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. Most notably, Phil Kessel should make his debut for the Leafs on Tuesday as the team hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last year, [...] Continue Reading

The dichotomy of media debate heading into Tuesday’s Battle of Ontario was certainly an interesting one. In Toronto, the talk of the town focused on who would be the one stopping goals. In the nation’s capital, it was a matter of who would be the one scoring them. As it turned out, it was the Ottawa Senators finding [...] Continue Reading

When Leafs GM Brian Burke was hired, he vowed his squad would have more pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence. Simply put, he wanted a hard-nosed, tougher, grittier team. In the off-season, Burke added defencemen Mike Komisarek, Francois Beauchemin and Garnet Exelby and forwards Wayne Primeau, Jay Rosehill and Colton Orr in an attempt to achieve this. Despite a [...] Continue Reading

After a summer of trades, free-agent signings and other tweaks, there is much optimism among Leafs fans going into the start of the 2009-10 season. So let's introduce the new Toronto Maple Leafs. Continue Reading

In the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first game of pre-season action, Brian Burke’s off-season acquisitions paid immediate dividends. But it was former Leaf defenceman Andy Wozniewski who had the last laugh. Wozniewski scored the winning goal at 7:01 of the third period to break the tie and give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Leafs on [...] Continue Reading