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Nazem Kadri scores one of the most amazing goals I've ever seen and Jean-Sebastien Giguere (and posts) holds on for the W. GO LEAFS GO! This is your overflow thread.

No scoring in the second frame. Leafs killed off the lone Bruins PP of the game (thus far) and continue to pepper Tim Thomas with shots. It's going to take something special to beat Thomas tonight. Colton Orr even looks like a real NHLer next to Nazem Kadri.

Not a terrible period of hockey. Outside of a brutal turnover by Tim Brent, the Leafs were OK. Carl Gunnarsson goes to the far post and pots an easy one (hmmmmmm....). Could be a lot worse. Your first period goal scorers: G A P +/- PIM 2010 - Carl Gunnarsson

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. -Oscar Wilde I'm a competitive person. I like to win arguments. I like to win hockey games. I like to win video games, board games, and pretty much anything else you can think of. I think

Next Game Edmonton Oilers @ Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday, Dec 2, 2010, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre Preview: Oilers at Leafs - Easy With the Jokes Guys GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO 2010 - Jonas Gustavsson 12 674 3 6 29 2.58

I really feel for Jonas Gustavsson. I don't think he's being paid nearly enough for the effort he's giving night in, night out. I can't see a way Jean-Sebastien Giguere reclaims a majority of the starts upon his return. Unfortunately, we'

Mike Fisher pots two in the second and the Leafs need a miracle. Good thing we got to listen to Mike Milbury talk about the Kessel trade on Hot Stove. /bang

Intermission 1 2 3 Total Toronto Maple Leafs 0 0 0 Ottawa Senators 1 0 1 Join the Game Thread How about that Jonas Gustavsson? So hot right now. He's still waiting for the other 18 guys to show up though. Go Leafs Go!

The Toronto Maple Leafs' well documented struggles in Buffalo continued last night, losing 3-1 to the division-rival Sabres. Ryan Miller made his triumphant return from injury and nabbed 35 saves to stymie the Buds yet again. The Buffalo goaltender has a career save percentage of .930 against Toronto, including

Despite some solid effort at times, the Maple Leafs fell to the Canadiens 2-0 last night. Carey Price came up with 30 big saves to overshadow an excellent, 37 save performance by Leafs netminder Jonas Gustavsson. Even with great goaltending, it's tough to steal a game when the

Pat Burns passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 58. One of the most successful coaches in NHL history, he led the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils to a combined 501 victories. In 15 NHL seasons, he only missed the playoffs three times.

Last January, the Leafs lost a Saturday night match-up with the Vancouver Canucks despite a two goal lead in the first period. It turned out to be the final nail in the coffin on several Leaf careers, as the next morning saw Brian Burke swing two major deals with the

Rule #1 for Toronto: Stay out of the penalty box. Christian Ehrhoff scores 3 seconds into a Canucks powerplay to put Vancouver up 3-2. Mikhail Grabovski rebounds from a couple of big hits to beat Luongo with a nifty little snap shot from the slot. The Leafs played a much

Freddie Sjostrom and Phil Kessel pot first period goals to give the Buds an early lead. It quickly evaporated after a stupid penalty by John Mitchell leads to a Daniel Sedin tally, followed by Ryan Kesler getting behind Luke Schenn and potting the tying goal. Leafs are getting out-muscled so

So I'm sure all of you know that Nazem Kadri will make his first true appearance as a Maple Leaf tonight against Vancouver. Keith Allen, that freakin wookie on skates, will make his as well. This is pretty big news, considering the timing and poor play of the

I've never been one to withhold somewhat 'unpopular' ideas. I know not all of you will agree with me today. That said, it is absolutely time for a coaching change in Toronto. Ron Wilson's record with the Leafs now sits at 69-78-30 over 177

I miss living in Canada and stopping by Timmy's on Saturday morning. The Leafs haven't played since Wednesday, so there aren't a ton of updates to report. Korbinian Holzer may make his first appearance as a Leaf tonight, going up against a Ryan Miller-less

Two games. One hundred and twenty minutes of scoreless hockey from the Toronto Maple Leafs. That's certainly not the longest a team has ever gone without scoring a goal. But seven goals in their last six games? That can't continue (and it probably won't)

Leafs are getting dangerously close to being shutout for two consecutive games. The Buds have had the puck a lot, but they are having no success getting into high scoring areas. The Rangers are packing the slot in front of Lundqvist and the Leafs don't have the size

Nothing could be finer than to kick start the Halloween festivities with a home win for the Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada. It's the third time this month the Leafs will face the Rangers, and New York will again be missing two of their top offensive players

7PM ET: CBC, NHLNET (US) The New York Rangers make a return visit to the Air Canada Center tonight, marking the third time this month the two teams have met. The Leafs took the first game in the series 4-3, with Phil Kessel scoring a powerplay goal in overtime for

The Leafs played a relatively weak October schedule to kick off the season.  Tonight's game against the Rangers marks the end of the month for Toronto, and as the team turns it's calender to NoMovember, it will see a much more difficult road ahead.  A visit

The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't really as bad as they've looked this week. In fact, their recent run of poor play has actually been a clever ruse orchestrated by yours truly. Why would I do such a thing? One reason: If I have to hear or

Not a ton of Leafs news this a.m. It's possible that we might see Carl Gunnarsson and John Mitchell in the lineup tonight. Part of me thinks it's to give the Leafs a little more size against the Flyers. We'll keep you guys

My girlfriend Katie needs everybody's help.  She has never been a big hockey fan (nor sports fan for that matter), but she's been subjected to many a Maple Leaf game over the past three years.  Yesterday, she told me that the Leafs would be easier to