From The Branches

Whelp, leave it to a Senator to lose a playoff series. Hats off to Chicago for the amazing comeback to make this a series. Hot Carl - Puckin' Eh I had a hard time defining what Carl Gunnarsson means to the Toronto blueline, and it was also challenging to

I suppose it won't come as a shock to anyone that Carl Gunnarsson has been named to the Swedish team at the World Championships in Slovakia, but it's still good to hear it. The goaltending will be supplied by two Swedish Elite League goalies and Erik

Michael Langlois of Vintage Leaf Memories has put together a quick review of each former Leaf's performance so far in this season's playoffs. Here's a sample: The Coyotes were gone in four against the Red Wings. Ex-Leaf winger Lee Stempniak went pointless in the

Before getting into it, I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Easter! Even if you're not celebrating, hopefully you've got a long weekend, and can get some extra playoff time in. Myself, I'm missing home cooking something fierce while I'm

But the reality is that Kaberle is now playing third-pair minutes. That’s shocking. (Leaf fans recall that he routinely played 30 minutes a night in the Quinn playoff years, alongside McCabe- and much more in those classic overtime games.) Importantly, he is not really helping the Bruins as much

Yar, here be your links mateys. Leafs Links Leafs' Chance Takers, 2010-11 Regular Season Slava Duris looks at who was pushing the offense for the Leafs this year. Kaberle Not Working Out With Bruins Too late. No take backs. The Career Production of the Grabbo-Kulie-MacA Line Hockey Analysis looks

Oh, sure, I could kick things off with an article about the Leafs, but really, they're not yesterday's big news. Hopefully, everyone was able to fit in a little bit of playoff action last night, because there were some good games on. The Pens and Lighting,

Not a lot in the way of Leafs news, so instead I take you back to your childhood with Twitter "Yo Momma" jokes: Yo momma so dumb, she tells people to meet her at the corner of "walk" and "don't walk". Yo

Is Burke a little short with reporters? Yeah. Is his demeanor, or, perhaps more accurately, his public persona, and the subsequent terseness with the media, something that could use a little work? Personally, I think Burke has got it down to a finely-tuned skill (for better or worse), but Michael

Here be your  links to kick off Week 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Leafs Links Tim Brent - No Guts, No Glory Delayed Off-Sides give a glove tap Tim Brent for being all that is man. The Newest Member of Leafs Nation Everyone welcome T.M.L. Sharing Make

My Google Reader is remarkably short of Leafs content today, but I suppose given the circumstances, that's not exactly surprising. The only tidbit I found (and I suspect many of you will have read it already) was a story published yesterday at MLHS that said the Leafs are

Two games, and the Leafs' first round picks are getting better. I likes. Leafs Links Battle of Ontario - Goaltending Looking at the Sens vs. Leafs between the pipes. Check out the good back and forth in the comments. It's Reim to Get Paid Puckin' Eh

There are a lot of links today; three just from James Mirtle, four games recaps (for those who couldn't see any hockey last night), and a few Leafs articles from the usual suspects. A bit of league news emerged yesterday as Joe Niewendyk fired Mark Crawford, but most

So the big news from yesterday was the end of the year presser given by Brian Burke on the state of the Maple Leafs. Most of the articles linked today cover it. Here's Mirtle's take on it: Burke Admit's Leafs Season Another Failue -

As James Mirtle reports, James Reimer, Luke Schenn, and Dion Phaneuf will all be playing for Team Canada in the upcoming World Championship in Slovakia. Clarke MacArthur may also join the team but is described in the article as a "bubble candidate". Mike Brown and Mike Komisarek will

Whatever I could say, Mike at Vintage Leaf Memories has already said it better. 10 Reasons Why Leaf Fans Can Feel Either Encouraged or Discouraged Heading Into Next Season 1. The team, as currently configured, has become a team that is hard to play against.  There are very few teams

The 2010-2011 Toronto Maple Leafs season came to a disappointing end last night. A 4-1 loss, even in a game with nothing on the line, is not the best way to end the year. But for a team that worked and fought so hard to climb back into the playoff

Tonight's game in Toronto will see two new additions to the organization make their NHL debuts. Joe Colborne, 21, will be skating on the first line with Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul, while Matt Frattin, 23, plays with Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri. Keep in mind that this

The time has come to do two things: first, Leafs fans will start thinking about the playoff-bound team(s) to which they will grudgingly loan their mercenary support. A Montreal-Boston series would be a win-win situation in my view, with the Habs either being knocked out of the playoffs, or

Sorry for the delay this morning folks. I think we're all still half asleep from the snoozer played in Newark last night. The good news is that Phil Kessel popped home his 31st goal of the season and set a new personal high for points in a season

Welp, the Leafs have been officially, mathematically, for realsies eliminated from playoff contention. Prepare yourselves for the certain influx of "Leafs suck, have always sucked, and you're a sucker for liking them" articles from members of the MSM. You've been forewarned.  The following article

Over the last 10 games, the Leafs have been one of the hottest teams in the league. Unfortunately so have the three teams the Leafs have been chasing in the East. Over the last 10 games, the Leafs are 7-3-0 good for 14 points, and have moved up all of

Wrestlemania 27 last night, in my opinion, gets a 5 out of 10. It had such promise and ultimately failed to deliver. Most surprising moment of the night? Snooki doing backflips like an accomplished gymnast. Most disappointing moment of the night? A 30 minute snoozefest between Jerry Lawler and Michael

Phil Kessel and the rest of the Toronto Maple Leafs blew through Canada's capital last night, taking two points from last place and sometimes rival Ottawa Senators. Kessel potted his 30th goal of the season, making it three consecutive years he has reached that milestone. But in the

March was quite the month for the Toronto Maple Leafs. A 9-4-1 record saw the Buds grab 19 of a possible 30 points, moving securely into the tenth spot in the Eastern Conference. The Leafs finish their season over the next eight days, including a trip to Ottawa tonight on