Leafs 3, Senators 1. ‘Nuff said. I know it’s only preseason, but damn… after the crappyness of last season’s play against them, this feels good. Now we just need to do it again on Sunday and call it a done deal ’til the actual season starts. I said it before, … Read the rest

Sometimes, getting to see him put someone on the ice was the highlight of a game. But with the new rules in the NHL now, the enforcer role is just… kind of in the way. Too bad, too, because I did take a certain satisfaction in seeing Domi take out … Read the rest

A guy I really… don’t know what to say about went and got himself re-signed for 2 years. Could be worse, all I’m saying on that one. I mean, I don’t know much about Stajan except the few times he was in the right place at the right time. But … Read the rest

I speak not of kids going back to school, nor of Christmas–though that’s pretty okay too. I speak instead, of the official Leafs countdown. And, as of the time of this entry, the Leafs nation clock shows… 8 days, 13 hours, and 8 minutes to the first preseason game of … Read the rest

I go and lose power (see this entry), and they go and sign Wellwood. Now, I’m not complaining… I just wanted to actually be around when it happened rather than posting about it a day late. Stupid power outage… And, uh… what’s with signing Peca? I mean, I know … Read the rest

Yay for 4 minor league signings! Hopefully at least 3 of them will manage to get into the NHL this season, though the fourth, I’d just as soon have seen let go. Either way, can’t complain about the deal, really. Even if they won’t tell me how much they were … Read the rest

Leafs schedule released… and I’m lovin’ it. They play Ottawa 8 times again this year, and Montreal, hell I think even the Sabers… I want October 4th already god dammit! Arghhh… this schedule’s making me twitch…

Why, you ask? Well… the Leafs’ preseason games are a good enough reason for me. But aside from that, training camp starts on the 14th (damn right that’s going in the calendar), with the first preseason game on the 18th and the last October 1st against the Red Wings. And … Read the rest