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

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a lot of body work done on their roster this past season and now it’s time to consider a team captain to be the face of the franchise. Toronto needs a player to represent the new era ushered in by general manager Brian Burke and head coach Ron Wilson. The Truculent [...] Continue Reading

It’s almost time to see just how far this new-look Leafs team has come. After bringing in highly-touted players such as Mike Komisarek, Jonas Gustavsson and Phil Kessel, more is expected from this season’s edition of the Toronto Maple Leafs. There is no question that the Leafs are looking towards the playoffs, but what are their chances [...] Continue Reading