Toskala was Sensational!! Auld wasn't too bad either!

The Senators snipers simply proved too much one on one for Toskala, who arguably played his best game in a Leafs jersey to date!!

Despite some gritty perfomances by several players, including but certainly not limited to Alex Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan and of course Grabovski. The later of which is quite easily the best player on the Leafs roster so far this season.The Leafs couldn't find a way to beat the solid play of Ottawa's Alex Auld more than once.

The Leafs on this night, played a much more defensively responsible game. This is the kind of game we should have expected from a Ron Wilson coached team right out of the gate. With the talent that the Leafs have now, the emmergance of Matts Stajan in the absence of Matts Sundin, and the potential of youngsters such as Luke Shenn and Mikeal Grabovski, Leafs fans certainly have something to look forward to down the road!

Thursday nights game was overshadowed by the Maple Leafs reaching a deal with former Anaheim GM Brian Burke.

Cris Kelly and Mike Fisher also had huge games for the Senators, Fisher having just returned from a two game absence due to injury. When asked about the shoot out against Toskala, Jason Spezza replied “He plays a little deeper than most guys so that was kind of my reasoning behind shooting,” Spezza said. “I thought maybe to deke if he came out far, but … I think he was relying on playing deep and not letting us beat him on a deke.”

“Toskala stood on his head but Auldie’s just been rock solid for us,” Spezza said. “He hasn’t allowed too many goals, his numbers are great, he’s playing with a lot of confidence and he seems to be a guy who’s really seeing the puck well and playing really well for us right now.” Toskala's performance right out of the gate on this night, was cause for concern. After the first five minutes however he was clearly in a zone that I don't believe we have seen yet this season. You can find the Box Score here.

Toskala stopped 34 shots to help the Maple Leafs earn a standings point despite extending their losing streak to five (0-3-2). “He was awesome for us,” says rookie defenseman Luke Shenn , who also had a pretty good night .

Off the ice, Burke and the Maple Leafs agreed to a six-year deal for the former Ducks general manager to take over as president and GM, The Associated Press learned Thursday night. Burke spent the past three-plus seasons with the Ducks, leading them to a Stanley Cup title in 2007. He’ll replace Cliff Fletcher, hired as interim general manager following the firing of John Ferguson in January.

Ottawa out shot Toronto 35-26 overall, including a 5-0 margin in overtime as Toskala came up with a pair of big stops on Fisher in the final seconds of the extra period.

“It wasn’t for lack of chances,” Fisher said. “We had some good, quality shots and chances and he played really well.”

The Maple Leafs ended a team-record 17-game stretch without being out shot.