Julian Sanchez

Ok, so this is it. All the cliches apply! Do or Die! Backs to the wall! Why not us?! Low introductory rate! While Ovechkin had a rough night Thursday JP shows that he has been great about bouncing back from such efforts. It's a testament to Kimmo Timmonen&

I have to say that following this series has given me a new level of hatred for the scum in Philadelphia. If it's not Danielle Briere diving or punching players from behind a linesman then it's Joffrey Lupul laying dirty headshots or Hartnell and Upshall running

Before we get into the game day thread, I went digging through the archives at the Battle of Ontario for my Halloween post that came during the senators coronation as the 2008 Stanley Cup Champions. It's great for a laugh because I predicted, when the sens were at

The sun is shining, the commute was perfect, my water tastes delicious, and the senators have been exposed in front of an entire country. It's a spectacular day. Obviously, Leafs Nation's phone bill was sky-rocketing last night as they sought to explain just what had happened

sens' faces are red, their fans are all blue. We didn't win a playoff game But neither did you.Thanks to The Pensblog and Stephen S. for the image.

Sweet Jesus, why is Milan Jurcina in the NHL? At moments during the game I started wondering when the Leafs had traded Andy Wozniewski to the Capitals. His pass to Jim Dowd to help set up the third Flyers goal was a thing of beauty. Maybe someone should ask Jurcina

Looks like former Leaf Bruce Boudreau (I actually watched a bit of a game on LeafsTV in which he featured) is ringing the changes after a disappointing effort at home in game two. Tarik El-Bashir has the lineup changes, four of them, and the projected lines which are as follows:

Via Dr. Mirtle the Canucks fired their General Manager for being inept. The list of signings that James compiled outlines what a terrible GM he was during his 4 year stint. The Canucks' prospects are ranked fourteenth by Hockey's Future and, shock of shocks, they have no

You don't have to have read my Playoff Hate Manifesto to know that I hate the senators. As a Leaf fan it's in my blood to hate them and if any Leaf fan suggests otherwise (ie the stupid Scotiabank Pledge) then you are well within your

The second game of this series could be summed up in two words: missed opportunities. From the early powerplays to some gilt-edged chances that fell to Matt Cooke (why him?!) the Capitals had more than enough opportunities to win the game. It's incredible to see a powerplay that

What does an early Liverpool game plus a morning viewing of No Country For Old Men (Worst.Ending.Ever) equal? A game day thread an hour before puck drops. If by some fluke you make it by drop off your SPG guesses. How big is this game for the Capitals?

Well, if that ending wasn't an Ovechgasm then I don't know what will happen to Washington when we see one. What an absolute incredible ending to the game. As soon as he made the first pokecheck I jumped forward in my seat "Oh my God&

Update: JP from Japers Rink just sent along the following photoshop he put together. Looks like we're part of the family now. Ok, so this is it: We're officially cheering on another team. Yes, I know I wrote an entire post about playoff hate but the

Ed.'s Note: Some of this is new, some is old, all of it is true. If I were to say that the NHL playoffs were about one thing it would be the Stanley Cup. Pretty obvious right? But if I added a second thing what would it be?

I'll have a post up expanding on this thought this afternoon but the best part of the playoffs (when you're not in them) is watching the teams you hate suck. It's that much better when a former player helps your rivals along the road

23 of them actually. The first (and hopefully last) adoption of one poor underserved hockey team is complete and the poll was a landslide. The Washington Capitals are our team. For now at least because once the hockey gods find out that Leaf fans are cheering for a team their

7th overall! In a draft seven deep it should be a boon for the Leafs to have the seventh pick. Stamkos sure looked awkward on the TSN draft show. My heart raced as the third pick (the Leafs' highest possible spot) was read and if he had said Tampa

Thanks to Eyebeleaf for the reminder. I have been sitting on some links from the past couple of days that I have been meaning to post. As always, remember that you can e-mail me links that you think are worth sharing. Enjoy. * Sean goes behind enemy lines to uncover the

So, that's it. Not only did the Leafs fail to knock off the sens in a game that ultimately allowed them to make the playoffs (great work Hurricanes) but they also failed to keep Montreal from winning the Eastern Conference. The latter failure also set the stage for

Just a quick game day thread. If the Leafs lose tonight and the Coyotes and Blues win out then the Leafs could still finish 25th in the NHL and have a shot at the # 2 pick overall if they win the lottery. While beating the Habs and reminding them of

Wow. Well, that's 0-6 on the year and the crushing realization (once again) that the Leafs are the softest team in the NHL and not very good. Kulemin and Pogge better be Hall of Famers because last night I realized that I might be 30 before the Leafs

Buckle up because this is going to be a long game day thread. There is just too much fun stuff to go over before the puck drops. Hopefully, you have headphones because you'll want to listen to some of the videos below but first a recap of the

Good morning on this possibly glorious day. These tickets for tonight's game have lived quite the life. They started out with the promise of being for a game that would be a send-off for a team that had finally broken the playoff drought. Once the season started the

Nice to see Andrew Raycroft pick up 41 saves in a meaningless game. It's not like that kind of performance might have helped the team when he was piling up his 4.07 GAA while Toskala was out. Hope you enjoyed your last game in a Leafs'

I am strongly suspicious of Andrew Raycroft getting the start tonight. While some fans would like to think that it might signal the beginning of a trio of starts for the former Calder Trophy winner I have an altogether different angle on things. Toronto's last two games come