The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to get a trio of injured players back into the lineup Thursday night when they prepare to do battle against the New York Rangers in New York. Goaltender James Reimer is expected to be back in the lineup after recovering from whip-lash like symptoms, Tyler Bozak is ready to go after injuring his foot while Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke’s prized off-season signing Tim Connolly looks to be ready for game action, recovering from an upper body injury he sustained falling into the boards during training camp. For Connolly, it will be his first regular season action with the Maple Leafs. His arrival has been a long time coming and with his arrival comes great expectations that he will give Toronto what it has been missing since Mats Sundin left—a true number one

Anytime the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens meet you know there is going to be fireworks. Saturday nights tilt between did not disappoint as both teams played on the edge and brought their “A” games to the table. Early on in the first period Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer was struck in the head when Brian Gionta nailed him, causing Reimer’s mask to fall off. Reimer was visibly shaken on the play, but the Ref neglected to call the play, which brings the question why as plays are supposed to be blown dead after the goaltender loses his mask, but I digress. Reimer continued his work throughout the first period, but failed to show up for the second with whip-lash like symptoms as a result of the hit from Gionta. According the Leaf doctors, Reimer was not feeling quite

According to reports, The Toronto Maple Leafs will call forward Nazem Kadri up from their AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies when the Maple Leafs play the Boston bruins tonight in order to off-set the loss of the injured Colby Armstrong. The news comes off the heals of a “lower body injury” that Armstrong sustained in the first period of the Maple Leafs 4-3 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night at the Air Canada Center. Armstrong left Wednesday nights game favoring his left leg and was seen to be on crutches during the second intermission. Armstrong will be left behind as the Leafs travel to Boston to take on the Defending Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins. Yesterday, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke announced that Kadri was being sent down to the Marlies for what was thought to

For the first time in 15 years the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets rekindled their rivalry in front of a sellout crowd in Toronto. The Leafs and Jets played to a 3-3 tie way back in 1996, with Dave Andreychuk scoring two goals and Doug Gilmour adding another, while former Maple Leaf Mike Eastwood (who also had 2 goals) and Keith Tkachuk tallied the goals for the Jets. A lot has changed since that night. The Jets and the Maple Leafs both play in fancy new arenas, both teams employ a number of young players and neither team looks like a Stanley Cup contender—Ok, that has stayed the same! The Maple Leafs came into Wednesday nights contest with a 3-0-1 record—good enough for fifth overall in the Eastern Conference, while the Jets came in with a 1-3-0 record—ranking them

Hard luck Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri will have to endure another set back as he gets set to join the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League. Kadri, 21,  was expected to play a major role with the big club this season, but was derailed in training camp when he injured his knee on September 27th against the Ottawa Senators. There were reports out there suggesting that Kadri was close to 100 percent, but it appears as if, as good as his knee is, the Maple leafs have opted to give the young forward a stint in the AHL to bring his conditioning up and see some much needed game action. Known for his defensive woes early on in the 2010-11 season, Kadri’s game improved dramatically towards the end of the season, giving fans and management hope that

On paper the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars doesn’t look too bad. First of all, Columbus managed to out-shoot Dallas by a margin of 24-11 in the first two periods and 40-18 overall. Second, the Blue Jackets outhit the Stars by a margin of 32-20 and third Columbus did manage to capitalize on one of their five power play opportunities, but when you consider the Blue Jackets are now a combined 0-5-1 on the season, it’s time to start panicking, isn’t it? Long time captain of the Dallas Stars Mike Modano tweeted (@9modano) “Rick Nash please ask for a trade..!” after the Stars victory, leaving many NHL fans wondering if Modano is right—maybe Nash should ask for a trade out of Columbus? This summer, Columbus Blue Jackets Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager