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

The Battle of the QEW will begin anew Friday, as the Buffalo Sabres host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Northeast Division rivals first meeting of the season. The Sabres (7-1-1) enter the contest as one of the NHL’s hottest teams, having won three straight and sit first in the Northeast Division. “We’re happy,” goalie Ryan Miller [...] Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

Two highly touted pieces of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ future were not at practice on Wednesday. Winger Viktor Stalberg and goaltender Jonas Gustavsson were absent from the ice one day after the Leafs dropped their third game in a row, this one a 2-1 decision to Ottawa. “He’s got a bit of a tight groin right now,” [...] Continue Reading