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If you were to look at Vesa Toskala's numbers at the halfway point of the season, you would not guess that this is his contract year. Appearing in 20 games thus far, Toskala owns a record of 6-8-2, with a goals against average of 3.72, to go along with an .869 save percentage. To sum up his season, he is ranked at the bottom of the league leaders charts in virtually every ...

Ian White: The Future Leafs Captain?

Posted: 27th December 2009 by Zach Smith in NHL
The Maple Leafs' tough and gritty blue-liner Ian White has proven through his play in the last calendar year that he is more than just another player on the Leafs' blue line. The 5' 10", 190 pound defenseman has been very underrated by the media and fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, even though his continuously steady play suggests that he may be the Leafs' most reliable blue-liner both from an ...
Canadiens' goalie Jaroslav Halak made 47 saves and winger Andrei Kostitsyn scored the overtime winneráto lead Montreal to victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in yet another heart-breaking loss to a divisional rival for the Buds. The Leafs found themselves in an early hole, down 2-0 after a powerplay goal by Scott Gomez. Then, just 54 seconds later, Tomas Pleckanec broke in past the defense and chipped one over Jonas Gustavsson's ...