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Undefeated Maple Leafs Turning Heads, But Can Hot Start Last?

Don't look now, but the Toronto Maple Leafs are first in the Eastern Conference and enjoying the view from atop the overall league standings. Yes, the team that finished 29th in the NHL last season are off to a start nobody believed could happen. Toronto has stormed out of the gate with four straight victories, erasing...

J.S. Giguere Shaping Up to Be the Anti-Toskala for Maple Leafs

Jean-Sebastien Giguere doesn't have to be a superhero. He doesn't need a phone booth to slip on the Superman cape and save the Toronto Maple Leafs. All he has to do is a) stop the puck; and b) mentor starter-in-waiting Jonas Gustavsson. He did a lot of the former on Thursday night -- and still ended up looking like a...

Vesa Toskala Is No Stranger to Bizarre Goals

Two years ago, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala gave up one of the most embarrassing goals in recent memory when he surrendered a 197-foot shot against the New York Islanders. It was bad enough for us to name an award after him.On Friday night, Toskala was once again the victim of a blooper reel goal when he...

Jonas Gustavsson Needs Heart Procedure

The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up an impressive win over Montreal Tuesday night. The 3-0 shutout, however, did not come without a scare.Goalie Jonas Gustavsson left the game after the first period, and he was hospitalized with an elevated heartbeat. It turns out that Gustavsson needs a second procedure on his heart in less...

Video: Jeff Schultz Beats Ondrej Pavelec With 175-Foot Shot

Vesa Toskala has more company.A couple years ago, Toskala allowed an improbable goal from over 190 feet away against the New York Islanders. Since then, guys have allowed bad goals left and right, but few have come close to duplicating Toskala's feat until Thursday night in Atlanta. It was there that Thrashers goalie...