Practice Update: November 4th

Every hockey trade needs a bit of distance to be properly evaluated. I thought the Leafs had erred when they acquired Dimitri Yushkevich for a first round pick way back in 1995. The pick turned out to be a bust and Yushkevich became one of my all time favourite Leafs.Tonight Phil Kessel is scheduled to make his Leaf debut. I don't know the last time a player arrived with such heavy expectations -

The Maple Leafs need scoring and spark. The return of Phil Kessel showed that he can be the man to provide them. Michael Farber also looks at why Detroit has faith in Jimmy Howard.

Phil Kessel (shoulder) will make his debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

We’ve all flipped out before. More often than not it’s the result of multiple things piling up: a bad few days at work, an argument with a girlfriend, car problems, bad weather, and/or a bad loss by your favorite. Then, some minor annoyance occurs. Maybe you can’t find your remote, or the Internet is a little slow. And what [...]

There was an air of nervous anticipation at the ACC last night, as Phil Kessel stepped on the ice as a Toronto Maple Leaf for the first time. The 22-year-old native of Madison, WI, acquired in a trade from the Boston Bruins for three premium draft picks has been rehabilitating since having off-season surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his right shoulder. With the team getting...

In off the ledge Bruins fans. In off the ledge. It is way too early to panic. The Bruins will make the playoffs with their current configuration. They play in a fairly week division and can get it done. Look at how they have played over the last three games, and it’s easy to see a club that is working hard, but has a bit of a goal scoring problem. Having said that, here are three...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter Was he really recovering from offseason rotator cuff surgery, or was Phil Kessel’s debut delayed because he was finishing off his ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

It’s another night, and another overtime loss. A hard-fought effort where the Leafs perhaps deserved a better fate. A night where perhaps the final goal of the night shouldn’t have counted...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

The topic du jour during Tampa Bay's first trip to the hockey media capital - other than the Leafs debut of Phil Kessel - was the play of Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier, who appeared in his 800th career game Tuesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were back on the ice today, practicing with some different line combinations, particularly the one that will feature newcomer Phil Kessel...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

Over a month after being acquired from the Boston Bruins for draft picks, Phil Kessel made his debut with the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday Night. Kessel was greeted back on the ice with a solid hit by Mattias Ohlund on just his second shiftRead the full article on Bleacher Report...

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It wasnâ??t pretty but the Tampa Bay Lightning have finally picked up a win on the road. Ryan Maloneâ??s overtime goal sealed the deal for the Bolts, spoiling Phil Kesselâ??s Toronto Maple Leafs debut and giving Tampa Bay a chance to breathe for a moment, knowing that first road win is finally out of the way. The Good Score One for the Captain ...

The Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins renew one of the leagueâ??s most storied rivalries tonight, though itâ??ll likely have a different flavor than what weâ??ve tasted in the last couple of years. The Bruins are without Milan Lucic, and Marc Savard, and Phil Kessel now belongs to the Maple Leafs. Thatâ??s an entire line of offense missing from a Bruins team thatâ...