Bruins-Maple Leafs Live: B’s Return Home Looking to Close Out Leafs in Game 5
8 a.m.: The Bruins survived overtime in one of the best games we’ve seen in a long time in Game 4 in Toronto, and they’ll get their first chance to close out the series Friday.
The B’s and Maple Leafs return to TD Garden in Boston on Friday night for Game 5 with Boston holding a 3-1 series lead and looking to end their first-round series. The Bruins, when holding a 3-1 series...
Mike Augello: Carlyle To Shake Up Lineup; Leafs Vs Bruins - Game 2
Leafs TV's Paul Hendrick reports that Coach Randy Carlyle will insert forwards Ryan Hamilton and Matt Frattin into the lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals replacing Clarke MacArthur and Fraser McLaren.
Hendrick also says that both Jake Gardiner and Ryan O'Byrne will play tonight and the injured Mike Kostka and John-Michael Liles will sit.
will update
Goal breakdown: Leafs take care of sloppy Rangers
Boy were the Rangers sloppy in this one. Michael Del Zotto had a very rough game, and had three separate miscues that led directly to Leafs goals. The Leafs aren’t elite, but they are good enough that if you make miscues like that they will capitalize. Rick Nash and Derek Stepan were able to keep this game interesting with timely goals, but they represented 50% of the players that...
Mike Augello: O'Byrne Makes Leafs Debut Vs Rangers
Per TSN 1050's Jonas Siegel, Leafs coach Randy Carlyle will insert newly acquired defenseman Ryan O'Byrne into the lineup against the New York Rangers at the Air Canada Center Monday night.
Based on the fact that O'Byrne's previous experience with former teammate and defense partner John-Michael Liles, it is likely that Jake Gardiner will be the one who will...
Concern For Lupul
from Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star,
Whether Lupul’s injury is significant or not is a matter for another day. He wasn’t available for comment after the game. And while Leafs coach Randy Carlyle reported that Lupul felt “fine,” pronouncing him “50-50” to participate in Friday’s practice, it was difficult to know what to make of the coach’s assessments. Though...
Mike Augello: Leafs Recall Jesse Blacker
With John-Michael Liles unavailable for tonight's game in Boston, the Leafs have recalled defenseman Jesse Blacker from the Toronto Marlies.
The 21 year old was Toronto's second round pick in 2009 and has played 53 games for the Leafs AHL affiliate, with three goals and seven assists.
Blacker is not expected to suit up for the Leafs versus the Bruins, as Mike Kostka...
Shooting Practice
from Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star,
It’s morning. Time to shoot some pucks.
Out walk Clarke MacArthur and John-Michael Liles, to a $100,000 contraption that will let them do just that.
Gone are the days of shooting pucks and denting the garage. Or putting up the fake goalie in the net with the five holes clearly marked.
In this day and age of high tech and every...
Pittsburgh Penguins Gameday 28 - Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins (19-8-0) @ Toronto Maple Leafs (15-11-1)
ROOT, SNET-O, RDS - 7:00 pm/et
Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
The last Pens/Leafs game from a few days ago was an entertaining contest, except for the Malkin injury of course. The Pens needed a shootout to triumph over the Leafs last time. What will happen tonight with the Pens looking to win seven...
Mike Augello: Liles Returns To Lineup, Leafs Vs. Penguins
Reports from various media sources at Air Canada Center this morning indicate that Randy Carlyle will tinker with his lineup tonight, as defenseman John-Michael Liles will be inserted into the Maple Leafs lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins, replacing Mike Kostka.
The 32 year old Liles has been a healthy scratch since the Leafs 3-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Senators on February...
Mike Augello: Is Komisarek On Carolinaâs Mind?
Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis has eight defensemen on his roster and 2012 All-Rookie defenseman Jake Gardiner playing with the Toronto Marlies waiting in the wings to make his return to the NHL; a situation that some NHL teams would be envious of.
With veterans Mike Komisarek and John-Michael Liles setting up residence in the press box over the last month, it is likely that teams...
Decisions Looming for Dave Nonis and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Photo courtesy of Veronica Henri/Toronto Sun/QMI Agency
By Tony Ambrogio (@SNTonyAmbrogio)
Dave Nonis could have a busy few months ahead. And his decisions could impact the Leafs now and moving forward.
Nonis traded a 4th liner in Mike Brown to Edmonton and Matt Frattin is coming off a knee injury.
An issue that promises to be interesting to watch will be finding a spot for Joffrey...
Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle Turning Toronto into Bigger, Tougher and More Competitive Team
By Tony Ambrogio (@SNTonyAmbrogio)
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Randy Carlyle isn’t afraid to put his stamp on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He has benched John-Michael Liles and Mike Komisarek.
He sent Jake Gardiner to the American Hockey League. He’s been playing rookie defencemen Mike Kostka and Mark Fraser big minutes.
