Pat Quinn News

Larry Murphy, booed by Leafs fans, was traded to the Red Wings and became a Stanley Cup champion.

It was a popular marketing phrase just a little while ago as the National Hockey League sought to maximize its many assets in a series of commercials asking whether or not "this could be the year" when certain players and teams excelled, certain records might fall and certain rivalries, especially among the Original Six, 12, 18, 21 etc.

Like the proverbial husband, On the Fly freely admits it often doesn't see things coming.

The best Hall of Fame class of my generation, and arguably of all time, will be inducted Monday in Toronto -- Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch.

Hockey, like any sport, inspires a follow-the-leader mentality. Whatever worked last must work best, the logic goes, so it's not hard to see why teams that skate hard are having a lot of success lately.

Phil Kessel is no Tom Kurvers, nor is he Mathieu Schneider or Dmitri Yushkevich.

There is only one conclusion to draw about the Toronto Maple Leafs so far this season - they are cursed.

Even before the drop of the first puck of the 2008-09 season, there were countless rumors that something was going to happen with multi-talented forward Marian Gaborik after he turned down a new contract offer from the Minnesota Wild and went into the final season of his deal.

Peter Laviolette has a Stanley Cup ring. Now, he's just waiting for his phone to ring.

In order to put into perspective what the Flames accomplished Monday night, you need a primer on Chicago Blackhawks history.

They still dot the crowd on game night at the Air Canada Centre, relics from a bygone era to some, but definitely a happier time for the Maple Leafs and their fans.

At 66 years old, Pat Quinn is still the funniest curmudgeon around. Some of the Edmonton coach's best lines this season: 1) "Some of those breakouts, geez, they're taking routes that aren't on any map I own." 2) "We've got some fly-by players.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter Build It, They Will Come: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, former Quebec Nordiques owner Marcel Aubut, and Quebec City's mayor Regis Labeaume met on Friday in New York to the discuss the possibility of bringing the NHL back to Quebec.

Jonas Gustavsson woke up Tuesday morning with his picture on the front of a Toronto newspaper.

When you're 66 years old and haven't had an NHL regular-season coaching victory in three years, when you finally get one, you'd kind of like to have it framed.

Game 1 of a National Hockey League season is all about seeing what you came to see.

Oilers fans are hoping veteran goalie Nikolai Khabibulin can help turn the team's fortunes around and lead Edmonton back into the playoffs.

Mats Sundin celebrates a goal with goalie Vesa Toskala while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2008.

Edmonton Oilers head coach Pat Quinn waits for his troops to hit the Rexall Place ice during training camp.

He helped his country win an Olympic gold medal, and is considered by many the greatest Swedish hockey player ever, but one of the things Mats Sundin is most proud of during his career is being a Toronto Maple Leaf.