atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Maple Leafs showed some style Saturday when they wore their helmets backwards during the shootout, a hockey version of the rally cap. The Leafs went on to win, snapping a five-game losing streak. Matt Stajan (photo) was believed to be the instigator, but on Sunday he said, "Nah, it was all Jamal Mayers ."
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Karl B DeBlaker - AP I know, alright? Don't say anything, I know. This is worse than that time I walked in on my mom when she was on the john. Browse more photos » It's always hard to be the new guy. I had to leave Boston though, all that black was doing nothing for my complexion. Still, you'd have thought the guys would make more of an effort to make me feel a part of...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
from Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star, The party was mostly hush-hush, a players only affair. This party was a much-needed break from so much doom and gloom surrounding the daily process of trying to gel as a team, and get that elusive first win. So the players went all out. The best costume? “What did the guys say ... Jamal Mayers? Yeah, I’ll go with that,” said Luke Schenn, referring...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP Toronto Maple Leafs, from left, Luke Schenn, Jeff Finger, and Jamal Mayers take part in a team skate at the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence, the club's new practice facility. Browse more photos » The blog's growing weeds here a bit. Time for a trim. The first thing I'll do is offer a hearty congratulations to Tim Wharnsby, my former colleague...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
From left to right: Vesa Toskala , Jason Blake , Matt Stajan and Jamal Mayers (via jareandbecc.files.wordpress.com ) Down Goes Brown has his thoughts on the 90s nights . Straight Outta SoCal is looking for a captain . Leafs247 reviews the upcoming road trip , and doesn't see much in the way of easy wins. TSM is agreeing with Working Class Howard . Yes, you read that right. The Vintage Leafs keeps distracting...
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
by Tom Gannam - AP Insert Rick Flair noise here. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) View full size photo uploaded October 17, 2009 Well hello. This dispatch comes from my parent's house. Their Internet is slower than Ken Hitchcock running to his cardiologist. There's a doily on the computer. I think it's supposed to look like a sewing machine. And I don't think I can use any blue language; the machine will surely...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
from Damian Cox of the Toronto Star, ...But you sure don’t go out of your way to comfort the enemy, right? Well, apparently, if you’re the Leafs, you do. Mired in a depressing five-game winless streak to start the season, the game operations staff thought that with the Colorado Avalanche in town Tuesday night it was a perfect time to pay tribute to Darcy (Sideshow Bob) Tucker, one of the...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Leafs Practice Lineup - Oct 9 Check this out: Here were the lines from Friday's practice: Alexei Ponikarovsky - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin Niklas Hagman - Matt Stajan - Lee Stempniak Jason Blake - John Mitchell - Jamal Mayers Jay Rosehill - Rickard Wallin - Colton Orr Francois Beauchemin - Tomas Kaberle Mike Komisarek - Ian White Luke Schenn - Jeff Finger Garnet Exelby Vesa Toskala - Joey...
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
The Leafs open the 2009-10 regular season tonight against those hateful Habs. I can't wait. Here's our opening night roster. Forwards Jason Blake Mikhail Grabovski Niklas Hagman Phil Kessel* Jamal Mayers John Mitchell Colton Orr Alexei Ponikarovsky Wayne Primeau Jay Rosehill Viktor Stalberg Matt Stajan Lee Stempniak Rickard Wallin Defence Francois Beauchemin Garnet Exelby Jeff Finger Tomas Kaberle...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Do you know why Toronto has the league’s highest ticket prices? It’s because the Leafs are so freakin worth it. So many stars to look at in the flesh. Why, at any second you can see Jason Blake skating and shooting. Jamal Mayers will be there, so will Jiri Tlusty. And if it’s defencemen you want to [...] Added by: rocket Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: atlanta thrashers florida...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
"Jamal doesn't need to prove anything. We want to build a really good grind line and he's capable of doing that and killing penalties. He's in great shape and works hard in practice. You can't ever have enough of those guys." Ron Wilson explains , for the 1000th time, that Jamal Mayers will be a Maple Leaf come October 1st.
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
More photos » by ANDREW VAUGHAN - AP Love him or hate him I hope our captain will soon emulate him. Browse more photos » The goalies that shut out the Philadelphia Flyers last night will get a chance to continue their shutout streak against the other half of Pennsylvannia's hockey duo. Jason Allison is back in the lineup and Matt Stajan is making his first appearance of the exhibition season...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Here are tonight's lineups for each team. The Penguins: Forwards Luca Caputi - Evgeni Malkin - Tyler Kennedy Matt Cooke - Wyatt Smith - Bill Guerin Konstantin Pushkarev - Craig Adams - Nick Johnson Paul Bissonnette - Mike Rupp - Tim Wallace Defensemen Alex Goligoski - Nate Guenin Chriss Lee - Kris Letang Brooks Orpik - Ben Lovejoy Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury Brent Johnson And the Maple Leafs: Forwards...
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
I hate official team sites. Can you imagine a more biased source of news? I suppose a site like mapleleafs.com would be fine if you were just looking for a schedule or to purchase tickets, but if you're looking for team news and insight, the official site is the last place I go. On the web, I've witnessed the birth of the Barilkosphere the past few years. There's a solid collection of Maple Leaf blogs...
TML Fan Fury (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
The days of what has not been a great summer at all tick down and NHL training camps are just around the corner, yes folks September is five weeks away. The Leafs have made quite a few roster moves over the last four weeks with the draft, free agent signings and trades as Brian Burke looks to turn the Maple Leafs around and get the team back into the playoffs, which hasnt happened since before the...
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