Game Coverage

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

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

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

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

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'

THIS IS A "NAZEM KADRI IS AWESOME" PARTY POST. Post game reaction.

Ok, we are tied after 2. GO LEAFS GO.

Leafs leads 2-0 after 1. Goals from Kulemin and someone named Kadri? I think that's his name.

Leafs and Senators again in a dance that's getting a bit too familiar.  This is your period one game thread. Keep it cute or put it on mute. Dance track after the jump.

7:30PM ET: Leafs-TV, NHL-N (US) This is the third time the Leafs have played the Senators this preseason. The two teams have each won a game but the first two contests heavily featured rookies for both teams. Tonight's Leafs lineup sees most of Toronto'

The Leafs pick up another 2 points in the standings meaningless victory in the preseason, sneaking past the Ryan Miller-less Sabres. Actually, the Sabres were without Vanek, Myers, Pominville, Connolly, and a bunch of other NHLers. Outside of the Leafs top line and some nice shooting by Nik Kulemin,

Leafs 3 - Sabres 3 after two at the ACC. Fresh ice below.

7PM ET: Leafs TV, NHL Network In the reverse of Saturday night's game the Leafs will be icing most of their opening night roster while the Sabres are bringing along their prospects. Personally I'm impressed the Leafs kids hung on and only lost 3-1 to

Well, that wasn't too wonderful. Kulemin had a wonderful goal. But in the end the Sabres were everywhere and triumphed. It wasn't that brutal. We carry on. Post game reaction thread until a profession prepares a better recap.

After 2 periods the Leafs trails the Sabres 3-1. Though, how about Kulemin's goal? Wowsers.

End of 20 minutes and its 1-0 Buffalo. Which ain't no thang. Second Period, ahoy!

Another game! Be happy, hockey has returned. For better or worse, its back in our lives. It ties us all together, like a non-nuclear family of sorts. We all have something to talk about. We can pull our hoodies and jersey out of the closet and toss on our

* Phil Kessel looked good again and scored two goals. Shame there's no replay in pre-season. * Tyler Bozak made a ridiculous pass to set up Versteeg's powerplay marker. * Two defensive breakdowns let a 3-1 leads slip away. * Dan Carcillo is scum. Wouldn't mind