Bower Power

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens have no clear reason to back the current realignment proposal, which does nothing but punish them, but fans seem excited anyways.

Nazem Kadri had very nice assists on two plays in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Toronto Maple Leafs spent all night trading rushes with the Ottawa Senators, but come out on bottom thanks to some poor play in their own zone, and some very questionable defensive personnel decisions by head coach Randy Carlyle.

A couple of gruesome injuries and minor league oddities in this, your weekend FTB.

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres with a series of beautiful goals, in what will certainly be one of the Leafs' best games of the year.

The Leafs dropped a game 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, thanks to poor play in the defensive zone.

News, notes, and links from around the league for today, Feb. 16, 2013.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. Kadri scores the lone goal on a tip-in from Phaneuf. Scrivens looked good, while the defense did not.

A Leafs Game Through and Through: Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2. Reimer injured.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on the first night of a back-to-back.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins as Frazer McLaren is expected to make his Toronto Maple Leafs debut.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Buffalo Sabres in overtime thanks to some great play from Matt Frattin and Cody Franson.

The Toronto Maple Leafs sent Jake Gardiner to the Marlies and will play the New York Rangers tonight.

A big win but Lupul goes down to a forearm injury. 4+ weeks.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to the Buffalo Sabres' goaltending despite a fairly strong performance.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1. One fan's thoughts on the Buds' season opening performance.

New season, new links.

Kevin Paul Dupont, of the Boston Globe, wants you to read his work because he's Kevin Paul Dupont, of the Boston Globe.

Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Wade Belak. As we sit around talking about how slow the offseason has been - held up by guys who use fans' love of hockey as leverage at a...

Did you get yours yet? Author, blogger, TSN Panelist, and friend of the blog Sean "DownGoesBrown" McIndoe's book, The Best of Down Goes Brown: Greatest Hits and Brand New Classics-to-Be from...

Elliotte Friedman's fantastic segment, 30 Thoughts closes out its season with this week's installment, and it's got a lot of good talking points. 30 44 Thoughts. Of note, the following on the...

The long-rumored JVR-for-Schenn swap happened yesterday, and Henny had everyone anxious for a "next deal." Speculation has been that the Luongo trade is finding some middle ground - and if it...

The Phoenix Coyotes shutout the Nashville Predators 2-0 last night to clinch a spot in the Western Conference Finals against the LA Kings. While they were winning, Gary Bettman announced that...

This is a lazy Sunday FTB, to get you warmed up for two playoff games this afternoon. The LA Kings look to eliminate the St Louis Blues and move on to the conference finals at 3 PM Eastern today,...

The Flyers-Devils game went to overtime, with Ponikarovsky pushing the Devils ahead. Kovalchuk had three points in his return. New Jersey leads the series 2-1. The Blues continue to have no answer...

Every year, for some reason, I look forwards to the absurdly long hockey game of the playoffs. Not just the 95 minute game between Rinne and Luongo from 2011, but the 107 minute game between...

The Leafs played the last game of their season tonight. It, like every game since February 6, was not pleasant to watch. The loss ties the Leafs' end-of-season points with the Ducks, but as...

In a twist, the Toronto Maple Leafs play spoilers to the Buffalo Sabres' season in a 4-3 win.