From The Branches

So Phil Kessel will go to the All-Star game instead of Mikhail Grabovski, which is whack, but at least we have a player representing the Leafs. Being that this is a mediocre team (at best), it's hard to get too worked up about it. Dave Shoalts has

James Reimer, good. Leafs offense, bad. The Leafs are simply incapable of beating a defensively orientated system team like Tampa Bay or Boston. I don't know if it's a personnel or a coaching matter, but it's got to change if the Leafs want to

Who the f*** is Tim Brent? This is who the f*** Tim Brent is!  Two goals on the night and yet he played less than Colby Armstrong in the 3rd period. Seriously Wilson? Leafs Let Down By Power Play in Testy Loss to Hurricanes - James Mirtle One of the biggest

Not a whole lot of new, Leaf-related articles to talk about today, but as usual, there's plenty of other interesting stuff from around the league for your perusal to be found in today's links. Most of the Leaf content focuses on the goaltending-triangle we

It's not very often these days that I agree with Don Cherry. Actually, I find it difficult enough just to follow his seemingly directionless rambling most Saturdays. But last night was different. For a few moments on Coach's Corner, Cherry and Ron McLean spoke about the

Unfortunately, there isn't much Leafs news to report on this morning. The Buds do expect Fredrik Sjostrom and Mike Brown back in the line-up tonight against Washington on HNIC. While Sjostrom hasn't been very noticeable this season, Brown has won over many with his tenacious

So we can learn to pick ourselves up. Well obviously the Leafs are a big fan of Batman Begins because after falling down hockey's equivalent of a well and breaking their leg against the Rangers on Wednesday, the Leafs came back with a revenge and emerged with a

The Leafs play in Manhattan tonight and have never played a single interesting game there. Ever. Get ready for a snooze fest. Other than that, not a whole heck of a lot going on, so here are your Wednesday links. Pictures of Nintendo video game characters not needed. Leafs Links

Phaneuf No Longer Power Play Weapon - Eat. Sleep. Leafs. Phaneuf’s slumping goal totals have drawn the attention—he has only one this season—but it’s his ineffectiveness manning the point on the powerplay that has directly resulted in his spiraling offensive numbers. When he scored 20 as a

Luckily for me, I had already left for shinny and didn't get to see it. But looking over the box score, I find Brett Lebda was a -1. This is bordering on amazing, isn't it? The guy plays a little over eight minutes in one of

So the Leafs return home to face Calgary tonight with a slightly different look to their line-up. Mike Brown has been suspended for three games for his hit on Ed Jovanovski, Fredrik Sjostrom and Kris Versteeg (from what we know) are still banged up, and Brett Lebda is a

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

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

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 untouchable&

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

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 and

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

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