Canucks' Daniel Sedin to miss 4 to 6 weeks with broken footOctober 11th, 2009 Canucks' Daniel Sedin to miss 4 to 6 weeksVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks will be without top forward Daniel Sedin for four to six weeks because of a broken foot. Sedin, who averaged more than 30 goals for the Canucks over the last three seasons, was hit in the foot by a shot from teammate Alex Edler in a 7-1 win over Montreal on Wednesday.
Canadiens-Canucks SumsOctober 7th, 2009 Canadiens-Canucks Sums
Montreal 0 1 0—1Vancouver 3 2 2—7First Period_1, Vancouver, Kesler 1 (Edler, Bieksa), 13:50. 2, Vancouver, Raymond 1 (Kesler), 16:41.
Former Maple Leafs star Mats Sundin retires after nearly 20 seasons in NHL, rules out comebackSeptember 30th, 2009 Mats Sundin retires after nearly 20 seasons in NHLSTOCKHOLM — Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL. "It was a tough decision," Sundin said at a news conference at Stockholm's Grand Hotel on Wednesday.
Maple Leafs-Red Wings SumsSeptember 25th, 2009 Maple Leafs-Red Wings Sums
Toronto 2 1 1 0—5Detroit 0 1 3 0—4
Kulemin, Mitchell score in shootout to give Maple Leafs 5-4 win over Red WingsSeptember 25th, 2009 Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in shootoutDETROIT — Nikolai Kulemin and John Mitchell scored shootout goals to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 exhibition win over the Detroit Red Wings Friday night. Dan Cleary scored for Detroit (2-3-1) in the tiebreaker.
Sedin's late goal and shootout tally lift Canucks to 5-4 winSeptember 22nd, 2009 Sedin's late goal and shootout tally lift CanucksVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Daniel Sedin scored his second goal with 0.2 seconds left in the third period to tie the game and added the winner in the fourth round of a shootout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 preseason victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Vancouver appeared to tie it when Mason Raymond jammed a puck under Curtis McElhinney with 10.1 seconds left.
Canucks-Sharks SumsSeptember 19th, 2009 Canucks-Sharks Sums
Vancouver 3 2 1—6San Jose 0 0 2—2First Period_1, Vancouver, W.Mitchell 1 (Shirokov), 9:12. 2, Vancouver, Hodgson 1 (Burrows, Grabner), 10:19.
Wozniewski's goal lifts Bruins to 3-2 win over LeafsSeptember 16th, 2009 Bruins edge Maple Leafs 3-2TORONTO — Andy Wozniewski's tiebreaking goal in the third period lifted the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in an exhibition game. Steve Begin and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston while Tyler Bozak and Viktor Stalberg tallied goals for Toronto.
Maple Leafs acquire C Wayne Primeau from Flames in exchange for Stralman, StuartJuly 28th, 2009 Maple Leafs acquire C Primeau from FlamesTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired center Wayne Primeau from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Anton Stralman and forward Colin Stuart. The Maple Leafs will also receive a second-round draft pick in 2011, and Calgary will get a 2012 seventh-round pick in the deal announced Monday.
Maple Leafs land coveted Swedish goalie Gustavsson, signing 'Monster' to 1-year dealJuly 7th, 2009 'Monster' G Gustavsson signs with Maple LeafsTORONTO — The Maple Leafs have landed "The Monster."
Toronto nabbed coveted Swedish free agent goalie Jonas Gustavsson with a one-year contract on Tuesday. The 24-year-old netminder, nicknamed "The Monster," was also heavily pursued by Dallas, San Jose and Colorado.
Maple Leafs sign defenseman Mike Komisarek away from rival CanadiensJuly 2nd, 2009 Maple Leafs sign D Komisarek away from CanadiensTORONTO — Mike Komisarek is about to see the other side of hockey's oldest rivalry. The free-agent defenseman signed a five-year, $22.5-million deal to join the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
Thrashers acquire veteran defenseman Pavel Kubina from Toronto in 4-player dealJuly 2nd, 2009 Thrashers land Kubina from Maple LeafsATLANTA — The Atlanta Thrashers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from Toronto in a four-player trade. The Thrashers announced Wednesday night they have traded defenseman Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to the Maple Leafs for Kubina and forward Tim Stapleton.
Sedin twins avoid free agency, agree to 5-year contracts with VancouverJuly 1st, 2009 Canucks sign Sedin twins to 5-year dealsVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Daniel and Henrik Sedin have agreed to five-year contract extensions with the Vancouver Canucks less than an hour before the start of free agency. The Canucks gave the identical twins matching $30.5 million deals, keeping them with the team that drafted them second and third overall in 1999.
Tough guy Colton Orr signs leaves Rangers for four-year deal with Maple LeafsJuly 1st, 2009 Former Rangers enforcer Orr signs with Maple LeafsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing some much needed muscle into their lineup with the signing of former New York Rangers enforcer Colton Orr. The Maple Leafs and Orr agreed to terms on a four-year deal Wednesday shortly after the NHL's free-agent shopping season began at noon.
Mats Sundin tells paper's Web site that he will not play in Vancouver Olympics for SwedenJune 21st, 2009 Mats Sundin says he won't play in 2010 OlympicsSTOCKHOLM — Vancouver Canucks center Mats Sundin says he will not play for defending champion Sweden at the Vancouver Olympics in February. "There will be no Olympics in Vancouver for me next year," Sundin said in a story on the Web site of the Swedish newspaper Expressen.