Sunday night was a statement game for Viktor Stalberg. The rookie forward, who was sent down from the Toronto Maple Leafs last week, scored two goals and a pair of assists as the Toronto Marlies downed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-2 at Ricoh Coliseum. Strong play by the forwards at both ends of the ice helped Toronto (5-3-1-1) [...] 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

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

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

The trio of Mikhail Grabovski, Viktor Stalberg, and Niklas Hagman will be relied on to produce much of the Toronto Maple Leaf’s offence this upcoming season, says coach Ron Wilson.    In eight exhibition games, the three Leafs amassed 17 points including six goals from Stalberg who impressed again Sunday with a two point effort, in a 7-6 [...] Continue Reading

John Mitchell’s shootout winner gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings Friday night at Joe Louis Arena as the NHL pre-season winds down for both clubs. It was a big night for Swedish players. Niklas Kronwall scored Detroit’s (2-3) first two goals, while Johan Franzen gave them a third period lead [...] Continue Reading

Nazem Kadri Nazem Kadri knows his chances of making this year’s edition of the Toronto Maple Leafs are slim. He has certainly not made the decision-making process easy for team brass, however. After Toronto’s 3-2 victory over a watered-down version of the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night, Kadri pulled no punches when asked if he hopes his performance will buy [...] Continue Reading

In the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first game of pre-season action, Brian Burke’s off-season acquisitions paid immediate dividends. But it was former Leaf defenceman Andy Wozniewski who had the last laugh. Wozniewski scored the winning goal at 7:01 of the third period to break the tie and give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Leafs on [...] Continue Reading