Julian Sanchez

Another strong effort by the Maple Leafs nullified the ottawa senators big guns of Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley, and Daniel Alfredsson. The senators came out with a bit of jump but once again the Leafs' constant pressure, excellent defensive coverage, and some timely scoring got them the win. That&

Here are the top 10 Battle of Ontario moments. This is a couple of years old so the Bell hit isn' at number one. The top ranked one from the video is a great memory. I was in Copenhagen on exchange and all of the exiled Leaf fans (odd,

Alright, it's finally time for the first Battle of Ontario. Montreal will always be our biggest rival but ottawa is currently our fiercest. Or at least, they were until the Leafs stopped their annual springtime tradition of pantsing their supposedly more talented team during the playoffs and both

Glove tap to Stanley Cup of Chowder (or Chowdah) for finding video proof of Our Luke and Saviour's awesomeness. Notice how quickly Chara gets in between Luke and his target Wideman. Chara should get a medal for saving his teammate's life. The second massive hit that

There is only one story today: Mats is working out. TSM will tell you it's not a story but he is somehow friends with Neil Smith so I don't know if we can trust his judgment. It's obviously a story. The Leafs have 3

Chemmy continues to lead the way through his anti-Leaf ways. Player Name Points Total Chemmy 19 points floridaLEAF 11 points DarrylKeeping 11 points Winkle 9 points jaredoflondon 8 points loserdomi 7 points lordosis 7 points LeafFanInVan 7 points raystr8r 6 points Likely 6 points Archimedies 6 points 1967ers 6 points

If you don't think that D3 was the best then you weren't watching. They beat the varsity! and the Bash Brothers went nuts in the game and even Kenny Wu got in a fight. DON'T FORGET YOUR SPG PICKS This preview is going to

Sometimes you read something so hilariously funny that you wonder if it was meant as satire. You wander into the comments and look for the hint that it was a big joke and that the author is not actually as obtuse as the post would indicate and...you find nothing.

Links, links, and links: * Here's the Oilers' side of the blogger story. This is what I find stunning: the Oilers, like almost everyone that took their side, is arguing that bloggers don't deserve credentials but the entire uproar was about the way that Dave was

On this glorious Sunday here are some things to read in case you're not able to get out in the sun: * Steve makes the case for My Little Poni. * How about some face-off practice? * The Pensblog recaps last night's game. * The Blackhawks decided to go a

Full Disclosure: Three years ago, I had no idea what a blog was or why you would write one. Then, one day at the office (and I really wish I knew how) I stumbled across The Battle of Alberta and had my eyes opened to an entirely new way of

Geno and Sidney on the same line? Toskala not starting? God help us. This is your official "Please don't let the Penguins hit 10" game thread. Don't forget the Pick SPG.

Describing the Maple Leafs offence as anemic would be giving blood conditions a bad name. Well Steve, attacking the oppsition's net is not the easiest thing in the world to when you get assessed four straight minor penalties. Even The Hockey Rodent agrees that the officials were not

The Leafs skated into Madison Square Garden to face the New York Rangers after three days of practice and the work paid off in spades. Below is an artist's rendition of what Vesa wore out of the rink tonight: Toskala was a bit lucky (two posts on one

Yesterday I started a look at the groups that make up the Toronto Maple Leafs' fanbase with the most obnoxious of them all: The Oblivious Know-It-All. Somehow, I managed to forget their favourite hobby horse: blaming the Leafs' failures on the fans' loyalty. Thank God The Omen

Are you sick and tired of being lumped in with every other Leaf fan regardless of relative intelligence, passion, and good looks? Ever wonder if there was a way to categorize different riders on the bandwagon? Well, if you've been wasting your time thinking about those sames questions

Good work on Ian Winwood yesterday ladies and gentlemen. If there's one thing that the Brits know now it's that Leaf fans will find any embarrassing attempt at a professional article and tear it to shreds. Tip of the cap to Ian for having the testicular

Obviously the big news yesterday was the tragic passing of Alex Cherepanov. Mirtle has some more information from Russia and a link to a translation of an article by the New York Times. Greener notes that events like this one tend to put sports into perspective. Usually I don'

Ryan Hollweg doesn't want to watch football during Thanksgiving on Sunday. He doesn't play with the little kids. Ryan picks off the bacon from the turkey before it gets carved. He is the guy that eats all of the turkey skin before anyone gets served. He

Apparently, the Leafs and their fans were so sky-high after one game that we all came thudding back to earth last night. I don' know about other fans but it seemed like we had our feet on the ground already. A large dose of reality was brought to the

Well, this preview is a couple of days late and a few numbers short. That's what happens when you think that you are being clever and try to unite some Leafs previews from around the Barilkosphere: They say everything! * MF37 gave us a good metric by which to

So that first game was so good that the Leafs are allowed to play another. This time they take on Stanley Cup cont...cont...cont...look, I just can't write it. There is no way in hell that the Habs are Stanley Cup contenders. Despite the addition of

Thanks to The Pensblog for the image and possibly one of the greatest blogosphere pranks since the great Hockey-Reference Scheme of last season. Lots of action throughout the blogosphere as the league's most popular team gets back into real action. Let's get right into the action:

Wow. What a performance last night. 580 comments! I think we'll probably have to figure out a process for doing overflow threads so that things don't get too bogged down. Number of comments on The Omen's "live-blog": zero. Waking up to know

Opening Night! The Leafs will get a chance to see the Stanley Cup banner raised as Ron Wilson believes in the power of visualization and wants his players seeing what can be achieved. You've read the previews from the Barilkosphere and the traditional media and the players...well,