The Tie Domi era has come to an end after twelve seasons.  The Toronto Maple Leafs bought out his contract today in an effort to create a little more cap room.  He is our all-time leader in penalty minutes and ranks third in NHL history.  More importantly, he's the only

Online sportsbook and casino sites are already posting odds as to who will win the Stanley Cup in 2007.  Ottawa and Detroit are the favourites, currently 6-1.  Of the six Canadian teams in the NHL, my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs have been given the smallest chance to win it all.

I didn't get the news until midnight last night, but during yesterday's NHL entry draft the Toronto Maple Leafs traded last year's #1 pick Tuukka Rask for Boston's Andrew Raycroft.  When I first read about the deal, I hated it.  Rask is only twenty years old and was named the

During the 1941-42 NHL regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs went 27-18-3, finishing second to the New York Rangers.  Because things were done quite a bit differently back then, we actually faced the Rangers in the semi-finals, beating them 4 games to 2.  That put is in the finals against

Remember a few weeks ago when we all read and heard about the Bryan McCabe signing?  I interpreted it as a done deal as it was widely reported as a done deal.  There may have been a gentleman's agreement between McCabe and Feguson, but nothing has been signed. In today's

Our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a five-year deal with defenceman Bryan McCabe yesterday.  The deal is worth between $5.5 million US and $6 million per year.  The Star did some Leaf math for the 2006/2007 season, and the numbers don't equal a Stanley Cup parade on

Let the Paul Maurice era in Toronto begin.  Sure, it technically began when he was hired to coach the Toronto Marlies last season, but now he's been promoted to coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.  The Paul Maurice era begins now. It's hard to believe he's still in his 30s.

While I was converting the November 2005 entries into MT, I came across this Leafs recap of our November 11 game against the Sabres.  It was yet another game we lost by a goal but should have won handidly.  We slipped to 8-7-2 but we could have easily won 12

Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman Aki Berg has signed with TPS Turku of Finland's SM-liiga.  I, for one, am  really going to miss having him around.  I'm not going to miss him because he was particularly valuable or skilled, but because he was always there when blame needed to be applied.

Pat Quinn has been fired as head coach of our Toronto Maple Leafs.  He went 300-222-52 with 26 shootout and overtime losses as Leafs coach, twice leading Toronto to the Eastern Conference final, losing to Buffalo in 1998-99 and Carolina 2001-02. I sincerely believe every head coach has an expiration

Part of the pain that comes with being a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs is the overwhelming sense that MLSE is completely dysfunctional.  There's a GM, a coach who was GM, a president, a chairman, board members, Bell Globemedia, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and more.  It's a complete

Well folks, this here is our last Leafs recap for the season.  Mats Sundin continued his late season excellence with another four points giving him 78 points for the season, his highest total since 2002.  Don't forget, the dude missed a dozen games with that eye injury he suffered in

In hindsight, the Leafs finished exactly where they deserved to finish.  Hindsight, of course, is 20/20.  What about foresight?  Did I have the foresight to see the writing on the wall last summer?  I wrote the following entry last August, just prior to the signing of Eric Lindros. The

Yesterday I wrote that the Leafs were finished with Mikael Tellqvist.  Confidence in the back up was lost, confidence in Jean-Sebastien Aubin has soared and it's highly unlikely the Leafs will head into next season with both Tellqvist and Aubin. Tellqvist got his first start in ten games yesterday and

On the bright side, we beat the Sens for the first time all season.  Following the game, CBC showed the Tampa Bay-Carolina game, which went to overtime.  When Martin St. Louis scored with 10.7 seconds left, the Leafs were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time in eight

This is frustrating.  The Leafs are blowing out the Sens, a team we haven't been able to beat all season.  It's 5-0 and we're smoking them after two.  This is our tenth game since we lost in Montreal and we'll be collecting our eighteenth point over that span. It's frustrating

Wow, that was another thriller as we continue to live this glorious pipe dream.  When Matt Stajan scored that goal with 1:08 left in overtime you should have heard the scream I let out.  Hell, you probably did. Although I usually defend Mats Sundin when people talk about cutting

It's still too little, too late, but Mats Sundin is on fire.  Last night, he had four goals and two assists.  I don't remember ever seeing him play better than he played last night. Tampa Bay lost, and with three games remaining they have 89 points.  We've got four to

The Leafs wined and dined on the power play last night going 5-for-8 with the man advantage.  Believe it or not, the Leafs had never before beaten the Flyers twice on the road in the same season until now.  Jean-Sebastien Aubin remains unbeaten in regulation in seven starts. Following the

I was actually hoping we'd pull Jean-Sebastien Aubin in overtime and go for the win.  Once it got to a shootout, I had little hope for victory.  We're 3-7 in shootouts this year and we've yet to score a shootout goal on the road. It's been a rough season, but

The have to feel for Mikael Tellqvist.  He's a solid backup all year to an underperforming Ed Belfour, Belfour finally bows out and Telly is annointed numero uno and our hopeful savoir then, there are two make-or-break games in Montreal to decide our fate.  The rest, is history.  Tellqvist hasn't

Damien Rhodes started his NHL career 6-0 for the Leafs.  Jean-Sebastien Aubin will not match this feat, having lost his first game in four outings for the blue and white.  I once attended a game in Ottawa at the Corel Centre and witnessed Rhodes record a shutout over the Devils

I appreciate Jean-Sebastien Aubin's spirit, but I fear math is not his strong suit.  Earlier today, our goaltender proclaimed to the press, "We're not done yet".  He believes the Leafs can still make the playoffs. The Leafs have nine games remaining, five at home and four on the road.  The