Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The other day I asked why the hell not Cujo? Somebody has to back up Vesa Toskala next season, and I figured it may as well be Cujo who would sign for one year and wouldn't break the bank. Clearly MLSE is still reading this blog because this afternoon goaltender Curtis Joseph agreed to a one-year deal with his former club. Welcome back, Cujo.
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
It looks like Andrew Raycroft has played his last game as a Toronto Maple Leaf. So has Scott Clemmensen. That leaves Vesa Toskala as the only goaltender in the organization with NHL experience. We're all still hoping Justin Pogge will become a bonafide NHL goalie, but it looks like he'll need another year in the AHL playing for the Marlies. That means the Leafs need a backup to Tosky. Tosky will likely...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS HEAD COACH RON WILSON - SCREENSHOT NHL NETWORK WILSON WILL WORK WITH FORMER SHARKS GOALTENDER VESA TOSKALA A partial transcript of Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson's press conference with the media to announce his hiring earlier today: "I have coached three teams in the National Hockey League, and kind of start underneath the radar and work our way up. I feel I have accomplished...
The Spin (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Paul Maurice clearly wasn’t intending to expose Vesa Toskala to a meaningless pummeling, not after all Toskala had done for the Maple Leafs in keeping hope alive in the final months of the season. But expose Toskala is exactly what...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
It was clearly evident this was going to be one crazy day of hockey the second Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala showed up at the Air Canada Centre this morning with a platinum dye job on his closely cropped locks.
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 03/30/2008
I promise I'll be brief, but somethings been eating at me all day and I need to get it off my chest. Why did Vesa Toskala start his 30th game in a row last night? Think about it. The Leafs are playing for honour now, having been mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. Toskala has been great, and he helped make things interesting until this last week, but why not give him a rest and let Andrew...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
About halfway through his second shift of the night, Bruins winger Chuck Kobasew was buzzing around Toronto goalie Vesa Toskala . Right place, wrong outcome.
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Have you seen this ad yet? Orff's "O Fortuna" plays in dramatic fashion as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins are tied at 3 goals apiece. The game has gone to a shootout and Sidney Crosby is shooting against Vesa Toskala. The fate of the game lies in the hands of a kid. After all, every game needs a hero. But is it going to be Sid the Kid or my new best friend Tosky. Watch and see for...
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
No Mats Sundin, no Nik Antropov, no Carlo Colaiacovo, no problem. Thanks to Vesa Toskala's 35 saves the Leafs won their fourth in five games. Yes my friends, the drive for ninth is well underway. This juggernaut won't stop until it gets there. Our next victims: the Ottawa Senators. Current Record Last Games Season Leaders 34-31-10 76 points 12th in Conference 4-1 Win vs. Buffalo 3-1 Win vs. New York...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Vesa Toskala stopped 35 shots and helped keep the Toronto Maple Leafs' threadbare playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 win over the inconsistent Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
Vesa Toskala stopped 35 shots and helped keep the Toronto Maple Leafs' threadbare playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 victory against the inconsistent Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
Vesa Toskala stopped 35 shots and helped keep the Toronto Maple Leafs' threadbare playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 win over the inconsistent Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Jason Blake, Matt Stajan and rookie Anton Stralman had a goal and assist each for...
Tom Benjamin's NHL Weblog (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
The Goaltenders Union rallies around Vesa Toskala after his embarassing gaffe the other night in this amusing piece from Pierre LeBrun. John Davidson ends the story with this bit: Davidson says in the old days it was actually more common....
National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
Dear Answer Man, Vesa Toskala has had a solid season. His team mates need him now, more then ever. How does a team mate gain faith in a guy who let's in a goal from 197 feet out? Gary (Vancouver, BC Canada) Gary, I will not make excuses for any goalie, much less a Euro goalie. What his teammates need [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
As soon as the puck bounced past Vesa Toskala on Tuesday night, goalies past and present felt the Toronto netminder's pain.
