Vesa Toskala News

About 10,000 fans turned out at the Air Canada Centre for the Leafs' morning skate, free of charge.

Niklas Hagman scored the shootout winner as the Maple Leafs defeated the Capitals 2-1 Saturday night.

Toskala gets start in Ottawa Vesa Toskala, seen trying to stop both Jarome Iginla and Ollie Jokinen of the Calgary Flames from scoring in Saturday's game, will start for the Maple Leafs in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Vesa Toskala has been searching for answers so far this season for Toronto. The Toronto Maple Leafs certainly can't be accused of babying struggling goalie Vesa Toskala, putting him back in the net on Friday against an offensively rich Chicago Blackhawks team that has won six straight at home.

Again the Maple Leafs gave up the first goal of the game, this time against Ottawa last night, marking the 17th time in 19 games.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to end a three-game slide tonight when they visit the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in another edition of the Battle of Ontario.

While the Ottawa Senators have had trouble closing games recently, their problems pale in comparison to the season-long early game struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs .

"He's not our backup goalie, he's the starting goalie tonight'', says Wilson as his Leafs prepare to face Blackhawks in noisy United Center FULL TEXT Why not? Already concerned about how some of his Toronto Maple Leafs will handle their foray into the United Center, head coach Ron Wilson swallowed hard and announced that Vesa Toskala will start in ...

Leafs goaltender Jonas Gustavsson leaves the game in the first period after allowing three goals on five shots.

The Calgary Flames will try to bounce back from a close loss when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Air Canada Centre in the finale of a three-game road trip.

Brian Burke could have a Monster issue on his hands next summer. The Maple Leafs GM has to wait until January before he can hold talks on a contract extension for rookie goalie Jonas 'The Monster' Gustavsson, but he might want to get the framework in place, because if Burke is going to live by the sword, he had better be prepared to die by it, too.

Cristobal Huet was sharp with 29 saves and Troy Brouwer's second-period goal wound up as the game-winner, as Chicago got by Toronto, 3-2, at United Center.

What happens when a netminder with a penchant for giving up the first goal early in a game plays a team equally adept at getting off to fast starts? Is it a recipe for another Maple Leaf loss, or an unlikely combination a ' as in two negatives make a positive a ' for a Toronto win? Fans will find out Friday night when Vesa Toskala gets his first ...

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 .

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still in last place in the Northeast Division, but there's certainly a changing feeling as the Minnesota Wild arrive in town for Tuesday night's meeting.

Vesa Toskala is playing the waiting game. The 32-year-old goaltender, who has backed-up Jonas Gustavsson for the last three games, is expected to be on the bench again when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

You have to go way back to late February to find the last time the Maple Leafs swept back-to-back games.

Jonas Gustavsson says he'll take the wisecracks about his thin frame since adding too much muscle would only slow him down.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne and San Jose Sharks netminder Evgeni Nabokov were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending November 1. Kaberle gained top honors by leading the NHL in scoring for the week with 12 points on two goals and 10 assists.

Phil Kessel yawns during practice on Monday. Kessel will debut with the Leafs tonight.