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Tim Connolly #19 of the Buffalo Sabres scores a second period goal against Jonas Gustavsson #50 of the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 30, 2009 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.

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.

Leafs break into win column Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Niklas Hagman celebrates his first-period power-play goal against the Anaheim Ducks with teammates Matt Stajan, left, and Tomas Kaberle, right, during their NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California, October 26, 2009.

The idea of playing on the smaller ice surface in Richmond Hill, and having a tournament 3-on-3 shinny format on two surfaces, was sprung on players as they arrived at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke.

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

Schenn fighting sophomore slump Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn stretches during the warm-up prior to playing the Montreal Canadiens Claus Andersen Despite decreased ice time, Toronto's youngest blueliner says doesn't 'believe the sophomore slump has been a question for me' James Mirtle TORONTO - From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published ...

Minor-league callup James Reimer remains with the team as the backup. 10:41 a.m.: As the Maple Leafs go through their line rushes at their morning skate, it appears that Matt Stajan and Niklas Hagman will be back in the lineup for tonight's game against the New York Rangers.

Like every coach in the NHL not named Bruce Boudreau, Ron Wilson can only dream of having an Alex Ovechkin in his lineup every night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs' season is off to a rocky start, but two of the club's budding stars got to see first-hand yesterday that their team's struggles on the ice pale in comparison to the off-ice battles of young patients at Sick Kids.

's struggles 10 days into the 2009-10 NHL regular season likely would not be a big deal if the Toronto Maple Leafs weren't 0-2-1 and hadn't had three days of practice since their last game.

Time for the Maple Leafs to step up to what Ron Wilson calls home plate and "play tall." Glitches in goaltending and defence are just part of the reason the team is last in the NHL, searching for its first win tonight in Manhattan.

Sidney Crosby scored a pair of second-period goals to help the Pittsburgh Penguins break away from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-2 road victory on Saturday.

Alex Ovechkin delights the fans at Verizon Center with a goal in the opening period on Saturday.

Three games, three losses, three different ways of losing. Such is the Maple Leaf season so far, with the taste of any meaningful success after a training camp filled with optimism still elusive.

Ron Wilsona s decision to start Vesa Toskala led directly to the Leafs defeat 4-3 in OT in the season opener.

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov will be sidelined for four months. The veteran blue-liner underwent surgery Thursday night in Toronto to repair a lacerated tendon in his left ankle suffered during the teama s National Hockey League season-opener in Toronto.

Montreal's Mike Cammalleri, right, bears down on the Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski in the first period.

Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3 PHOTOS Montreal Canadiens' Mike Cammalleri, right, looks to pass beyond Toronto Maple Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski, of Germany, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Thursday, Oct.

Tonight, the two philosophies will clash when Gainey's new-look Montreal Canadiens visit Burke's refurbished Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre to open the 2009-10 regular season.