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Break out the champagne, a monumental record was broken last night by an Olympic Gold winning goalie and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Curtis Joseph now has the second most defeats of any goalie in the NHL. He is tied with Gilles Meloche and just behind Lorne (Gump)Worsley.

To be sure, Joseph is not done yet. With the help of his horrible defense (here’s looking at you Stajan, Kaberle, and what the hell, will give credit to Mccabe too) Joseph is sure to break the record for ALL TIME MOST DEFEATS soon.

So why do you think Joseph broke this record? Is it cause the Leafs suck, or because Curtis Joseph sucks? Comments welcome.

Just when the habs appeard to be locked out of eight place in the Eastern Conference, and doomed to an early golf season they have fought back with two key wins.a row.

Koivu started the drive with a much needed goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the Bell Centre.

“It was just a big point for us and at this point you’ve got to have the emotions to get it done, and when it happens, when a team wins in overtime, it’s pretty big,” Koivu said after scoring off his own rebound during a scramble.

But last night the Canadiens lost ground in keeping their playoff hopes alive.  While Carey Price turned away shot after shot during the game, he couldn’t keep them all out in penalties.  Toni Lydman, with a grand total of three goals in 74 games, beat Price with a low shot between the legs, providing the visitors with a badly needed 4-3 victory before  booing Montreal fans in the Bell center.

“It’s a good move to come in and shoot, force the goalie into making a save,” Price said in a monotone. “When you try and deke, the more the odds are that you’ll lose the puck.”

If Montreal had showed grit, they would have been in 7th place and assured a playoff spot.  Now they are doomed to a Toronto Maple Leafs-like race for eighth.

“We let one slip away,” Higgins said, shrugging. “Absolutely, we sat back. No question. We didn’t make enough plays.”

The Canadiens’ five-game homestand concludes Tuesday, against Chicago.

Sunday, Jason Blake and the Toronto Maple Leafs were on fire and Penguins continue to were the fuel. Toronto dominated the second period, scoring 4 goals in one period, bringing their two nothing deficity to a sweet 6-2 victory.

While the Penguins fought for their playoff spot, they played like a team that had already threw in the towel. The leafs were harder, faster and just plain old better. By the end of the third, the Penguins had all but given up.

“We played one of the best full 60 that we have in a long time,” said Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala.

Now the Leafs have a couple days to relax before they head to Buffalo to face the Sabres. If they can bring the same energy they had tonight to Buffalo, we may make the playoffs after all. Go leafs go!

Mats Sundin came alive this week.  Versus the Caroling Hurricanes he had one assist and one goal, snapping the Canucks out of their NINE game losing streak.  Lets face it, Sundin has been quite bad for the Canucks, but this week he seems to be turning it around. Alex Burrows emerged got the games top star scoring shorthanded on a breakaway with 1:22 remaining in the third period to break the tie. The Coach, Alain Vigneault now has a new line - Sundin, Pavol Demitra and Ryan Kesler - this line scored 6 points in one night. What do you think? Do the Cannucks need something big from the deadline to go for a run?

Canadian Press -TORONTO — Fresh off their championship victory, members of Canada’s junior hockey team arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Tuesday with gold medals around their necks and fans cheering their appearance.

A small throng of supporters was on hand to greet several members of the team, which won its fifth straight world junior title with a 5-1 win Monday night over Sweden at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.

Tournament MVP John Tavares, who plays for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, said winning the championship on home ice before a crowd of 20,380 - a single-game record for the competition - made the victory that much sweeter.

“You couldn’t hear the whistles sometimes, it was so loud - it was rockin’,” said Tavares, who has been touted as the possible No. 1 pick in this June’s NHL entry draft.

“When you hear the final buzzer go off and we’d won gold, it felt like the roof was going to come off. It was an amazing experience - something I’ll never forget.”

Canada’s streak of five straight titles matches the tournament record set by the Canadians from 1993 to 1997.

Cody Hodgson, who scored twice against the Swedes and led the tournament with 16 points, said the team is confident it can make it six championships in a row.

“It doesn’t matter who’s here, I’m sure the guys will pull together,” said Hodgson, a member of the OHL’s Brampton Battalion. “Canada is such a great hockey nation that we should be able to get it done again.”

Eleven-year-old fan Blake Carey wore a Team Canada jersey that flowed down to his knees as he eagerly awaited the players’ arrival.

“I just thought it was amazing that they won five in a row,” he said.

With their championship caps worn backwards, the players shook hands with fans and signed autographs.

“The only way to top (this year) is to get to six in a row, and keep going from there,” said defenceman Alex Pietrangelo of the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs.

“I think every kid on our team this year has watched (the tournament) every single year, and I watched it last year knowing maybe this year I’ll get a chance.

“It was better than anything I’d imagined. And having a gold around your neck makes it that much better.”

