James Birkett

Phil. Kessel. Goal. There's your first period recap.

Toronto Maple Leafs (23-27-6) Boston Bruins (31-18-7) VS TV: RSNO, NESN 7:00 PM TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts [Game Preview] - [Game Page] - [Stanley Cup of Chowder] Could this be Tomas Kaberle's last game as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs? Sounds like it'

Toronto Maple Leafs (23-26-6) Montreal Canadiens (30-20-6) VS TV: CBC, NHL Net Saturday, Feb 12, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Bell Centre -- Montreal, Quebec Complete Coverage > This is your GDT.

Lots of Leafs news to chat about today. Colby Armstrong and Jonas Gustavsson are dealing with injury issues, Jean-Sebastien Giguere may have discussed his future in Toronto with Brian Burke yesterday, and the Leafs are set to visit the Habs in Montreal tonight. Giguere wants to stay but only if

New Jersey Devils (20-30-4) Toronto Maple Leafs (23-26-5) VS TV: TSN Thursday, Feb 10, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario Complete Coverage > Joffrey Lupul makes his Toronto debut against the hottest team in the NHL. The Leafs will have their work cut out for

Toronto Maple Leafs (22-26-5) New York Islanders (17-29-7) VS TV: RSNO Tuesday, Feb 8, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Some Dump -- Uniondale, NY COMPLETE COVERAGE > Breaking News: NYI goalie Kevin Poulin got too close to Rick DiPietro in the hallway and subsequently went down in warmups. It looks

Dion Phaneuf scored a f****** (editor's note: he means 'fucking') goal. In Toronto. Craziness. I don't know what this is, but it's hilarious.

Atlanta Thrashers (24-21-10) Toronto Maple Leafs (21-26-5) VS TV: RSNO Monday, Feb 7, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario COMPLETE COVERAGE > This is your GDT. We scored 9 last time.  Let's go for 10 tonight.

So the Leafs lost in Buffalo once again last night, failing to give much support in front of young goalie James Reimer. The Buds have now lost 7 straight at HSBC Arena. During the second intermission in an otherwise dreadful game came the news from Pierre LeBrun that interest in

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-25-5) Buffalo Sabres (23-22-5) VS TV: CBC Saturday, Feb 5, 2011, 7:00 PM EST HSBC Arena -- Buffalo, New York COMPLETE COVERAGE > This is your GDT. The Leafs haven't won in Buffalo since December of 2008. I think it's time for

Sorry to ruin your Saturday, but it looks like John Mitchell will be returning to the Leafs lineup tonight against the Buffalo Sabres. Mitchell has been out with a knee injury since early January, and will likely take the spot vacated by Darryl Boyce. I would guess that Tim Brent,

Carolina Hurricanes (25-20-6) Toronto Maple Leafs (20-25-5) VS TV: TSN Thursday, Feb 3, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario COMPLETE COVERAGE > This is your GDT. Kule hat trick tonight?

Florida Panthers (22-22-5) Toronto Maple Leafs (19-25-5) VS TV: RSNO Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario Complete Coverage > This is your GDT. And you thought Mike Komisarek was bad.

Maybe I'm out on a limb here, but Phil Kessel being selected last in the All-Star Game Fantasy Draft is actually a good thing. The last thing most Leaf fans need to hear or read about right now is Brian Burke trying and failing to trade for young

Toronto Maple Leafs (19-24-5) Tampa Bay Lightning (30-15-5) VS TV: TSN Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011, 7:30 PM EST St. Pete Times Forum -- Tampa, Florida COMPLETE COVERAGE > This is your GDT.

It's not very often these days that I agree with Don Cherry. Actually, I find it difficult enough just to follow his seemingly directionless rambling most Saturdays. But last night was different. For a few moments on Coach's Corner, Cherry and Ron McLean spoke about the

Washington Capitals (26-14-8) Toronto Maple Leafs (18-21-4) VS TV: CBC, NHL Net (US) Saturday, Jan 22, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario COMPLETE COVERAGE > This is your GDT. BOOM!

* I swear there are no Mike Komisarek jokes in this post * The Washington Capitals return to the Air Canada Centre tonight, looking to avenge a crippling meltdown and subsequent SO loss on December 6th. In that game, the Leafs overcame a three goal third period deficit, mostly on the back

Unfortunately, there isn't much Leafs news to report on this morning. The Buds do expect Fredrik Sjostrom and Mike Brown back in the line-up tonight against Washington on HNIC. While Sjostrom hasn't been very noticeable this season, Brown has won over many with his tenacious forechecking

Anaheim Ducks (26-19-4) Toronto Maple Leafs (18-21-4) VS TV: RSNO Thursday, Jan 20, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre COMPLETE COVERAGE > Let's hope tonight goes a bit better.

Toronto Maple Leafs (18-21-5) New York Rangers (26-18-3) VS TV: TSN, NHL NET (US) Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Madison Square Garden COMPLETE COVERAGE > This is your GDT. All threads need more Chuck Norris theme songs.

Luckily for me, I had already left for shinny and didn't get to see it. But looking over the box score, I find Brett Lebda was a -1. This is bordering on amazing, isn't it? The guy plays a little over eight minutes in one of

Calgary Flames (19-20-5) Toronto Maple Leafs (18-21-4) VS TV: CBC, NHL Net (US) Saturday, Jan 15, 2011, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario COMPLETE COVERAGE > Matt Stajan and Niklas Hagman make their first trip to Toronto since the Dion Phaneuf trade almost a year ago.

So the Leafs return home to face Calgary tonight with a slightly different look to their line-up. Mike Brown has been suspended for three games for his hit on Ed Jovanovski, Fredrik Sjostrom and Kris Versteeg (from what we know) are still banged up, and Brett Lebda is a terrible

The Leafs were unable to continue their winning ways last night, losing to the Coyotes 5-1 in a very strange game. Won't surprise this intrepid writer if there are multiple suspensions stemming from last night's outbreak of violence, specifically Mike Brown (headshot) and Lauri Korpikoski (attempted