Vesa Toskala News

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.

's return to the ice can't come soon enough for the Toronto Maple Leafs . The 22-year-old star could make his much-anticipated Toronto debut earlier than expected Tuesday night when the struggling Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning .

You've got to be lucky to be good, right? Well, last night embattled Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala wasn't enough of either at the Bell Centre in his return to the Leafs net for the first time in nearly three weeks.

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.

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

Phil Kessel could be just days away from making his Maple Leafs debut and already coach Ron Wilson is wondering.

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 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.

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

General manager Brian Burke helped build a Stanley Cup-winning team in just his second season with the Anaheim Ducks, but it's looking like success will be harder to find in Toronto.

Goaltender Joey MacDonald , who started the season with the Marlies, said he can't worry because the Leafs' top two goalies, Vesa Toskala and Jonas Gustavsson , are expected to return during the team's upcoming five-game road trip.

'If I didn't see Mike, that wouldn't be a snub,' Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke says of meeting Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis while here for Saturday's Canucks-Leafs game at GM Place.

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

Monster a maybe for Canucks REUTERS Toronto's rookie goaltender takes part in practice drills Thursday for first time since suffering groin injury; could be ready to play Saturday James Mirtle ETOBICOKE, Ont.

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.

The season isna TMt two weeks old yet and the permanent rebuilding project known as the Toronto Maple Leafs is already in midseason angst.

This may sound like heresy, particularly when you take into account how they were booed off the ice the other night, but there is just the tiniest reason to believe the Toronto Maple Leafs are headed in the right direction.