All eyes in the Air Canada Centre were on Phil Kessel as he made his Toronto Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday night. But the sniper and his new teammates had a tough time solving Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Antero Niittymaki. Ryan Malone scored the game winner 2:21 into overtime as the Lightning defeated the Leafs 2-1. Vincent Lecavalier also [...] Continue Reading

Tim Connolly scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Friday night at the HSBC arena. Drew Stafford also scored for Buffalo (8-1-1) while Ian White and Mikhail Grabovski responded for the Leafs. Ryan Miller withstood a barrage of shots in the final frame as he stopped all [...] Continue Reading

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

Nothing is ever won in October in the National Hockey League. The Toronto Maple Leafs can sleep soundly knowing that much. But the fact the team remains the only NHL franchise still without a win has to be keeping them up at night.   For the first time in a week, Toronto (0-6-1) will have another crack at [...] Continue Reading