Ian White News

On Hall of Fame Night against the lower-rung Maple Leafs, who would have thought the mighty Red Wings would need their stars of yesteryear to peel off their Hall blazers and get on the ice? With three former Wings -- Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille -- honoured before the match for entering the Hall, it was Toronto that showed more ...

Detroit, 7 p.m. TUESDAY vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., NOTES Leafs coach Ron Wilson mused about playing defenceman Ian White as a forward.

The Carolina Hurricanes have averaged the fewest goals in the NHL while the Toronto Maple Leafs have allowed the most per game.

The wait is over. But, in many ways, it has also just begun. Two months after he was acquired in a high-stakes trade, Phil Kessel made his debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday night.

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

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson, left, stretches to make a save as Maple Leafs defenceman Ian White, right, checks Buffalo Sabres' Tim Kennedy during NHL action in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday.

Tim Connolly's second goal of the contest, a power-play score 1:04 into overtime sent Buffalo past Toronto, 3-2, in a hectic contest from HSBC Arena.The game-deciding score was set up by a stunning comeback from the Maple Leafs.

James Neal scored 2:57 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

Niklas Hagman admits being "embarrassed." With the Maple Leafs winless in their first five games of the 2009-10 season, the veteran forward was shocked to learn that coach Ron Wilson had made him a healthy scratch for an Oct.

Whether while getting his face sewn back together or while stewing in the press box as a healthy scratch, Maple Leafs defenceman Ian White understands the value of a stiff upper lip.

Has any Maple Leaf player actually exceeded expectations through the first eight games of the season? Other than Ian White perhaps, the answer is no.

The good news regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs is that they haven't lost in a week.

Toronto's Ian White, left, takes a shot on Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo. The Vancouver Canucks compounded the misery of the floundering Maple Leafs, defeating Toronto 3-1 at General Motors Place on Saturday.

The good news regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs is that they haven't lost in a week.

The Maple Leafs fly to Vancouver this afternoon, hoping to be changed for the better by the time they return to Toronto after Halloween.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are dead last in the NHL -- and they're going to spend at least one more week in the basement.

PERFORMANCE: HOT 3 pts in last 3 GP CURRENT STATUS: On roster ASSETS: Moves the puck with precision out of the defensive zone.

David Shoalts Published on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 11:06PM EDT Last updated on Monday, Oct.

Rookie goalie Jonas Gustavsson skated prior to the Maple Leafs' full workout today, but left the ice when the entire team took to the ice at 11 am.

Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers earned their seventh straight win with a 4-1 victory over the winless Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.