The Toronto Maple Leafs (22-17-5) enter tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators (25-16-6) off of two straight losses that have caused them to slip out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference. Due to this fact the Leafs will make some changes to their lineup. Goalie James Reimer will start his first game of 2012, as his previous start was on New Years Eve. Centre Tyler Bozak will also return to the lineup having missed the last nine games [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs (22-26-5) will get right back at it tonight following their loss in Buffalo last night as they host the Eastern Conference leading New York Rangers (27-10-4) at the Air Canada Centre. The Leafs have been one of the few teams that has had success against the Rangers this season going 2-0-0 thanks to a pair of 4-2 victories at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers will look to bounce back following a disappointing 3-0 loss Thursday night [...]

For the second time this week the Toronto Maple Leafs (22-15-5) will take on the Buffalo Sabres (18-19-5), this time at the First Niagra Centre. Toronto easily defeated the Sabres 2-0 on Tueday night, and these two teams seem to be heading in opposite directions. The Leafs can continue to solidify their playoff positioning with a victory tonight, and should the Sabres lose once again this evening they will fall ten points behind the Leafs in the Eastern Conference standings. [...]

Tonight will mark the first of two encounters this week between the Toronto Maple Leafs (21-15-5) and the Buffalo Sabres (18-18-5). In what will definitely be an important home and home series for these divisional rivals, the Leafs must continue their strong play at home (11-5-4 including three straight wins), while the Sabres are entering the ACC on a six game road losing streak. Buffalo has certainly struggled of late going 2-6-2 in their last ten games causing them to [...]

For the second time in less than a week the Toronto Maple Leafs (19-15-5) and the Winnipeg Jets (19-15-5) will square off in a crucial Eastern Conference showdown.  On the final day of 2011, the Jets defeated Toronto 3-2 thanks in large part to their power play (and the referee’s). Although the Leafs dominated the game and outscored the Jets 2-1 at even strength, Winnipeg capitalized on two of their six power plays as they squeaked out a one goal [...]

On November 22, 2011 an injury ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs (18-15-5) went in and defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-17-3) by a score of 7-1 in their own barn. Toronto had failed to score a goal in both trips into Tampa last season, so the 7 goal outburst was a welcome sight. Since that big victory the Leafs have sputtered going 6-7-3. The Leafs – for the first time this season – have slipped out of the playoff picture in [...]

Following a massive victory last night at home against the Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs (17-13-4) are back on the road to face off against the New York Islanders (11-15-6) in their final game before Christmas. This will mark the third time this season the Leafs will play the second half of a back to back, on the road, following a big home victory. The first time came after the Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, only to lose the [...]

Should the Toronto Maple Leafs (16-13-3) lose tonight at home against the Los Angelas Kings (14-14-4), they run the risk of dropping out of the playoffs for the first time this season. Having produced a wonderful start to the season, the buds have found themselves in a dogfight in the tightly packed Eastern Conference. The Leafs may be catching a break though as the Kings will unveil Darryl Sutter tonight as their new coach. Sutter will try to get the [...]

On the heels of yesterday’s tough loss to the rival Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs (16-12-3) head home to take on the Vancouver Canucks (18-11-2) in a must win game for the blue and white. The Canucks come into the game with the top ranked power play unit, and they will look to expose the bottom ranked Leaf PK. Toronto will need to demonstrate a level of discipline that has been missing from their game for the last two [...]

Heading into this season, the Buffalo Sabres (15-12-3) had become the media darling team that people picked to compete with the big boys in the Eastern Conference. They used the fact that the Sabres had the highest payroll in the entire NHL, as well as their ridiculous off season spending spree as proof that this Sabres team was on the rise. I had a different opinion, and looking back at what I wrote in in July my predictions about the [...]