Jiri Tlusty News

Maple Leaf defenceman Mike Komisarek will miss at least three weeks with a torn quadriceps muscle, opening the door for rookie defenceman Carl Gunnarson.

JIRI TLUSTY, Andre Deveaux and Tyler Bozak of the Toronto Marlies have all experienced serious bouts of the flu and Tlusty's brief recall to the Toronto Maple Leafs started a series of controversial events that saw all Maple Leafs and Marlies players receive the H1N1 flu shot.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs were back on the ice today, practicing with some different line combinations, particularly the one that will feature newcomer Phil Kessel.

Ryan Malone scored at 2:21 of overtime, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Following your heart often comes at a price. For Simon Gamache, the cost was a luxury automobile, a house in Bern, Switzerland, and a mil-lion-dollar pay cheque.

The Habs didn't skate this morning, and only a handful skated for the Leafs, including Vesa Toskala, Luke Schenn, Jiri Tlusty, Jamal Mayers, Jeff Finger and Francois Beauchemin Leaf defenceman Mike Komisarek was swarmed by Montreal media upon his return to the Bell Centre.

The Maple Leafs could get a large offensive boost on Tuesday night. Phil Kessel is almost done recovering from shoulder surgery and could make his Leafs debut against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre.

Maple Leaf fans a ' and the media, and the city, it seems a ' aren't even patient for a retooling, or at least a retooling that some believe is doomed to failure.

There have been a lot of things said over the past few weeks: The Leafs don't have enough offense to compete, the goaltending simply isn't there to carry them, and wondering when are all these pieces going to mesh.

The Vancouver Canucks will be without top forward Daniel Sedin for four to six weeks because of a broken foot.

The Avalanche scored the fewest goals in the NHL a year ago, but have found lighting the lamp a little easier so far in 2009-10. That shouldn't change against the Maple Leafs.

The Grand Rapids Griffins' former Toronto Marlies' alums had a bumpy outing in their return to the Ricoh Coliseum on Saturday night.

Opener means more to Komisarek Mike Komisarek, seen during an NHL pre-season game against Philadelphia, missed Tuesday's practice in Huntsville, Ont., with a groin injury.

Just when you thought the NHLPA couldn't take any more publicity hits, it absorbs another blow right in the gut.

Defenceman says hamstring pull "nothing major" and expects to play in Thursday's season-opener against Montreal FULL TEXT The Toronto Maple Leafs opened the on-ice portion of their two-day retreat in the Muskokas without defenceman Mike Komisarek .

Leafs a team without a 'C' Tomas Kaberle, centre, seen celebrating a goal with Toronto teammates Nikolai Kulemin, left, and Jason Blake during an NHL pre-season game, was one of three assistant captains named Wednesday by Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson.

Ben Ondrus is feeling a little older than he'd like to. The Toronto Marlies captain is still only 27 but, surrounded by so many young teammates, he can't help but feel like the years are starting to blur.

For every Viktor Stalberg charging into the season with optimism and potential, there is a Jiri Tlusty or a Nikolai Kulemin doomed to head the other way.

Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin battles with Sabres' Matt Ellis during first period action at the ACC on Sunday.