Yesterday, Maggie, Charlene, Shawn and I went to a preseason game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres at the ACC (thanks mom for the tickets! :D) For those three it was the first time seeing a hockey game live and I’m sure for Shawn it was special because he bleeds blue and white but has never been to a game.

The seats were Gold’s but in different sections so we didn’t sit together. As the time got closer to face off, I could tell Maggie was getting excited. 🙂 Heh when she talks in a really high pitch tone, she’s happy. Anyway as the game progressed it was clear, even with many regulars out of the lineup, Buffalo is far superior.

The Sabres easily outplayed the Leafs in virtually every aspect and worse yet was Vesa Toskla (the new goalie) was downright lousy. Heck if you make Andrew Raycroft look good, you know you have problems. 😉 Anyway on the night I counted 3-4 soft goals and after witnessing the sad display, I don’t have much hope for the Leafs this season. 🙁

During the intermissions and at the end of the game, they were filming the movie “The Love Guru” and it was funny to see a mock hockey game. There was also a small scrum in the second period, that was entertaining too. Anyway here are a few pics that were taken.

Overall it was a fun night, too bad the Leafs were blown out 7-2. Let’s hope the boys in blue play better during the regular season. Thanks again mom for the tickets, everyone had a great time. 🙂