From The Branches

Both Toronto goaltenders showed signs of a head injury in last night's game. First, James Reimer suffered a likely concussion after Josh Leivo's terrible skating ability led to him being unable to stop on the ice like Louis Mendoza, striking Reimer in the head with his

The Leafs will play the Hurricanes at home tonight at the ACC. The Hurricanes are currently second in the Metropolitan division, with 7 points in 7 games and a -6 goal differential, but have played some of the better teams in the league, like Pittsburgh, Chicago, LA, and now the

Random Trivia: Even though the Leafs finished with 4 goals on just 13 shots, isn't wasn't even close to the fewest shots in a win in NHL history. Coincidentally, the 1999 Leafs and 1998 Sharks both had just 9 shots on goal in their wins; both

Last night's game may have looked familiar.

A win over the Wild would be just gravy.

Well, let's hope that's all it is.

What a great day.

Yeah, that's right.

In my post about fighting majors versus non-obstruction penalties drawn I said that I'd update it once I got the rest of Dirk's data which I got last night. I've update the spreadsheet here and below you can see the graph of penalties

We haven't seen these guys in a while.

Everybody chill. It's not the end of the world. Game Recaps: Leafs Nation MLHS Link Jake Gardiner Trade Speculation? (Repeated use of the word "no") A Well Know Path Can Luke Schenn even play anymore? No. Nonis' Men Are Here for a Reason Gotta love

Yikes, I hope not.

Does Reimer have a weak glove hand as all the pundits claim he does?Well we'll find out this season because I'm tracking goal locations for both Reimer and Bernier this season. Through Three Early observations on the Leafs season. Why Phil Kessel is worth $64M

Morgan Rielly will make his NHL debut tonight during the Leafs' home opener against the Ottawa Senators. Puck drops at 7 PM! The Leafs have recalled Spencer Abbott, another rookie hoping to make his NHL debut, so it'll be interesting to see if he draws into the

Prior to Tuesday's game in Montreal, I asked you all to make your predictions for the upcoming seasons. Without further ado, here are the results from the 148 responses we got: Playoffs - 63% No Playoffs - 37% Points: <70 (1%), 70<80 (12%), 80<90 (36%

Bolland hockey well play.

Game Recaps The Leafs Nation Vintage Leaf Memories MLHS Links Backhand Shelf Podcast Prediction Edition The Devils' Great Trick was Turning 70% of Their Players into Possession Machines cough David Clarkson cough

EVERTHING IS THE BEST!!!!!!!1

Links Joe Colborne Traded to the Flames For a 4th that can never become a 3rd because "Flames". David Clarkson: Desperate to Impress That's a great way of putting it. TML Roster Shakedown The opening night roster is all but decided. Have a look. Leafs Waive

It&#39;s common wisdom that teams employ enforcers so their skill players can avoid fights, but do teams with goons really spare their skill players?

Kessel says: &quot;Dion, we&#39;re having a FAMILY MEETING!&quot;

Image courtesy of yours truly.

And there was much rejoicing Pre-Season Game 6 Recaps: Blue and Whte Brotherhood MLHS Phil Kessel Suspended Three (Meaningless) Games NO1CURR How Bernier Can Help Leafs Win with More than Fists Stopping Pucks? Leo Komarov on the Leafs, KHL, and More I'll miss that little bastard. Backhand

Yeah, David Clarkson got one.

So last night's pre-season game against Buffalo was quite a spirited affair. 8 goals scored,and 239 penalty minutes handed out. Central to all that mayhem was Phil Kessel who scored two goals and got himself the rare Match Penalty for defending himself against John Scott. Scott,