Vesa Toskala News

Cristobal Huet was sharp with 29 saves and Troy Brouwer's second-period goal wound up as the game-winner, as Chicago got by Toronto, 3-2, at United Center.

What happens when a netminder with a penchant for giving up the first goal early in a game plays a team equally adept at getting off to fast starts? Is it a recipe for another Maple Leaf loss, or an unlikely combination a ' as in two negatives make a positive a ' for a Toronto win? Fans will find out Friday night when Vesa Toskala gets his first ...

I'm just kidding, this weekend promises to be a great weekend in Leaf land! Playing two games in two nights is always a test for any team, however, Friday's game is against a dismal Hurricane team that has only one more win than the Leafs .

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still in last place in the Northeast Division, but there's certainly a changing feeling as the Minnesota Wild arrive in town for Tuesday night's meeting.

Vesa Toskala is playing the waiting game. The 32-year-old goaltender, who has backed-up Jonas Gustavsson for the last three games, is expected to be on the bench again when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

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.