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REUTERS/Ellen Ozier) They did not have letter grades where Jonas Gustavsson went to school.

Phil Kessel, Niklas Hagman and a couple good bounces helped pull the Toronto Maple Leafs out of another extended winless slide.

Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn will not be benched for tonight's game against the Hurricanes.

To paraphrase Ron Wilson, when is someone gonna get mad around here? It's not a shock the Maple Leafs are a stretch to make the playoffs this year, but who would have thought of them facing virtual elimination before American Thanksgiving? Or being a loss away from last place overall Thursday? It seems the millions doled out on player salary, ...

CHICAGOTwo superb individual efforts almost helped the Maple Leafs catch one of the NHL's top teams napping.

In the few yards it takes to get from their dressing room to the ice at game time, the mindset of the Maple Leafs takes a turn for the worst.

Gunnarsson in for Leafs Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Rookie defenceman Carl Gunnarsson will be in the lineup for the Maple Leafs for his NHL debut on Saturday against the Calgary Flames, possibly at the expense of Luke Schenn James Mirtle Globe and Mail Update Published on Saturday, Nov.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala will be getting another shot as starte on Friday in Chicago.

Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek was hurt against the Red Wings last Saturday. Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek will miss at least three weeks with a small tear in a quad muscle, Leafs coach Ron Wilson confirmed after practice today.

Wilson wants team to earn danger pay Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson, shown during Tuesday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche, put his team through a fun-filled practice session Thursday.

NHL general managers left Toronto today after two days of meetings virtually agreeing that a rule change involving head shots is most likely inevitable.

Maple Leafs' Komisarek exits game with injury 17:42 Martin Havlat Assist: Shane Hnidy 18:08 5:44 Marek Zidlicky Assist: Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu 17:29 17:55 18:05 19:57 Owen Nolan Unassisted TORONTO -- The Minnesota Wild took advantage of the lackluster Toronto Maple Leafs .

The basement door is open, with a sliver of light peeking through the crack. The Maple Leafs can see it.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have their first winning streak of the season. Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves and Phil Kessel scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf in a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, giving Toronto its second win in as many nights.

You have to go way back to late February to find the last time the Maple Leafs swept back-to-back games.

Good news can sometimes be hidden in the small details. The Maple Leafs are no longer in last place, as far as the NHL's official statistics are concerned.

Tim Stapleton grew up in a Chicago suburb, yet resisted the lure of the Blackhawks.

October was a month that the Toronto Maple Leafs would like to forget. They got off to their worst start in franchise history.

Toronto got off to one of its worst starts in the team's history. Zero wins, seven losses and one extra time loss, which accounted for their one point.

The Tooronto Maple Leafs have the Monster on Halloween and a bit of a pulse. But there are certainly few tricks with the Leafs offence, a fact which again was laid bare last night at the HSBC Arena, where Sabres goalie Ryan Miller treated Buffalo fans to another scintillating performance in a 3-2 Sabres overtime victory.