The Toronto Marlies may be without their leading scorer, but will welcome back a pair of goalies when they play host to Adirondack and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday and Sunday respectively. The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Jiri Tlusty from the Marlies (3-3-1-1) and reassigned forward Viktor Stalberg and goalie Joey MacDonald after netminder Vesa Toskala was reactivated from [...] Continue Reading

Mired in one of their worst starts to a season in franchise history, the Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping that goalie Jonas Gustavsson can return to the lineup and help get the team back on track. Unfortunately, the Leafs are going to have to wait for that, as coach Ron Wilson is not going to rush [...] Continue Reading

Despite an 0-5-1 start to the season and a myriad of other issues, many fans are still holding out hope the team will come out of their funk when Phil Kessel returns to the lineup. Certainly Kessel — who’s recovering from off-season shoulder surgery — will bolster a Leafs offence that has yielded only 13 goals for, ranking [...] Continue Reading

The Colorado Avalanche sent the Maple Leafs to their sixth-straight loss on Tuesday night, as former-Leaf Darcy Tucker and his mates downed Toronto 4-1 at the Air Canada Centre.   Tucker, who spent eight seasons wearing the blue and white, grabbed a goal and an assist while Avs’ netminder Craig Anderson was solid turning aside 30 of 31 [...] Continue Reading

Jonas Gustavsson That Toronto Maple Leafs so-called goaltending controversy is over — at least until Jonas Gustavsson returns from the injured reserve list. The 24-year-old rookie, who had started his first career NHL game on Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators, was shelved on Thursday to nurse a groin injury suffered during the 2-1 loss. “I was examined yesterday, and they [...] Continue Reading

Coming off their home-opening shootout victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Toronto Marlies (1-0-0) will look to make it two in a row this Saturday as they welcome the Grand Rapids Griffins (1-0-0) at the Ricoh Coliseum. James Reimer will likely start in between the pipes for the Marlies after starting goalie Joey MacDonald was recalled [...] Continue Reading

While their parent teams battled Thursday, the Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs open their respective AHL seasons Sunday afternoon (4 p.m. ET) at Ricoh Coliseum. Both teams will look to improve on last year's earlier post-season exits. Continue Reading

If the Toronto Maple Leafs reach their goal of making the playoffs this year, it’ll be in large part thanks to their upgrades in net. The trio of Vesa Toskala, Jonas Gustavsson and Joey MacDonald bring promise of a better season between the pipes for the Blue and White based on potential and experience. And while that [...] Continue Reading

Cody McCormick capped off a three-goal second period as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night at the HSBC Arena. The physical forward, who came over from Colorado in the off-season, picked up a loose puck in front of the Toronto goal and stuffed it under Joey MacDonald’s left pad. That goal [...] Continue Reading