Toronto Maple Leafs bust out with a big win against the Bruins.

Steve Russell - Staff Photographer - @RussellPhotos

 

Right after the pre-game skate, the game nets are brought out.

 

Leafs drop their first playoff game in nine years.

Steve Russell - Staff Photographer - @RussellPhotos

 

Baby steps, the first was to actually make the playoffs, the next step will have to be win a game.

In fairness, since the last time I covered Toronto's team, I bought a house, got married and had two kids.

Even scarier, there have been four generations of cameras since!

 

The Leafs skate in the morning of their first playoffs in nine years.

Our April, Trudeau wins, Leafs playoff bound and Jays are back, kind of...

 

DAVID COOPER - Justin Trudeau walks into the federal Liberal showcase at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

 

Did the Leafs blow the first Toronto vs Montreal playoff series since 1979?

Steve Russell - Staff Photographer - @RussellPhotos

 

Last night the Leafs dropped a game 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens putting our first playoff meeting with the Habs since 1979 in jeopardy.

A Leafs win would have set the table for the 16th playoff matchup between the teams.

Even worse the Leafs' loss puts their playoff destiny into the hands of the dreaded Ottawa Senators who with a victory in regulation tonight against Boston would send the Leafs to open the playoffs in Beantown against the Bruins.

I'm sure ever Leaf fan dreads that matchup, the Bruins are 3-1 against Toronto this year, but I'm sure that they hate having the Senators in a position to dictate our playoff future.

 

Toronto Star writer Paul Hunter is honoured with a spot on the Toronto Maple Leafs' media wall of honour.

No Fooling, we had a great March!

 

DAVID COOPER - Leafs  Frazer McLaren decks Senators Dave Dizurzynski during the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators  at the Air Canada Centre.

Best of February 2013

Edtor's Note - There is an image in this gallery that might be upsetting.

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WINTER...

LUCAS OLENIUK - Racers navigate the slippery corners during the annual Icycle race at the Dufferin Grove rink.

Our favourites from January 2013

 

TARA WALTON - Fireworks explode over Toronto City Hall as revellers gathered in a chilly Nathan Phillips Square ring in 2013.

Toronto Maple Leafs drop home opener.

The Leafs fresh off a road win drop their home opener to the Buffalo Sabres at the Air Canada Centre.

Allen Lepine makes his way across Nathan Phillips Square to get to the end of the line at a function at  Nathan Phillips Square. -RICHARD LAUTENS

 

The Maple Leafs Forever

Richard Lautens - Staff Photographer - @rlautens

If you live in Toronto, you know there is only one thing more inescapable than taxes and DVP slowdowns:   news reports of the Toronto Maple Leaf. 

As everyone knows, with the new agreement in place, the Leafs began their training camp on Sunday.  In typical fashion, a media cast of dozens went out to the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence (great name) in Etobicoke only to find the 9am medicals and physicals  had changed into a 2pm skate.  At least there were a couple of press conferences in the middle somewhere to keep the media types out of trouble.

With all the hype and anticipation, frankly it felt like business as usual from everybody.

The day before the first practice, Brian Burke addressed the media with his take on his firing.  I'll miss his fire and passion.  I spent a night with him and Dave Nonis in an Irish pub in Vancouver last year and I must say he is an entertaining guy to be watching an NHL game in a pub with-it helped that he used his MLSE credit card to pick up the tab.

2012 by Vince Talotta

Vince Talotta - Staff Photographer

Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter star, comes to Toronto to talk about his new movie "The Woman in Black"