James Birkett

The Leafs do not play tonight yet again. That may actually be a good thing, considering their record in back-to-back games thus far. Check out the links below for some good Leafs news... Game 29: Game in 10 Quick hits from MLHS How to be an NHL Ironman New DGB

Verizon Center | Washington, DC 7:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: SN [Preview] - [Jasper's Rink] - [Game Page]

Late breaking news tonight that Canadian telecommunication giants Rogers Communications (who already own the Blue Jays and the Rogers Centre) and Bell Canada are extremely close to a deal that would see the two buy a majority (and thus controlling) share in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. The deal, which

Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario 7:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: SN, MSG [Preview] - [In Lou We Trust] - [Game Page]

Who: New Jersey Devils (12-12-1; 25pts; 4th in ATL Division) at Toronto Maple Leafs (15-10-2; 32pts; 2nd in NE Division) What: Game #28 of the Leafs 2011-12 season. Where: Home sweet Home When: 7:00pm on SN, MSG Why: Because Phil Kessel needs some goals, and Brodeur is in net

Every day I'm Steckelin'

Madison Square Garden | New York, New York 7:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: LTV [Preview] - [Blueshirt Banter] - [Game Page]

The Boston Bruins are a good team and the Leafs really don't seem to have any kind of an effective game plan against them. That does not mean"Fire Wilson". But it does suggest the Leafs need to come up with some new ideas for their

TD Garden | Boston, MA 7:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: CBC, NHL Net [Preview] - [Stanley Cup of Chowder] - [Game Page]

James Reimer has been cleared by doctors to play and is expected to back-up Jonas Gustavsson tonight in Boston. Reimer, when asked by the G&M's James Mirtle about his return, could hardly contain his happiness: "I'm ecstatic," Reimer said. "You know,

Sorry about the lack of a FTB so far today folks. Please throw any and all links in the comments. We'll be having a public execution of the perpetrator at 4:00 PM today.

[Corsi & Fenwick] - [Shift Chart] - [Faceoffs] - [Head to Head] I've been trying to come up with a list of positives to take away from this game. Here we go: - Reimer returns Saturday- Kessel and Lupul both got on the scoresheet- The Leafs scored on

AIR CANADA CENTRE | TORONTO, ONTARIO 7:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: CBC [Preview] - [Stanley Cup of Chowder] - [Game Page] Northeast Standings GP W L OTL PT Toronto 24 14 8 2 30 Boston 22 14 7 1 29 Buffalo 24 13 10 1 27 Ottawa 24 12

HONDA CENTER | ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 9:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: SN [Preview] - [Anaheim Calling] - [Game Page]

One more sweet set of links before everyone goes back to work tomorrow. Thoughts on Jonas Gustavsson Vintage Leaf Memories on the Monster's "bend but don't break" goaltending performance as of late Marlies conclude St. Johns trip with 6th straight win MarliesHQ has the

Jonas Gustavsson shuts out the Dallas Stars in the shootout, and the Leafs manage to pick up another two points in the standings. After losing 5 of 6, Toronto has turned around and managed to win 3 of 4. The still Reimer-less Leafs will wrap up their current road trip

AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER | DALLAS,TEXAS 8:30 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: SN [Preview] - [Defending Big D] - [Game Page]

1-3-what?

ST. PETE TIMES FORUM | TAMPA, FLORIDA 7:30 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: SN [Preview] - [Raw Charge] - [Game Page]

Who: Toronto Maple Leafs (11-8-2; 24 points; 6th in East) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (9-8-2; 20 points; 12th in East) What: Game #2 of the 2011-12 Maple Leafs Empty Arena Tour Where:The Sunshine state When: 7:30pm on Sportsnet; Centre Ice; Gamecenter; other totally not illegal streams Why: Because

RBC CENTER | RALEIGH, NC 5:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: Leafs TV [Preview] - [Canes Country] - [Game Page]

Wow. What a game last night. Based on the Leafs' struggles as of late, I was expecting something in the other direction. Toronto played a solid game against the Capitals. They were physical against Ovechkin, capitalized on the powerplay, and even received a solid game in net from Gustavsson.

Connolly Frattin Bozak Kessel I'll take it.  Really good game from the Leafs so far.

AIR CANADA CENTRE | TORONTO, ONTARIO 7:00 PM --- VERSUS --- TV: CBC [Preview] - [Jasper's Rink] - [Game Page]

It's 27 degrees (Fahrenheit, duh) here in North Carolina this morning. That's fairly cool for this time of year. Much like the Toronto Maple Leafs, an unusually hot start to Fall has begun to dissipate. Unlike the Leafs, I'm actually enjoying this cold snap.