Phil Kessel News

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.

Ron Wilson has tried just about every coaching technique at his disposal to get the Leafs going.

Ita TMs another night, and another overtime loss. A A hard-fought effort where the Leafs perhaps deserved a better fate.

The bottom two teams in the Eastern Conference will meet tonight in Raleigh, as the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's battle at RBC Center.

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.

They still have just one win in 13 games, but the Maple Leafs are a different team than the one that started the season.

Rogers Sportsnet's broadcast of Tuesday's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning drew an audience of 845, 000 on Sportsnet Ontario, the eighth highest rated broadcast in the history of the network, and the highest ever regional broadcast for the network.

After just watching the Bruins get shutout for the second straight game, I feel the question has to be asked.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the fourth straight game the Leafs were tied after 60-minutes and went into overtime and for the fourth straight time the Leafs lost in or after that extra frame.

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.

In Theoren Fleury's book Playing with Fire , Fleury goes on record saying that he would've liked playing in Toronto, except for one thing.

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.

Komisarek gets rude Montreal welcome Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Komisarek grabs Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal, October 31, 2009.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter The offseason saw Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke make plenty of changes.

Stalberg, 23, had one assist and two penalty minutes with the Leafs. Called up from the Marlies was Jiri Tlusty, 21.

It would be an egregious understatement to say that things have not gone well for the Toronto Maple Leafs so far this season.

Most times we'd start with something profound. Perhaps a quote, or a line weighed down by cliches, alliteration, or metaphors.

Though many in Leafland are expecting the addition of "savior in waiting" Phil Kessel to the lineup will turn Toronto's season around, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has decided to take action now.

1 of this NHL season Saturday night. They have, after all, lots of bodies on this western road trip.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had plenty of time to dissect exactly what's gone wrong during their dreadful start to the season.