Wayne Primeau News

The numbers did not look promising. Prior to Saturday's game, the Toronto Maple Leafs had gone past regulation to settle six games this season.

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The Monster had a nightmare. It starred Jarome Iginla. And it left the Maple Leafs shell-shocked. The Calgary Flames scored on their first two shots - Iginla leading the way with his first of two on the night - and chased Jonas Gustavsson by the halfway mark of the first period en route to a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.

In the few yards it takes to get from their dressing room to the ice at game time, the mindset of the Maple Leafs takes a turn for the worst.

Leaf centre Wayne Primeau 's wife had a baby boy Saturday. Primeau was scratched from the lineup to be at his wife's and newborn's side.

After all, Saturday was a star-studded night, with four brilliant former players and a genius general manager all being feted for their Hall of Fame inductions before the Maple Leafs' game against the Red Wings.

A night of sleeping on his thoughts did nothing to dampen Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson's critique of his team.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to keep moving in the right direction as they will try for a third straight win when they host the Minnesota Wild tonight at Air Canada Centre.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter Acquired from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft, Jamal Mayers has, for the most part, been invisible for the Leafs.

Phil Kessel scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf, sparking Toronto to its first home win of the year Saturday, 5-1 over the Detroit Red Wings.

From left, NHL Hall of Fame inductees Brian Leetch, Brett Hull, Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille and Lou Lamoriello take part in a pregame ceremony before the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Detroit Red Wings in an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov.

Phil Kessel, left, celebrates his first goal as a Maple Leaf on Saturday. Phil Kessel scored his first goal in a Toronto uniform and the Maple Leafs won back-to-back games for the first time this season as they defeated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 5-1 in the Hall of Fame Game on Saturday.

Phil Kessel, Jason Blake and Coach Ron Wilson joke around during Leafs practice at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence.

Toronto Maple Leafs center Wayne Primeau pressures Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco as Turco attempts to defend against a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Oct.

While the Maple Leafs wait for their most talented player to make his Toronto debut, Jiri Tlusty will have to do.

The Maple Leafs hold practice today at 11 a.m and reporter Mark Zwolinski has news and notes from today's skate.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are officially off to their worst start in history - 0-7-1 - but the only alarm bells going off are those among the fans and the media.

It was during the second intermission of Saturday's Toronto Maple Leafs game when The Beatles' 1965 hit "Help!" blared from the Air Canada Centre's PA system.

Niklas Hagman concedes he fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the book. The last time the Maple Leafs faced the Rangers, a 7-2 loss in Manhattan, Hagman heard someone shouting: "The defence is open, the defence is open." Assuming it was one of his teammates trying to help, Hagman blindly fired the puck back to the point.

This would be Primeau's first practice since suffering an undisclosed injury vs Washington two weeks ago.