Toronto Maple Leafs

The much anticipated Leafs' 2010-2011 season is finally upon us. The Leafs and Habs will write another chapter in their storied rivalry tonight. I can't think of a better way to start the season than here in Toronto, instead of somewhere in Turkey or Belgium or wherever it is that Gary Bettman sent a few of the teams for their season openers. Nothing says thank you to your fans more than having their team start their season in another part of the world. Hurricanes fans won't even go to the games in Ralleigh, let alone Europe. But anyways that's getting off topic. Back to the Leafs now. Yes, finally fans will get a chance to see this very hyped team in regular season action tonight. ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a game to forget tonight. This is not exactly the most enjoyable game to share my postgame thoughts, but here we go: - Although Luca Caputi has been impressive in the pre-season, he caused the first goal after a poor attempt to clear the puck from the defensive zone. The extra 15 pounds of muscle he added has been noticeable, especially when he drives the net, but he has to utilize that strenght in his own end as well. - The Leafs’ defence was far too soft tonight. Tomas Kaberle left Jiri Hudler all alone in front of the net on the second goal and did little to clear the front of the net. To be fair, the goal was a direct result of Jussi Rynnas’ poor ...

I will be doing two player-a-days today. Tomorrow I will be writing a blog on the Kadri-Kessel-Bozak line that I have been waiting to see all preseason. I truly believe this will save Kadri's pre-season. Christian Hanson: One of the "major" college signings Burke made towards the end of the 2008-09 season, Christian Hanson will be taking up the 4th line center position of this Leafs team. Although Burke hoped for Hanson to be in a much better position, as he hoped he would turn out to be a top 6 winger, he can't be upset with the type of player he has become. This past off-season Christian Hanson knew what role he was going to play this season, and he got bigger, and stronger. H...

The Leafs new Tie Domi, the guy that teammates and management love. The guy that Leaf fans enjoy watching, mainly because they know he is physical and will likely fight that game. That guy is Colton Orr. Last Season Colton Orr played in all 82 games last season, notching 4 goals and 2 assists for a total of 6 points. That also includes a whopping 236 PIMs and a decent -4 rating. Just from that you can clearly tell what Colton was brought in to do.... fight. At 1 million per year it's a bargain for the type of impact Orr has on the team. Opposing players will be less likely to take a run at Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak or Kris Versteeg, why? They know in the back of their mind that Colton O...