The boys in blue took on the Sabres in a border battle last night and lost.  Leafs lose in Buffalo?  Color me surprised.  It's important to note that the Sabres dressed a significant portion of their NHL roster, while the Leafs dressed a much weaker squad.  The Leafs still have not cut down to the 26 (ish) players they were expected to, so keep a look out for that later today.  Mirtle is keeping track of the Leafs roster over at Leafs Beat.

Sunday links after the jump.

Today's top links:

Optimism Abound

Five Minutes for Fighting covers all the bases

On Second Thought...

The General with some things to take away from the preseason

Reflections on Liambas and Lessons Learned

MLHS posts some commentary on the Liambas camp invite

Goaltending Log-Jam?  Nope, But Close

MSU on the Leafs developing goaltending depth

Leafs - Sabres: Game 1

Leafs HQ recaps last night's game

Paul Harrison interview

Vintage Leaf Memories has a chat with the former Maple Leafs goalie