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Toronto scored a pair in the first 1:38 and then got run over for the remaning 58 minutes. In OT Dion Phaneuf broke up an Edmonton 3 on 1 springing Jake Gardiner Joffrey Lupul (oops thanks Mirtle) to Tim Connolly for the OT winner. Two points. Fin. I thought

As Sportsnet leads every commercial break with Rick Nash news people everywhere want Brian Burke to add a "forward with size". Ignoring the enormous cost of both Nash's contract and the likely trading chips to bring him here: it doesn't make sense. Toronto is

Doug and Craig run Puck Buddys, a site "for boys who like boys who like hockey" though I'm guessing you're welcome even if you don't fit that criteria (I mean honestly who'd let hockey fans comment on their blog?). They

Fresh off of putting the boot to Ottawa last night the Leafs playoff odds are up to 85.4% via SportsClubStats. Boston Bruins 4 (+0.5%) at Washington Capitals 1 This game is pretty obvious: Washington is playing their game in hand right now and are two points behind the

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TSN's Bob MacKenzie is reporting that the Leafs have extended John-Michael Liles for four years at $3.875M per. We don't know about any potential NMC/NTC. The upside of this deal is that Liles' cap hit decreases though given his age and term (though

Welcome to a new feature we're trying out here. You've noticed the name of it, "Building the Narrative", by now. This feature is going to be a place for us to share fond memories of the Leafs or things tangentially related to the team,

Greetings Canadian friends who don't have Comcast cable or internet but spend their days grotesquely begging for freedom from Bell, Rogers, or whoever owns the Leafs today. Have you ever wanted a shot at winning your dream job in sports social media? Here’s your chance – XFINITY is

There's an absolute gem of an article in the Vancouver Sun (cited at the bottom of this article) this morning: And let's face it: the Leafs have been so long out of the loop as an actual hockey-playing force, it's hard to imagine a

I didn't watch the third period, and from the box score it doesn't seem like I missed any Leafs hockey. I'd like to be clear that tonight's game wasn't a terrible one for the Leafs; they generated a lot of

As I sit on the couch watching the Packers - Giants game on Sunday afternoon it's 0-0 between Washington and Carolina. A Capitals win knocks Toronto down to 9th place and since I've been a Leafs fan for a long time I'm pretty sure

Drafted fifth overall in 2008 Luke Schenn was Toronto's first big name first round draft pick in a long time. His arrival was a ray of hope for Leafs fans wondering when their playoff drought would end (spoiler: not for a while). Schenn stepped into the lineup immediately

Toronto's won four in a row, the second best winning streak in the NHL right now. Jonas Gustavsson is up to a .908 overall with a .921 EV SV% good for 30th in the league. The Leafs head to Buffalo on Friday and could really put a dagger

WHO WANTS A GIF PARTY?

On the back of two games in which Jonas Gustavsson allowed a combined three goals while the Leafs put up 11 the Toronto Maple Leafs are now one of only six teams in the East with a positive goal differential. That list is: Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, and

I saw this link come across Deadspin last night: Doctors at Hennepin County Medical Center say Benilde-St. Margaret’s sophomore Jack Jablonski has a severed spinal cord – the result of an accidental check from behind that sent him into the boards and down to the ice during a hockey game

Alternate Title: LUCA CAPUTI SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES g/t to @SBPopOffValve The Leafs have made a minor league deal sending Luca Caputi to the Anaheim Ducks for minor league forward Nicolas Deschamps. Deschamps turns 22 on Friday and last season put up over half a point per game in

The biggest surprise of 2011 wasn't Phil Kessel's unbelievable start to the 2011-12 season, it was the emergence of James Reimer in January. The Leafs, propelled by having an actual NHL goaltender, went on an enormous run and since last January are playing 95pt pace hockey

To the surprise of no one at all John-Michael Liles has been placed on the IR with "concussion like symptoms" after being diagnosed with a "sore neck". If this sounds familiar to you that's because it's exactly what happened earlier this season

On XM radio last night Bill Watters claimed that Jim Rutherford and Brian Burke had a deal in place involving Eric Staal that was on hold because of Brian Burke's roster freeze. Bill Watters went on to claim that the deal would be completed after the roster freeze

James Reimer is cleared to play and will back up Jonas Gustavsson in Boston tomorrow night. Feel free to share your favorite stories about James Reimer or maybe even post .gifs if you have any.

One of the best things about playing ice hockey is that there's truly a sense of brotherhood (and sisterhood!) among its players. In adult league hockey there's a proud tradition of new players getting almost an entire complete set of hand me down gear from teammates.

The Leafs can blame a lot of things out of their control today: the sub 20 hour turnaround from beating Washington in Toronto last night to playing a matinee game in Carolina, the poor reffing, bad bounces, the list goes on. The thing is each of the goals against was

Ovie and the Caps flop harder than a Uwe Boll movie. Gif party baby.

Quick injury update: The Leafs await MRI results on Mikhail Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur. In their place Tim Connolly returns to the lineup with Joey Crabb per Jonas Siegel. Matt Frattin and Colton Orr are also not practicing. James Reimer's "concussion like symptoms" that definitely aren&