Frederick Breedon
Tonight's tilt down at the Air Canada Centre (7 p.m. Sportsnet Ontario) features two teams in the bottom five of the NHL in goals per game.
The Predators are scoring 2.40 goals a game, while the Leafs are at 2.19. If offensive fireworks are your thing, this one could be a snore.
Mirtle will be at the game day skates and send along any news.
Until then, the links.
Mirtle reports that injured winger Colby Armstrong skated on his own yesterday.
Toronto Star reporter Paul Hunter says the Leafs have no magic bullet for breaking out of their current slump.
Toronto Sun reporter Rob Longley says the Leafs are impressed with mammoth defenceman Keith Aulie.
Josh Cooper of The Tennessean says Preds goaltender Pekka Rinne is working on his angles.
Matt Bracken at Maple Leafs Hot Stove says the Leafs should be a lot more like the Red Wings.
Marlies goaltender Jussi Rynnas is your AHL Player of the Week after posting a 3-0-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and 0.971 save percentage. Seems like a good time to remind you he has a very odd mask.
General borschevsky calls for the return of Carl Gunnarsson to the lineup.
Vintage Leafs is a great place to look at old pictures of the blue and white.