Impediments to Playoff Hopes Continue to Mount

While they went through October with virtually no injury problems, the Maple Leafs are beginning to feel the injury bug. The loss of Mike Komisarek has shown what kind of a defense we have without him. While I’m not sure how many of us knew quite what to make of Komisarek’s start, by removing him [...]

What Should We Expect of Kessel?

Phil Kessel makes his debut as a Toronto Maple Leaf tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He joins a team that won only one game in October and sits last place in the entire National Hockey League.
Unsurprisingly, the belief in Leafland is that Kessel is our last hope if we want to turn this season around. [...]

The Kessel Effect

As anticipation grows over seeing Phil Kessel suit up in the blue and white, everyone is curious as to how good the Leafs could have been with him in the 12 games already over in this 2009-2010 season. With only one win over these games, Leaf fans are anticipating a new, more dynamic offence with [...]

Thursday Thoughts

The posting has been slow here, but we’re beginning to poke out of our caves now that the Leafs are starting to pull things together. Here are some random thoughts.

Not surprised Jiri Tlusty was called up. Stalberg goes down after just 1 assist and a -5 in eight games, while Tlusty has 6 goals and [...]

TMLRI: October 26th - 6-3 Win @ Anaheim Ducks

The Leafs finally won their first game of the season. After going down 1-0 early in the game, rookie goaltender Jonas Gustavsson made some key saves to keep the game within reach. The team began to build momentum with strong puck pursuit and recovery in the Ducks zone, leading to the Ducks taking several undisciplined [...]