Tomas Kaberle News

Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak makes a save off Toronto's Tomas Kaberle during their last match-up. The teams meet again Tuesday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Phil Kessel, left, and Alexei Ponikarovsky celebrate a goal Thursday at Nationwide Arena.

Hockey players don't often experience the luxury of getting a do-over in the midst of a rigorous season.

One of the things Brian Burke promised when he took over as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs was a sea change from the country-club atmosphere that settled over the team in previous years.

The small cluster of Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys hanging inside Avenue Road Sports bear no names or numbers on the back.

Alexei Ponikarovsky deflects a Toronto shot past Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun in the second period of Friday's game.

The Maple Leafs are very near to Joe Ranieri's heart. Too near, actually. In a move that gives new meaning to the term upper-body injury, the married father of two from Woodbridge fought through the painful symptoms of a heart attack he didn't know he was having to skate with his favourite team.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter At 6'2" and 196 pounds, Carl Gunnarsson is hard to miss.

He's right. The Leafs have averaged a league leading 34.7 shots per game this year, the law of averages dictates that eventually, some of them will start to go in.

The Toronto Maple Leafs square off against their provincial rival, the Ottawa Senators , in the nation's capital on Tuesday night.

Written By: Mark a oeThe Hard Hittera Ritter During tonighta s Hockey Night In Canada broadcast, Pierre LeBrun, a very reliable source in the past, lamented that the Chicago Blackhawks may be pursuing a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

REUTERS/Ellen Ozier) They did not have letter grades where Jonas Gustavsson went to school.

But what Vesa Toskala and Phil Kessel were able to achieve a ' Toskala played his finest game of the season, Kessel scored two more goals to continue to impress a ' wasn't enough to help the Leafs successfully come back from three goals down to beat the powerful Chicago Blackhawks on home ice Friday night.

One of the questions that come to mind when thinking Toronto Maple Leafs is,who will be their next Captain ? Likely candidates could include, Kaberle , Blake , White and Kessel .

JAMES MIRTLE TORONTO - From Monday's Globe and Mail I f there was a bright spot in the Toronto Maple Leafs' third loss in a row on Saturday night, it was the play of unheralded rookie defenceman Carl Gunnarsson.

After having a seven-game point streak snapped on Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Chicago Blackhawks this evening at the United Center.

The Leafs got the day off Sunday, a day to reflect on a losing start to the season.

Maple Leafs defenceman Tomas Kaberle, left, controls the puck under pressure from Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane.

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

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltenderJonas Gustavsson and defenseman Tomas Kaberle skate off the ice after their loss to the Minnesota Wild during their NHL hockey game in Toronto November 10, 2009.