Joey MacDonald News

The Grand Rapids Griffins faced what is a usual weekend for them--play at home on Friday night, take a 6-hour bus ride to another city , and play an afternoon game against a team motivated to show a few former players a thing or two while a former Griffin hoped to earn a measure of revenge.

Jonas Gustavsson's fearless goaltending seems to have rubbed off on the rest of the Maple Leafs.

I'm just kidding, this weekend promises to be a great weekend in Leaf land! Playing two games in two nights is always a test for any team, however, Friday's game is against a dismal Hurricane team that has only one more win than the Leafs .

Justin Pogge's days in Toronto were numbered when the Leafs signed Swedish netminder Jonas Gustavsson this summer.

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

Between Joey MacDonald and Ryan Hamilton, the Toronto Marlies had both ends of the ice covered.

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.

The goaltender merry-go-round in Toronto continues to spin. The Maple Leafs on Thursday activated Vesa Toskala, who has been out with a minor knee injury, and demoted Joey MacDonald to the Toronto Marlies.

About three weeks after Tomas Kaberle expected it, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally got their first win of the season.

About 160 kilometres north of the bright lights and soupy smog of Los Angeles is the sleepy city of Bakersfield, home of the East Coast Hockey League's Condors.

Suiting up between the pipes for the first time when he was six, Toronto Maple Leafs' goaltender Joey MacDonald fell in love with the goaltending position and completely immersed himself in it.

The Maple Leafs showed well Saturday in a 3-1 loss to Vancouver, their lone goal coming from Niklas Hagman, right.

And now for something completely different as the Maple Leafs continue to look for innovative ways to snap out of their seven-game losing streak.

While the Maple Leafs get closer to having their top two goaltenders return to the line-up, third-stringer Joey MacDonald will once again fill in between the pipes on Saturday when Toronto opens a five-game road trip in Vancouver.

VANCOUVERa 'The goaltending cavalry didn't arrive today for the Maple Leafs. Neither No.

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The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at GM Place Oct. 24. A October 24, 2009 11:11 PM A A A A Vancouver Canucks left-winger Alexandre Burrows has his shot blocked by Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Joey MacDonald during first-period NHL action at GM Place in Vancouver Oct.

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

The Star's Paul Hunter reports from the Maple Leafs practice this morning, noting Joey MacDonald will get the start in goal tonight against New York.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter Through seven games, the Toronto Maple Leafs are ranked 30th overall in goals against per game.