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Do Us All a Favor, Including Gustavsson: Set the Monster Free - Mike Langlois from Vintage Leaf Memories The whole Leaf/Monster "experiment" probably got off on the wrong foot to begin with—Burke eagerly criss-crossing Europe or whatever to track down this free-agent wunderkind goalie. Un-drafted, Gustavsson

In addition to supplying you with a steady supply of links, game previews, recaps, and other amazing analysis, I have been busting my hump for you nerds to track scoring chances for and against the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. I had a late start on this, so it'

Slumping Maple Leafs Lack That 'Killer Punch' - James Mirtle at the Globe and Mail If it looks like a slump and acts like a slump, it’s probably fair to say it is one. Even if the Toronto Maple Leafs have found a way to win some

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to 3-3-0 in November. As a reminder, last year the Leafs went 3-7-3 in November as the wheels well and truly fell off of the season. I missed last night's game but over the season, the Leafs have 21 out of the necessary

Former Toronto Maple Leaf Doug Gilmour will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, along with former Leafs Ed Befour and Joe Nieuwendyk.  But make no mistake, Gilmour's ovation tonight at the ACC will be the loudest and longest.  Share your favorite Gilmour story in

No lead in story, just links. Leafs Links Kessel Leads Leafs Past Blues They spelled Scrivens wrong. Game 16 in 10 11 - GET THE PUCK OUT OF THE DAMN ZONE If It's Thursday On The Road, Here's a Tip; Start Scrivens Mike from VLM speaks

Jonas Gustavsson has got to go. Waive him, trade him, sit him on the bench if you think Scrivens is the answer (though I doubt it) - whatever. It's not working out for the Monster. Two years ago, Brian Burke left Vesa Toskala for far too long in

You didn't think the Leafs would continue to shoot at 12.5% all year did you? That was the team shooting percentage about their game in Columbus last Thursday; a game in which the Maple Leafs scored 4 goals on 18 shots. Everyone knew that was a fluke

"It's just a flesh wound", they say. Just another one of those "upper body injuries". Tim Connolly is going to miss between 10 days and two weeks with an undisclosed injury. Of course, the way the Leafs' front office has been diagnosing injuries

Maple Leafs Get Their Wake-Up Call In Loss to Bruins - James Reimer Mirtle at the Globe and Mail "We talked about that the last game against Columbus," Leafs defenceman Carl Gunnarsson said after putting in his worst outing of the season against the Bruins. "Their goalie

Last night's game was uglier than PPP's mustache.  The Leafs have been outscored 13-2 by Boston in two games this year, and no longer sit in first place in the NHL.  It's safe to say that the Leafs are not as good of a

With the news that James Reimer has suffered a setback in his return from an upper-body injury (very obviously a concussion), there seems to potentially be a new controversy in net. The story should sound familiar by now, as goaltending has been the Leafs most unsettled position since the lockout.

First and Last - The 5th Line Centre I think it is safe to say that this team will not be able to rely on keeping the puck out of their own net. With what can be generously be described as a pathetic PK and a PP that rarely establishes

As I collected the links for this FTB, I came across two sites that weren't in my Google Reader. The first, Puck Drunk Love is brand new, but already has a team of writers contributing to it, and I expect to link more stories from them in the

How Long Has It Been Since the Leafs Had a Player Other Teams Were Afraid Of? - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories ...In the ‘80s, yes, for me it was Gretzky. He loved playing the Leafs, being a Southern Ontario guy and more often than not, he had huge

Well, let's get one thing clear: they are not. There are, of course, elements of their play so far that are encouraging, and James Mirtle looks at both sides of the coin in his latest article. Key numbers: Why they're winning 2010-11 2011-12 Difference Goals per

Leafs to Honour Mats Sundin's No. 13 - The Globe and Mail Mats Sundin is ready to take his place with other Toronto Maple Leafs legends in the rafters at Air Canada Centre. Midway through the first period of Toronto's 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins,

Leafs win again. Now off to Ottawa as Phil Kessel tries to keep a hold on his NHL scoring lead. Leafs stop Penguins in thriller Shoalts with the recap for the G & M Game 10: Game in 10 MLHS with some bullet point thoughts Jussi Rynnas' temporary spotlight

After remaining incredibly healthy last winter, Toronto has already seen four players miss time due to injury. Just as Tim Connolly and Tyler Bozak returned from their respective time off, word came this week that James Reimer would go on IR for concussion-like symptoms. Toronto is also dealing with yet

You want links? I got links. Leafs Links Where do Elite Players Become Elite? Blue Chip Prospects looks at Kessel, Kadri, and Colbourne for starters. Leafs Spoil Opening Night on Broadway New York and everything associated with it sucks. Leafs Spoil Garden Party MSG is a pit and I hope

The Leafs have beaten (or at least garnered a point) from each of the (expected) playoff bubble teams they've played so far. That's great news, and it definitely takes the sting off losing to both the Bruins and Flyers, who they'll never remain ahead

Tim Connolly Finally Set to Make Leafs Debut - James Mirtle at the Globe and Mail For the first time this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs should have all of their key players together and healthy come Thursday night at the grand reopening of the reconfigured Madison Square Garden. And

Welp. If we had to lose to someone, I feel alright about losing to the Flyers. The Leafs put in a decent effort, and were right in the game until Jaromir Jagr sealed the deal with a breakaway goal late in the third. As James Mirtle points out, special teams

My Canada, I Mean My Leaf Team, Includes Carl Gunnarsson - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories If you’re a General Manager, it’s probably best never to fall in love with a player (or at least very seldom) because you never know when you might have to move

A couple of weeks ago, MF37 caught Michael Grange's excel shortcomings when it came to figuring out just how many Toronto-born NHL stars there are in the NHL. This week, he's helping Kevin McGran fill in the gaps in his article about the Leafs' lack