The leafs had a couple of rough games at throughout the week. Monday they lost to the Hurricanes then Thursday to the flyers. Then Saturday was a different story. Joey Crabb had a goal and an assist and call up Ben Scrivens made 29 saves Saturday as the Maple Leafs dealt the Buffalo Sabres playoff hopes a blow by beating them 4-3.

This week the Leafs have another back to back game against the Sabres and the Lightning on Thursday. Then the Leafs will have their last game of the regular season on Saturday against the Canadians.

The leafs will start have the first playoff game for the Stanley Cup on April 5. They play against the lightening which will be a needed win in order to move on. Go Leafs!!!

Matt Moulson scored a power-play goal with just over six minutes to play Tuesday as the New York Islanders beat Toronto 5-2, handing the Leafs their eighth straight loss at Air Canada Centre. James Reimer made 43 saves and all three Toronto players scored in the shootout to lead the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Ryan Callahan scored the shootout winner Saturday as the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.

The Leafs will face off against the Hurricanes and flyers this week, and going into the weekend playing the Sabers. Go Toronto!

Toronto won its third straight game to improve to 28-19-6, and the Maple Leafs were in seventh place in the East. A five-week free fall has left the Leafs in 11th place, but they are closer to last in the conference than 10th. Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist and James Reimer made 29 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Saturday night.

The leafs will face off against the Bruins tonight. Then they have a full week playing the Islanders on Wednesday, the Devils on Friday, and end the week with the Rangers on Saturday. The leafs continue to struggle for a chance at the playoffs.

The leafs had a good start with their new head coach. They managed a win over the Canadians. In their second game it didn’t go so well they lost by one against the Bruins. I believe as the season progresses they will do allot better with the new coach and maybe have a chance at the playoffs.

They play the Panthers tonight that are ranked under the Leafs. Then the Senators again on Saturday, they’re looking strong GO LEAFS

Brian Burke the General Manager of the Leafs, announced Friday evening that head coach Ron Wilson has been relieved of his duties. Replacing Wilson is Randy Carlyle a former Duck’s head coach. Randy Carlye guided the Ducks to their first-ever Stanley Cup championship in 2007 so Toronto has high hopes.

The new head coach proved his skill behind the bench when Toronto played the Canadians on Saturday. It was Carlyes first game and he guided the leafs to an impressive win of 3-1 over the Canadians. With the new head coach the leafs chance on the playoffs greaten. They play the Bruins tonight, the Penguins on Wednesday, and finish off the week with the Flyers on Saturday. GO TORONTO!

Toronto had a rough last three games and they lost all of them. Each game was within one point so they did put up a good fight. Bruke the leafs coach is disappointed but still has faith in the leafs Saturday he said “We are sticking with the plan,” Burke told reporters. “In my mind there is nothing we could have done today that made us better now. It was all things that will make us better moving down the road. We’ve got to see if this group is good enough to get in and keep the assets we have.”

Tonight Toronto will play the Panthers and tomorrow night they face off against the Chiefs. Then they will move into March and play the Canadians on Saturday. I hope they have better games this week. Go Leafs

The leafs had a tough game and losing by one last night. Phil Kessel's 31st goal of the season forced overtime for Toronto with 44 seconds left in the third period. Tim Connolly scored in the first period, while Clarke MacArthur had a goal in the second, while Gustavsson stopped 28 for the Leafs. In OT the Devils were able to score getting the win over Toronto.

Toronto plays the Sharks on Thursday and the Capitals on Saturday night. This will be there first encounter this season with the Sharks, who are rated 12^th in the nation. GO LEAFS!

Last week a Toronto didn’t do too well. They one there first game and lost their next three, but are still ranked 13^th in the nation. On Saturday’s game against the Canadians, Matt Sundin a former retired Maple Leafs player was recognized. Matt’s jersey was raised into the stadiums rafters and another jersey was put on auction.  Matt Sundin had played for the maple Leafs for 11 seasons and for most of his hockey career.

The Leafs play the Flames tonight, the Oliers tomorrow night, and finish up on the weekend with the Canucks. It’s going to be tough but I believe they can hang in there.

The Toronto is slowly progressing in in rank and stats, they are now ranked 13^th in overall. James Reimer, Toronto’s goalie was recognized as player of the week. He stopped twenty five shots last week against the Penguins and saved the shootout with the Senators. They dominated there last two games last week with both with strong leads.

 The leafs have a very busy schedule this week and are playing tonight, Tuesday night, Thursday  night, and Saturday. Saturday should be a big game, the leafs play the rival the Canadians. Who are ranked 26 so it’s a for sure win.

Week 3 Blog

Toronto played a back to back game against the New York Islanders and won both, moving there ranking up to 15^th. On Monday they beat the Islanders 3-0 at home, and on Tuesday 4-3 away. Joffrey Lupul and Phil Kessel continue to be in the top ten for individual leaders.

The leafs have a win lose record of 25 wins and nineteen loses and continue to be positive. Right now they still have a shot at the finals and playoffs. Tomorrow night against the Pittsburg Penguins who are ranked sixed, so it’s bound to be a tough game.

Week 2 Blog

In the past week the Maple Leafs dropped to 19^th in the Stanley Cup standings. In the past week they had one win and two loses. Tuesday they lost to the Senator’s 3-2, but managed to pull off a win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. The Leafs played again Saturday and lost to the Canadians.

In this blog today I also wanted to talk a little about the NHL season and games. The NHL regular season begins at the beginning of October and ending with the last game somewhere around the 7^th of April. After that it continues into the playoffs and Stanley Cup. Each of the 30 teams plays 82 regular season games. Right now the Leafs have a total of 41 games and are about halfway through the season. They play the New York Islanders which is bound to be a win.

Overview

The Toronto Maple leafs continue to stand 18^th in the overall standings, but third in their division. They have played a total of 38 games with 22 wins and 17 losses. They have a game point average of 44. Phil Kessel continues to be the leading player of the Leafs with a total of points at 48 with Joffrey Lupul following him with 47 points. They had a bad game against the New York rangers and lost 3 to 0. The Rangers are currently leading the standings of the NHL, but the Leafs managed to still put up a fight. There next game is with the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. Going to be another tough game for the Leafs the Senators are ranked 8^th in the NHL.

Intro

I will be blogging about the NHL team the Toronto Maple Leafs. I will be posting the game highlights, the standings, and the team and player stats.