Brian Rafalski scored two late goals consecutively as the United States pounded Norway 6-1 in men's Olympic hockey on Thursday. Continue Reading

The cellar-dwelling Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the struggling Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on Friday night (7 p.m. ET). Both clubs sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, with the Hurricanes and Buds holding the 14th and 15th spots, respectively. Carolina (2-8-3) is entrenched in a nine-game losing streak, while Toronto  (1-7-5) has [...] Continue Reading

With Phil Kessel’s Toronto Maple Leafs debut Tuesday night, it was hoped the team would finally turn the corner and put together some wins. While the end result wasn’t the desired one, Kessel’s energy, speed, skill and offensive firepower showed promising signs for the future. He was certainly welcomed by his new hometown fans, who gave the [...] Continue Reading

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

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

If the NHL season ended today, the Toronto Maple Leafs would be the worst team in the league. That means the Boston Bruins would have a great chance of selecting first overall in the 2010 NHL entry draft, after acquiring the pick, as well as the Leafs 2011 first-rounder, for Phil Kessel. When the trade was completed, [...] 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

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

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