He’s returned Nazem Kadri to centre, who has excelled on centering the 3rd...
Mike Augello: As Leafs Win, Gardiner Bides His Time
The Maple Leafs 3-0 victory over Ottawa on Saturday was the type of winning effort that Toronto fans are not accustomed to seeing.
The injury riddled Senators, without stars Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson outhustled and outchanced the Blue and White, but thanks to fortuitous deflections by Frazer McLaren and Tyler Bozak, an empty netter from John-Michael Liles and a stellar 34...
Goal Breakdown: Toronto at Rangers
Tonight’s breakdown is courtesy of myself and The Suit. All in all, the Rangers outplayed the Maple Leafs for most of the contest, but a few defensive miscues and a subpar power play prevented the Rangers from running away with the win early in the contest. Instead they had to battle it out for the W in the third period.
On to the goals…
Leafs 1, Rangers 0
This goal was just...
NHL Players learn how to live with the lockout the hard way
One of the perks of playing in the NHL is that you never have to take care of your own equipment. Equipment managers pack your bag, they unpack it, they air out your gear for you; as a player you never have to deal with your own equipment. During the lockout, this is one of those perks that the players have lost, and some of the players, specifically John-Michael Liles and Paul...
Is It Fair To Blame Bettman?
from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,
The Blame Bettman Bandwagon, which was already bursting at the seams, has been gaining legions of members by the day. It has been very convenient to blame Bettman for everything from global warming to New Coke these days, to the point where it would probably be a good idea for Bettman to ignore Twitter. (Actually, it would be a good...
NHL players want to erase diving from the game
The NHL doesn’t want its sport to turn out like professional soccer has and is hoping to do something about it. The hockey league said it wants to nip the art of player diving in the bud before it gets any worse. Of course, pro soccer has tarnished its reputation around the world with numerous players diving in the penalty area looking for a penalty kick to be called.
The same...
NHL looks at Obstruction
I am sure that my buddy Redwing77 will give his spin later on this subject.
According to NHL.COM, the NHL is having a two day summit to discuss the NHL current standard of rule enforcement. Or translation is there too much obstruction in the NHL right now. The following people listed below are part of the discussion. While they’re at it, I would like them to look at the diving...
Toronto Maple Leafs Organizational Depth Chart – Defensemen
I will be posting a series of articles looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs organizational depth by position. I started the series last week with goaltenders and I am continuing from the net out and going with defensemen next.
Defensemen on 2011-12 roster:
Dion Phaneuf
Carl Gunnarsson
John-Michael Liles
Mike Komisarek
Luke Schenn
Cody Franson (RFA)
Jake Gardiner
Continue reading...
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3
Joey Crabb had a goal and an assist, Ben Scrivens made 29 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a team-record 11-game home losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Phil Kessel, John-Michael Liles and Matt Frattin also scored, and Clarke MacArthur added two assists.
Scrivens won a night after making 33 saves in the Toronto Marlies' 5-4 overtime...
2012 offseason has lots of intrigue
At the point of this writing, we sit in the stretch drive. There are no more trades to be made. Heck, there are barely any more call-ups allowed until the postseason. The rosters are set in stone, as is the CBA, and all 30 teams are destined to play in the same place. However, the upcoming offseason could be one of epic proportions.Beginning with the draft, we have an above-average...
Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 4
Jordan Caron and Tyler Seguin scored two goals each and Boston beat Toronto 5-4 Tuesday night for the Bruins' fifth win against the Maple Leafs this season.
Chris Kelly also scored amd Tim Thomas stopped 25 shots to help Boston end two-game skid.
Carl Gunnarsson, John-Michael Liles, Phil Kessel and Mikhail Grabovski scored for the Maple Leafs, who have been outscored 28-10...
Bruins explode in the 2nd, hold off Leafs
Seven goals and three fights. That is what happened in the 2nd period of tonight’s game in Toronto. It was the type of hockey that reminded us of what the Bruins are capable of, and how the Bruins were playing every period and every game a few months ago. They looked quick, confident, energetic, physical, basically everything you want your hockey team to be. The B’s fell behind...
Burke to blame for Leafs collapse
The chants “Fire Wilson” can still be heard resonating from the rafters at the ACC, but the lame duck Coach of the Maple Leafs isn’t necessarily the one at fault for the futility in Toronto over the past three weeks.Upon further review, that accountability lies squarely on the shoulders of Leafs’ GM Brian Burke.The Leafs are currently mired in a slump of epic proportions...
Five Non-All-Star Players the Toronto Maple Leafs Shouldn’t Trade
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk)
This past weekend, the Toronto Maple Leafs saw three of their players─Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul and Dion Phanuef─participate in the All-Star festivities in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. Even with the NHL’s trade deadline quickly approaching it would be silly to think that any of those three could...
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