Jason Blake News

With Phil Kessel and Jonas Gustavsson in the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs are starting to show big improvement.

When the Detroit Red Wings face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre tonight , they face more than the usual, "If the Leafs win, they'll act like they won the Stanley Cup" pressure.

RALEIGH, N.C.a 'Rare as it was, the Maple Leafs hope they achieved more than just a victory here Friday.

Once a high-powered offensive juggernaut, the Red Wings have used defense to put together their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Eds: APNewsNow. Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 2. AP Photo NCKD101, NCKD104, NCKD103, NCKD102 RALEIGH, N.C. Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs win for the second time in 14 games this season, 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

Jason Blake always looks tired after practice, dead tired. His face goes fire-engine red, his hair mats to his head and he looks like a hockey player in desperate need of some liquids, if not an afternoon nap.

High-scoring winger scheduled to play 14 or 15 minutes as Maple Leafs return home to face Lightning FULL TEXT Phil Kessel ended the suspense soon after the game-day skate this morning at the Air Canada Centre, stepping before an unusually large media gathering and saying that, yes, he had in fact passed the tests on his surgically repaired shoulder ...

Burying a child is "the most horrific thing" for anyone to endure, the father of a 13-year-old boy who died from H1N1 said at his funeral, but he hopes the tragedy will encourage more education about the virus.

Before they start erecting a statue in front of City Hall in Phil Kessel's image, the young winger has a message for all those who consider him the next saviour.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have some new faces in their lineup tonight when they play the Sabres in Buffalo tonight.

Maple Leafs netminder Jonas Gustavsson has picked up three points in two games since returning from groin injury.

So much for Monster Magic. In a season in which almost everything has gone wrong for the Maple Leafs, even the brief Cinderella ride enjoyed by rookie goalie Jonas Gustavsson didn't last nearly long enough for the Maple Leafs.

Lugging his heavy heart around American Airlines Center last night, Jason Blake still managed to register three assists for the Maple Leafs.

Tyler Myers has played a big role in the Buffalo Sabres ' success. Team management, though, may not want him on the roster.

Maple Leafs forward says Frustaglio family helped him deal with adjusting to a new city and handling his own illness FULL TEXT The death of 13-year-old Evan Frustaglio from the H1N1 flu virus hit hard for one Toronto Maple Leafs player.

James Neal scored with 2:03 left in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

If I were to ask who needed to step up their game to get the Toronto Maple Leafs out of this terrible slump, the answer might be laughable.

Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks deflects a shot by Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs on goalie Roberto Luongo during the third period.

The Maple Leafs have tried benchings and bag skates, dodgeball and a carousel of starting goaltenders, and still have yet to find anything close to a winning formula.

Roster spots are important on a fantasy team, this week we will look at some fringe players that are struggling early and should they continue to take an importunate place on our teams or enter the waiver wire.