From The Branches

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

I'm writing this before the game last night ended so yeah, who won? Maple Leaf Mid-Season Report Cards - James Mirtle Jonas Gustavsson: C More was expected from the Monster in his second season in the NHL, but it’s been an up-and-down year – with more downs lately

As of right now, the Leafs sit at 38 points, good (er, bad) for 26th in the league. They are tied with Florida for 25th in terms of points, but the Panthers have a game inhand. Also, the Leafs are also only two points back of the Flames, and have

Burke's Reach His Point of There Being No Untouchables - As predicted by Vintage Leaf Memories My point at the time, in part, was that if the season didn’t go as hoped, he may eventually be reduced to using the classic line about "no one being

Not much to report on at the moment, as the Leafs had a rare Saturday night off this weekend. The Buds are on their second west coast swing of the season, visiting L.A., San Jose, and Phoenix this week. Those games lead up to the return of Matt Stajan

A season and a half of pent up frustration was unleashed last night, as the Maple Leafs pasted the Atlanta Thrashers 9-3 on the road. Not only did the Grabovski line pot six of those nine goals, but James Reimer was solid in net yet again, stopping 41 of 44

Recap of Last Night's Game - St. Louis Game Time First of all, when Lee Stempniak came back to St. Louis as a Maple Leaf last year, did the fans boo him? Of course not. I cannot fathom why Leaf fans were booing Alexander Steen and Brad Boyes

If you don't know what a Plinkett Review is, then head over to RedLetterMedia.com right now, watch all three Star Wars prequel reviews and come back to this article in 6 hours. Seriously go now. For those of you left, you know that "Plinkett" is

Tonight at 7pm the puck drops for Leafs vs Bruins. At 7:30pm, it also drops for USA vs Canada in the WJC. Picking which game to watch is a no-brainer for me. What about for you? Here be your links. Crabb Reigniting Disappointing Duo How Bozak and Kessel became

Last night we saw the Leafs completely dominate the Senators, their only goal coming when Mike Komisarek and Francois Beauchemin decided to hand Ottawa their second lengthy five on three. The positive is that maybe this convinces Ottawa to keep Sergei Gonchar who is clearly past his sell by date.

First of all, Happy New Year! As Chemmy reported yesterday, there seems to be growing interest in several Maple Leafs throughout the NHL. It's obvious to any and all that the Leafs are completely out of the playoff picture. Brian Burke has admitted recently that his team is

After a full week in the Midwestern desolation that is Toledo, Ohio I return to bring you your morning links. But before I give you what you came for, it's time to play a game. 2010 hasn't been the best year for the Toronto Maple Leafs

This morning's FTB is all over the place. From Michael Langlois over at Vintage Leaf Memories on Kadri: Right now, though, my biggest question has to do with the team’s judgment. They thought this kid wasn’t ready in early October. Then after only 14 games of

Last night's loss to the Hurricanes wasn't without positives; Kessel scored two goals and looked dangerous all game, Versteeg also had an excellent game and picked up an assist, and as usual, the MGK line was good. Overall, a good effort that saw the Hurricanes hemmed

As we all saw yesterday, Tyler Bozak was tweeting about the team's struggle to get out of New Jersey. I suppose he and the rest of the team can take solace in the fact that they're not the only people to ever be desperate to get

First off: my sincere condolences if you're reading this from your desk at your place of employment. We'll have some Leafs content today hopefully in an attempt to makeyour return to work bearable. If you're not working today feel free to share a link

On behalf of my brethren here at PPP, I hope you all have a very merry Christmas today. Not much new on the Leafs front at the moment, although there are plenty of fanposts and stories written over the past few days that are still ripe for discussion. Be sure

Yesterday, the Leafs held an outdoor practice at Trinity Bellwoods Park, and had a chance to answer a few more light-hearted questions. Mark Zwolinski, over at The Toronto Star, asked each Leaf what their best Christmas gift ever was, both given and received. Unfortunately, Colton Orr and Phil Kessel were

Wilson Shrugs Off the Boos - James Mirtle at the Globe and Mail In his 17th season coaching in the NHL, Ron Wilson has pretty much seen it all. And the fact Leafs fans were again calling for him to be canned during last night's 6-3 loss to

"I don't know if we need to bring a cattle prod in here and poke everyone in the ribs before we go on the ice or what," MacArthur said. "Come out sleeping, down 2-0 – I mean, what are the odds of coming back in 2-0

Leafs in need of a transplant - Leafs Nation Almost thirty years ago, the Chicago Black Hawks (two words in those days) were ready to face-off against the about-to-explode Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Championship Series. The Hawks finished the season with 104 points. The Oilers had 106. Yappy

After losing two of three on the road in Western Canada, the Leafs return home to Toronto for three of their next four games.  The Leafs continue to have issues pretty much everywhere, although the penalty kill has been improved the past week.  As Vintage Leaf Memories writes, an inability

Even though they have over $7 million invested in the position, the Leafs continue to have issues with their goaltending. James Reimer was recalled from the Toronto Marlies yesterday, as it appears Jean-Sebastien Giguere might have a serious problem with his groin and will miss some time. Giguere spoke with

Well Leafs continued their rollercoaster run of late; 2 good games, followed by an absolute stinker or two. Our "2nd" line continues to put points up on the board like it's going out of style and boy do I ever thank them for that. Otherwise we&

So...hell yeah! Leafs come out flying and take down the Oilers 4-1 to even the season series. The big boys came to play in Edmonton with Kessel, Versteeg, Grabovski, and Phaneuf getting goals. If someone asked you who you'd like to score in a 4-1 win for