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The uninteresting, unemotional game was distinguished by a first-period video tribute to former Leaf Wade Belak, if you can believe it. Yessir, those three or four minutes per game, it seems, will never be forgotten by the people who evaluate hockey memories for MLSE. - Damien Cox Damien Cox doesn&

Puck drops in 30, your game day open thread drops now!

Something that caught my eye a few days ago was that shorthanded goals aren't factored into a team's PP and PK percentages. This doesn't make a lot of sense. Imagine the following two imaginary teams, Chemmy's Crusaders, and PPP's Punchingbags:

* Gus Katsaros has the feel good post of the day about Leafs Nation. * Torontosportsmedia has some Must See TV. * Steve @ Hockeyanalysis makes a good case to keep Ponikarovsky. * As does Ron Guillet. * Down Goes Brown is in a podcast. * eyebleaf is slowly coming around: he's realizing that Toskala

You write "Born to Kill" on your helmet and you wear a peace button. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke? Can we, as Leafs fans, cheer for the fruits of a crappy season (Tavares, Cowen, Hedman, etc) even as we hope to

I just came in from playing pond hockey, heading back out. Enjoy these links: * Jaredoflondon went off his medication and is rambling. * Loser Domi is pumping out the LOLeafs. * Alec Brownscombe wonders if the tank is on. * Ron Guillet thinks that if Kabby waives, Kubby won't be far

This is your game day open thread, post hooooooo!

* Down Goes Brown has the counterpoint: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Loss. * Torontosportsmedia has the quote of the day, and surprisingly it's not from George Bush's leaked sex tape. * Down Goes Brown comes back for an encore with his take on Grabovski&

From Four Habs Fans: Also can't believe the league is going to look the other way after that dust up - seems like Grabs is getting the Curtis Joseph treatment. (Ed. note: RDS reports that Grabby got 3 games.) Clearly what HFF33 (were all the good names taken

Final - 1.8.2009 1 2 3 Total Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0 1 2 Montreal Canadiens 3 2 1 6 Complete Coverage > Well, that sucked. Post your post-game thoughts here! JaredFromLondon 238 Chemmy 181 blurr1974 132 Mabel 106 The Meatriarchy 88 wrap around curl 68 article1 59

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Intermission 1 2 3 Total Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 Montreal Canadiens 3 3 Join the Game Thread Vesa Toskala is about as shitty as he could possibly be. Join us in complaining!

Bonjour monsieurs et madames, je suis "le Chemmé". Je will le introduire zis game of hockey. Starting dans la nette est Mme. Vesa Toskala: Zis is ze game day ouvre thread, commencer posting!

Despite being a 24 year old professional I decided last night would be a good night to buy two liters of tequila and invite over everyone I know. After a solid two or three hours of sleep I'm blogging before heading to work. Shoot me now. * Greener covers

In the car on the way to work I was listening to NHL Home Ice on XM. The guy talking (I don't know or care who it is) was saying that Florida's flight home was delayed last night because of a cracked windshield on their jet,

Next Game Florida Panthers @ Toronto Maple Leafs Pre Game: 6:30 p.m., Leafs TV Broadcast: 7:30 p.m., TSN, AM640, Leafs TV Interactive Post Game: 10:00 p.m., Leafs TV Post Video: mapleleafs.com Opposing Coverage: Litter Box Cats Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009, 7:30 PM EST

Gotta hustle through this FTB today: * Cox Bloc wants you to know the polls are still open for Mittenstringer of the Year. * loser domi wants you to check out one of her other writing gigs, as well as some LOLeafs. * Norte has a new post up about ... I don'

The Leafs have taken 5 of a possible 6 points against The Dynasty That Never Was, and I'm excited about that. * Repressed Optimism has a piece titled "How the Mighty Have Fallen" but it's about Ottawa so I can't figure out who

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Enjoy this image from the Senators losing the Cup Finals as you watch the first period! Your Game Day Open Thread is a go!

Next Game Ottawa Senators @ Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday, Jan 3, 2009, 7:00 PM EST Air Canada Centre Pre Game: 6 p.m., Leafs TV Broadcast: 7 p.m., CBC, AM640 Post Game: 9:30 p.m., Leafs TV Post Video: mapleleafs.com Complete Coverage > The Leafs have taken

That's right. I said it. The Maple Leafs don't need John Tavares. That's not to say that John Tavares wouldn't be a wonderful Leaf, and it's not to say that if the Leafs end up with the first draft pick

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Next Game Toronto Maple Leafs @ Washington Capitals Sunday, Dec 28, 2008, 7:00 PM EST Verizon Center Complete Coverage > Matt Stajan got hit in the eye with a soccer ball before practice, and missed the skate with "fuzzy vision". Mike Van Ryn now has a concussion and