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Defenseman Luke Schenn, the Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick in this year's draft, has earned a spot on the team's opening day roster.

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg will miss the start of the season after receiving a two-game suspension Monday.

Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span. The third penalty came in last Wednesday's 7-3 preseason loss at St. Louis, when Hollweg was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct.

Thanks to their logo, the Minnesota Wild pretty much painted themselves into a corner in the creation of the...

Oct. 9 -- 2008-09 NHL regular season begins in North America. Nov. 8 -- Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs. Nov. 10. -- Hockey Hall of Fame induction, Toronto. Dec. 1 -- Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents. Dec. 19-27 -- Holiday roster freeze in effect. No waivers, trades and loans permitted.

If Carey Price had the save of the preseason the other day against the Detroit Red Wings , then Ole-Kristian...

The Maple Leafs could end up disappointing a lot of their critics—and some of their own fans—by not finishing last overall this season.

While most have pegged 2008-09 as the season the Leafs finally pay the price for pre-lockout spending sprees, no-trade contracts to fat cat players and lack of emphasis on draft and development, they might not be as bad as their own forecast.

Even as general manager Cliff Fletcher predicted "rocky days ahead" and said he only had one top-six forward (Nik Antropov), it's conceded the Toronto defense is as good or better than last season, the Leafs' goaltending is top notch and new coach Ron Wilson has a pretty good track record at confidence-building.

"People have been telling me, 'Good luck with that team,'" Wilson...

Columbus rookie Nikita Filatov had a regulation goal and then netted the shootout winner for the Blue Jackets, who rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Sunday night in the preseason finale for both teams. Alexandre Picard, Jakub Voracek and Jason Chimera also had goals for the Blue Jackets (4-4).

Dan Cleary scored his second goal of the game early in the third period to help the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in exhibition play Saturday night. Jan Mursak and Nicklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit (5-1-2), a 5-3 winner over the Maple Leafs (2-5-1) on Friday night in Detroit.

Johan Franzen's second goal of the game with 1:57 to play broke a tie and lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 preseason victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. Franzen also had an assist, while Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist and Nicklas Lidstrom and Valtteri Filppula scored goals for Detroit (4-1-2).

Sidney Crosby will lead a new-look Pittsburgh team in front of a new audience Saturday when the NHL starts its season in two European cities. The Penguins hope it won't be the same mediocre start they've had in recent seasons. "In the last couple of years we probably didn't start amazing, but decent enough to stay with the pack," Crosby said ahead of two season-opening games against the Ottawa...

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There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

If recent trends hold, don't expect to see the favorite Red Wings or Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Lee Stempniak had two goals and an assist and the St. Louis Blues chased Curtis Joseph with six goals on their first 12 shots in a 7-3 preseason victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. "I know what I've got to do, I know where I've got to go," the 41-year-old Joseph said. "Just a bruised ego, that's all.

Rookie defenseman Luke Schenn continued to make his case for playing in the NHL this season, scoring the...

Maple Leafs first-round draft pick Luke Schenn scored the shootout winner on Monday night to give Toronto a 4-3 preseason victory over the St. Louis Blues. Fans at the Air Canada Centre chanted, "Luuuke" when the defenseman was selected as a shooter. The 19-year-old then skated in and beat Manny Legace with a backhand deke move.

Vancouver needs all the help they can get including, a Superman-like showing from goalie Roberto Luongo.

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Toronto must stick with its plan to rebuild, regardless of how long it takes for positive results.

Ales Kotalik scored 1:03 into overtime to cap a three-goal rally in helping the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 preseason victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Derek Roy and Paul Gaustad scored power-play goals in the final 2:21 of regulation to force overtime, and Maxim Afinogenov had three assists in Buffalo's preseason home-opener.

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