Game Coverage

Shhhhh. Just don't, ok? We're just gonna keep on like we do and we aren't going to say anything. We aren't going to do anything that could potentially tarnish our shining gem at the moment. We will observe and bask in the

7PM ET: SNET-O Early in the season it's hard to get a read on how good a team is or isn't. Take the Leafs: they've outplayed a team, played a tight game and been outplayed yet won all three. Weird things happen in small

The undefeated Toronto Maple Leafs strolled into the Pittsburgh Penguins' new home, the Consol Energy Centre, and emerged victorious 4-3. Now, we Leafs fans are obviously prone to veering from glee-filled highs to morose lows so it is fabulous(!) to have so many people ready to remind us of

Have at it kids.

Leafs looked terrible in the last ten minutes of the first period. I guess Wilson ripped into them, because they played better in the second. Clarke MacArthur potted two and Frank Beauchemin added another as the Leafs scored three goals in the middle frame. Oh and Malkin missed a penalty

The Leafs did their best impression of March that period; in like a lion and out like a lamb. At one point the game stood 1-0 Leafs with shots being 7-0 in their favor. Then came Schenn's double minor for high sticking and the Leafs never got another

The Maple Leafs and the Penguins square off tonight. The Pens have themselves a shiny new rink to show off. But I think the Leafs should break it in. Test out the strength of the boards and structural integrity of the brackets holding the glass. Get a little rough with

7:30 PM ET: TSN Tonight the Leafs play their first road game of this young season. The first two games went pretty well but tonight we play a team whose mission is winning the Cup as opposed to just making the pre post-season. Pittsburgh lost to the Flyers in

Kessel. Kulemin. Versteeg. Kaberle. MacArthur. Zigomanis. All of these people are great people, we all know that. But you know who's also great? Tim Brent. I had never heard of Tim Brent before Thursday but I think in time I could come to remember his name. Tim Brent

All of us have forgotten to make a gamethread. Here's one for period #1. Enjoy this song:

7PM ET: CBC Pascal Leclaire stopped 34 of 36 in a 2-1 loss to Buffalo last night in their home opener. I'm not sure if that bodes well for the Leafs in that he might be tired or if it's a bad sign that he posted

The Leafs opened the game with a beautiful tip by Tim Brent before Kessel buried a goal on a breakaway faking to Price's left and sliding the puck into the net on the right. Montreal scored soon after; as Carl Gunnarsson failed to clear the puck and Mike

Leafs have a mini-parade to the penalty box in the 2nd, but the dam holds.  Buds need to turn on the killer instinct in the third. Keep it cute or put it on mute

Leafs jump out to a 2-0 lead, only to see a breakdown in their own end as Montreal gets one back.  Period 2 will start with the Leafs on the PP. Keep it cute or put it on mute (as Wrap would say)

We start fresh. Sure we had the preseason games to shake the cobwebs and get the balance right. Take a look at all the new names on the roster. The team has gone through a massive amount of change and only a few players remain from the past two seasons.

7PM ET: CBC Tonight there will be festivities at Dundas and a game in Helsinki. Tonight the puck drops on the Toronto Maple Leafs' 93rd season at the Air Canada Centre. Carey Price will start for our oldest rival but Andrei Markov and Roman Hamrlik remain out of the

Schenn SMASH. The Leafs fell behind early to the Red Wing's AHL affiliate, Grand Rapids, before clawing back with a couple of powerplay goals. Tomas Kaberle scored a beautiful goal and Phil Kessel picked up 3 assists. Even Jussi Rynnas got into the action, taking over for JS

I wish I could say that tonight's game is about payback or sending a message or proving somebody wrong. But it's not. Tonight's match-up with the Detroit Red Wings is a tune-up; nothing more. The Leafs will ice what is projected to be their

Puck Drop 7pm CBC HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA/AM640 The marathon pre-season is finally coming to a close. Eight games are down and tonight's will feature almost the entire Leafs' opening night roster. The last decision seems to centre around who will be the fourth line pivot.

Toronto's had a decent pre-season. There have been signs of chemistry among the forward ranks and the lines seem to have come together. Newcomer Kris Versteeg has seemingly found a home with Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel while Nikolai Kulemin's partnership with Mikhail Grabovski provides a

So...Detroit is pretty good eh? The Maple Leafs only mustered 4 shots in the third period as one of the Western Conference powerhouses highlighted just how far this team has to go. The defensive coverage was worrisome as breakdowns led to a number of goals. The rest can be

Tyler Bozak potted a beauty and Jiri Hudler scored on a really nice deflection. Nazem Kadri was invisible and that's not even a joke about him not being in the line-up. He was on the bench for most of the period which I imagine was part of reminding

This had not been a very good first period for Jussi Rynnas or the defensive coverage. The first was a good shot but Luca Caputi should have cleared the zone and Rynnas went down early. Kaberle got caught in front of the net covering no one on a PK for

Tonight, tonight. The Red Wings and the Leafs square off. Can our boys in blue keep the momentum of sorts alive? I hope to see a flurry of fists and more dynamite netminding. This is your period one game thread. Keep it cute or put it on mute. Dance track

The Toronto Maple Leafs' decent pre-season continued with a win at the ACC East. There was some good, some bad, some funny, and some frustrating aspects to the game. Or at least I assume so because I just got to watch the game in six so you'll