Toronto Maple Leafs

On the heels of yesterday's tough loss to the rival Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs (16-12-3) head home to take on the Vancouver Canucks (18-11-2) in a must win game for the blue and white. The Canucks come into the game with the top ranked power play unit, and they will look to expose the bottom ranked Leaf PK. Toronto will need to demonstrate a level of discipline that has been missing from their game for the last two weeks. The buds' poor results of late have coincided with a rash of lazy plays and un-necessary penalties.

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Heading into this season, the Buffalo Sabres (15-12-3) had become the media darling team that people picked to compete with the big boys in the Eastern Conference. They used the fact that the Sabres had the highest payroll in the entire NHL, as well as their ridiculous off season spending spree as proof that this Sabres team was on the rise. I had a different opinion, and looking back at what I wrote in in July my predictions ...

For the first time in what feels like a long time, the Toronto Maple Leafs (15-11-3) will be back in action tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes (9-18-4). On the heels of two consecutive losses and a 1-4-2 record at home in their last seven games, the Leafs must take advantage of the Eastern Conference's worst team. Having dropped a tough road game against Carolina earlier this season, tonight's match up is one in which the Leafs need to rebuild some confidence. Although the buds were the stronger team in their last two losses, six power play goa...

You know those days where you're just too tired to be productive? The time when the gas tank is running on empty and you decide to just mail it in? Well, after the first period of last night's 3-2 overtime loss to the hands of the New Jersey Devils it seemed like the Leafs were having one of those moments. The Leafs were horrible in the first period generating no offense and having the rested Devils dominate them all period. This being the Leafs' second game in two nights and third game in four days, it looked like the Devils were going to blow ...