Bill Barilko scored his final goal. I celebrated the occasion by posting my first FPP at Metafilter, although I've just learnt it was covered four years ago, which got it deleted. Here's what I wrote: The legend of Bill Barilko grows each year. It was
In an interview with George Gross of the Toronto Sun, Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin drops a tremendous quote. "But I will tell you one thing," he said emphatically. "The Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup while I'm still with the team.That's quite the statement. Mats
We won't dwell on the obvious. Yes, it was close. Yes, John Madden's goal at 19:59 of the third to tie things up was unbelievable. Yes, Sergei Brylin's pathetic attempt to force another round of shooters in the shootout will not soon be forgotten. In the end, we finished
A regular season game has never felt more like the playoffs, and the sad thing is we may not even get there this year. In a must win game, a game that had to be won in regulation, we outscored Montreal 2-0 in the third and held on. That was
At the end of two periods, the Leafs trail Montreal 5-4. There are twenty minutes to play and the Leafs need to win this in regulation to have a chance. We came out gang busters, playing awesome hockey when it matters most. The Michael Ryder Show in the second period
I don't say this very often, and I don't think I've said it since Propp, Zezel and Sinisalo wore orange, but I'm saying it today. Go Flyers Go!
We were oh so close to making the Leafs~Habs game Saturday night the one that decides the 8th playoff spot in the East, but the Islanders blew it. Ok, the Leafs blew it, and we no longer control our own fate. Let me break this down for you dudes
Raise your hand if you know Wade Dubielewicz. After tonight, that may be a name we Leaf fans never forget. I try not to think about it. Saturday night, Hockey Night in Canada, Leafs vs. Habs to decide the final playoff bound team in the East. We're so close to
They're last in the East, but they almost killed our playoff hopes. These games are killing me. The Penguins scored with four seconds left before we pulled it off in overtime and last night the Flyers scored with four minutes to go to tie things up. There are two games
My brother Steve and I had a little Gtalk going during tonight's thriller at the ACC. The Leafs won, and here's our thrilling convo. 8:50 PM Mike: big pp coming up! 8:50 PM Steve: they have a great pk for some reason 8:50 PM Steve: only Raycroft
What a crappy effort in a most important game. We're stuck in ninth but in typical Leafs fashion there's still a chance for 8th. With three games to go we're one lousy point behind Montreal who currently hold down the last playoff spot in the East. As we all know,
It was a roller coaster ride at the ACC last night with the Leafs jumping up 4-1, getting caught with four seconds to play and winning it in overtime to keep pace with Montreal and the New York Rangers. I live blogged the game if you're interested in more analysis.
