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Phil Kessel is general manager Brian Burke's Boy Wonder, but that didn't protect him from getting called out in a man-sized maligning from coach Ron Wilson.

If misery loves company, then bring on the Maple Leafs. Toronto stumbled out of the gate, dropping 12 of their first 13 games and have been playing catch-up since.

Leafs D Luke Schenn improved his play in Pittsburgh Sunday after an uneven night at home against Montreal Saturday.

The first half of the Toronto Maple Leafs season has come and gone with no shortage of topics to discuss.

Calgary Flames coach Brent Sutter has never been easy to please, but a season high-tying four-game win streak might be enough to put a smile on his face.

Perhaps the answer is as plain as the occasional scowl on Ron Wilson's face. When the Maple Leafs are seeking explanations for their drastic reversal of form from one game to the next, how about a reality check: Perhaps they're just not that good.

What good are two points against the Penguins when you squander a shot for a couple more against the Oilers? It's a frustrating question for the Maple Leafs, who wobbled to the midpoint of their season last night by failing to make up ground in the tight Eastern Conference.

Brian Burke's first move of 2010, sign Ian White >> Posted By tml1967 21 hours, 53 minutes ago in Sports As the 2009 calender year comes to a close with the Maple Leafs three points behind a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Ian White always believed in Ian White, even if the rest of the hockey world didn't. Ask the diminutive Maple Leafs defenceman what it feels like to be solidly entrenched as one of the team's top four defencemen, and he quickly delivers a reply that oozes with confidence.

Big wins weren't as rare for the Toronto Maple Leafs when they played under Pat Quinn.

The Maple Leafs' tough and gritty blue-liner Ian White has proven through his play in the last calendar year that he is more than just another player on the Leafs' blue line.

Defenseman Ian White broke a tie with 1:22 to play with his third goal in four games and the Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 4-3 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.

Eds: APNewsNow. Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2, OT. AP Photo FNG105, FNG103, FNG101, FNG102 TORONTO Jaroslav Halak made 47 saves, and Andrei Kostitsyn scored 34 seconds into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

The New York Islanders try to put the brakes on a three- game losing streak this evening when they wrap up a four-game homestand against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Nassau Coliseum.

Derek Roy scored the game-winner with 1:25 left in overtime and added an assist in regulation, as the Buffalo Sabres edged the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, in a Northeast Division matchup at Air Canada Centre.

Kessel, however, may also end up making other Leafs very rich. Or, if the club declines to pay, the Kessel effect could make them ex-Leafs. This will begin to come into sharp relief next month when GM Brian Burke starts to investigate the contract demands of the club's 15 free agents.

Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson welcomed Luke Schenn back into the lineup, but gave him a verbal slap in the head as he held the door open for the second year defenceman.

There was no sign of irate Dofasco workers storming the doors of the Air Canada Centre last night for what would have been a game between their Hamilton Steelers and the Maple Leafs.

To help prevent concussions, the Leafs have a policy that players must wear mouth-guards during practice.

Three Saturdays ago, the Maple Leafs were mired in a five-game losing streak when a dramatic shootout victory over the Washington Capitals seemed to spark a Toronto turnaround.