Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star, So if the water keeps rising, and it’s rising very quickly around the Leaf enterprise right now, Burke may ultimately get pushed into doing something he is dead set against. The guess here is that Wilson has 10 more games to show some noticeably positive results. The team is healthy, particularly the key players, Wilson was lucky enough to have a pure scorer...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
More photos » by Gerry Broome - AP Browse more photos » Another barn burner here tonight with the Capitals in town, the second-best team in the league against its worst in a game very few expect the locals to have a hope in. As I've mentioned before, the majority of my friends here are, in fact, Leafs fans, which at this point is about as wretched creature as you can imagine. Most of the...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Karl B DeBlaker - AP MON-STER! MON-STER! MON-STER! Browse more photos » 13 days ago these two teams met in Toilet Bowl I and the Leafs emerged victorious on the back of some great goaltending by Jonas Gustavsson and a game-winning goal by Jason Blake. A fortnight later and the two teams are ready to reprise their roles as neither one has been able to shed the anchor that...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
from Joe O’Conner of the National Post, Burke’s goal going into the season was to make the playoffs, and the general manager believed he had the team to do it. That team has three wins in 19 games and, as it reaches the quarter-pole of the NHL season, is tied with Carolina for last place overall, with 11 points. “How would I rate the season? Obviously, it is incomplete,” Burke...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
One of the silver linings to an otherwise gloomy Maple Leaf season has been the remarkable health of the club so far. While other teams have been losing players by the bushel, the Leaf have only Mike Van Ryn gone indefinitely and Mike Komisarek rehabbing a short-term injury.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun, Yes, they played well enough to win in this heartbreaking 3-2 loss to the Senators. But with just three wins in 19 games, moral victories aren’t worth a damn any more, especially when the script never seems to change. And now, the difficult questions need to be asked. First off, when was the last time a Maple Leafs goalie stole a game for this team the...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Intermission 1 2 3 Total Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 Ottawa Senators 1 1 Join the Game Thread Did you guys see Kicking and Screaming, the Will Ferrell vehicle? Well, he makes his team awesome by adding two little Italian geniuses and one super secret play: Pass it to the Italians. Right now, Matt Stajan is doing the best job of following Ron Wilson's coaching: Pass it to Phil Kessel . My favourite part...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
That's how this season is starting to feel like for me. The funny thing about hangovers though. No matter how bad they are, you invariably find yourself in the same position again at some point. Bloge Salming's new video says...well, I really have no idea what it says. Ever the glass-half-full kind of guy, eyebleaf still holds out hope that the Leafs can turn it around. Failing that, the head of Ron...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue on their downward spiral and the question now needs to be asked is it not time to play Mikhail Grabovski with Phil Kessel? Added by: tml1967 Viewed: 3 time(s) Tags/Keywords: NHL Phil_Kessel Toronto_Maple_Leafs mikhail grabovski hockey Added On: 2009-11-15
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
More photos » by Nathan Denette - AP Browse more photos » I had the chance to take in the Leafs- Flames game here in Toronto, a contest that was essentially over 10 minutes in after a couple iffy goals. Jonas Gustavsson had his first really tough night in the crease, allowing three goals on five shots before he was chased from the crease. More on that here , for those that are interested...
TML Fan Fury (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to stink up the joint as they get closer to the 1/4 mark of the NHL season and sit in the 29th spot in the NHL one point ahead of Carolina and four points behind Florida and Anaheim. The Leafs are averaging 2.5 goals per game this season, sit last on the penalty kill and are a league worst 1-6-2 at home. The team on many nights seem to take a little too long to realize...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun via the Toronto Sun, You see, it was Burke who threatened the Bruins with a Group II offer sheet before making a deal for winger Phil Kessel in September. The Leafs could easily be sitting in the same position if they don’t get the 25-year-old Swede signed. Gustavsson, who is making $810,000 (all terms US) on a one-year deal this season, has emerged as the...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Leafs outplay Calgary most of the game and still lose going away. Positives - Luke Schenn , Gunner, Phil Kessel , Matt Stajan . Negatives - pretty much everything else. Calgary got a quick three, and then, Bundy-style, asked for the five count. We almost hulked-up for the comeback, but then got squashed in the third. So, playoffs is kinda definitely not happening, right? The only thing that ever seems...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Licking the wounds from last night's game, the Leafs take on the Flames tonight. Lest we forget, the team is composed of more than just Phil Kessel . But at the moment, it seems like that's all we have. Fear not, we've the got moxie and foxy to prevail over Calgary. Ways to survive this game and season? Yes, I think the video is supposed to look like 1996. SPG picks. Do them . Keep the thread fun.
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
More photos » by John Smierciak - AP Quit stopping the puck asshole. Click on the picture for a gallery from last night's game. Browse more photos » Let's get this out of the way: Vesa Toskala played great last night. He had a .912 sv% including 8 stops on 9 shots when down a man to mark his first good game of the season. The one goal on the penalty kill came because Exelby got caught in...
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angelina24 | 10/12/2009
Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins 10/12/2009 Monday 01:00 pm TD Garden (Fleet Center) in Boston, MA Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins C Marc Savard was just 2-for-13 in shootouts for his career and was used just three times in that spot last year, but he came through Saturday night. “(Savard and coach Claude Julien) had a chat in the beginning of the year, and obviously (Phil) Kessel (who was traded)
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