Pietrangelo’s aunt Caroline was waiting with him with a sign in hand as he strolled through the arrivals gate with his medal on display.

“I think they just pulled together,” she said of the team. “You could see there was a real camaraderie between them, and I think that’s the difference between winning and losing, is how you interchange with each other.”

Head coach Pat Quinn said he hadn’t slept since the previous night except for a little shut-eye on his flight to Vancouver on Tuesday.

“But you don’t mind that after such a thrilling ride with those young men,” he said after arriving at the city’s airport. “They did a wonderful job under immense pressure.

“There’s nothing you can imagine that matches standing there watching your flag go up after winning a gold.”

Tavares said the team celebrated the victory with family members before gathering in their Ottawa hotel until the wee hours to hang out for the last time.

He reflected on hard-fought victories against the U.S. and Russia, but called the championship match the team’s best performance.

“We got better as the tournament went along - our confidence grew,” he said. “We believed in ourselves and that was key. Our confidence was high and we had the support of the country.”

Team Canada will be gunning for a record-breaking sixth consecutive gold medal at next year’s tournament in Saskatoon and Regina.

On Thursday the news broke out that Mats Sundin has been signed by the Vancouver Canucks for a one year contract. Canuck general manager Mike Gillis originally offered 10 million for a one year contract with the star scorer. But just today, Sundin’s agent, J.P. Barry stated that Sundin has accepted a 9 million dollar contract “to leave the Canucks some room to aquire another top-end player”. So is this a show of class from the Big Swede, or is he getting his money another way, “under the table”? And how the hell is Matts worth 9 million dollars for just one year anyways! What do you think?

Matts Sundin is now a Canuck

Now that TSN has purchased the rights to the former Hockey Night in Canada theme, they are making some changes.   Recently TSN has asked the  Toronto Symphony Orchestra and “Simple Plan” to make their own versions of the song, the TSO’s version is a classic, and personally the “Simple Plan” version makes my skin crawl.

Canada’s favourite rock band, The Barenaked Ladies have thrown their hat at the song as well.  Their blue grassy/fun remake will be playing during intermissions on the channel this month.

Everyone is expecting Burke to turn things around, unfortunately the Leafs will need more then a new GM to become cup-worthy. The Cliff Fletched Train Wreck will haunt Leaf Fans for years to come. Nevertheless, Brian Burke is a step in the right directions. Here’s some of his highlights

Toughness: Burke believes in muscle, not fancy pants European style hockey.  “I make no apologies for that. Our teams play a North American game. We’re throwbacks. It’s black-and-blue hockey. It’s going to be more physical hockey here than people are used to.”

The draft: While his time with the Canucks resulted in no NHL picks, Burke has a history of working hard to form relationships and most importantly, Burke realizes the importance of the draft. This is the guy who picked up Chris Pronger from nowhere, Marek Malik, Nolan Pratt and Manny Legace. He approaches the draft like a game of chess, and this is something the Leafs need right now, new talent.

The end of the untouchables: Burke has said that he will not allow “no free trade clauses”, you know, the ones Ferguson loved so much, he gave them to Mats Sundin, Tomas Kaberle, Pavel Kubina, Darcy Tucker and Bryan McCabe. Finaly we can get back to a team where players have to prove themselves during each and every game, not just before they sign their contract.

Burke has full control: In an odd move, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has handed over full control to Burke. Perhaps MLSE has realized that their meddling has damaged the team, Burke now has an arrangement similar to the Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo.

Burke is not afraid to start over: The Leafs need a tear down, before they can start again. And Burke is the guy for the Job. In Vancouver he traded Pavel Bure in a seven-player deal with Florida that brought defenceman Ed Jovanovski to the team. In the 1999 draft Burke traded Bryan Mccabe and two third rounders for a first overall draft pick, this helped him get the Sedin twins.

What do you think should be his first moves? He needs to totally rebuild the Leafs scouting organization. He also needs some good trades, I say get rid of Kaberle and Ponikarovsky, and bring in some good prospects, like Bobby Ryan from Anaheim. He should try and get Marian Hossa, and stay away from Sundin!

This is a request that the sports news sites stop with the Sundin rumours for a little while, they are getting a bit much. For almost 6 months we have had weekly speculation of what Matts might do this year, and when September came, it seemed to get worse. Now Sundin can barely go to an ice rink without the papers getting into a frenzy. Is this what news passes for?

Sundin Might be going to the Habs

Then again he might be wearing an Ottawa jersey next week

Then again it seems he is going to Tampa

But didnt the Toronto Star say he was going to Los Angeles

And as the fourth period reported “The Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks”

Enough, lets just get the news when it actually exists. Canèt a guy retire in peace? Besides, sportnet.ca has it on good authority that he is going to Colorado!

What do you think?