Leafs roster built on performance
Toronto Maple Leafs were forced to make some tough decisions to cut its roster to 24 players before the start of the regular season Thursday.
Toronto Maple Leafs were forced to make some tough decisions to cut its roster to 24 players before the start of the regular season Thursday.
Phil Kessel scored on the power play 3:08 into overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers, spoiling their home-opener, Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Clarke MacArthur scored the game-winner, and Giguere made the best save of the game in the dying moments, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at the Air Canada Centre on Thursday. Tim Brent and Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto, and Dustin Boyd and Jeff Halpern replied for the Canadiens.
The letter C will draw plenty of attention on Thursday night in Toronto.
When Tomas Kaberle puts on the blue and white jersey for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season opener against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, one little letter will be missing. The ‘A’ crested on the top left…
One of the Maple Leafs best young players has somehow escaped the spotlight of the Toronto media thus far in training camp. Luke Schenn spent his first two seasons with the blue-and-white having every move criticized by both fans and media as he was the lone prospect in the system.
Ron Wilson knew he had to do some line up tinkering after Tuesday night’s abysmal effort against the Ottawa Senators. The Leafs’ top two lines showed flashes of chemistry en route to a 4-1 triumph…
As the Toronto Maple Leafs get their act together and find many of their missing pieces returning to the lineup, fantasy hockey owners could mine some hidden gems that have been previously ignored.
The dichotomy of media debate heading into Tuesday’s Battle of Ontario was certainly an interesting one.
When Leafs GM Brian Burke was hired, he vowed his squad would have more pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence.