A few items from around the Maple Leafs this week:

Monster a maybe for Canucks
Schenn fighting sophomore slump
Leafs get physical
Leafs not alone on the path to misery
Leafs all business despite long layoff
Kessel participates in game-day skate
No Toskala in Leafs lineup tonight

Toronto is flying out to Vancouver right about now in order to get to the West Coast well ahead of Saturday night's game. Jonas Gustavsson is getting all of the attention at practice lately from the media, but Joey MacDonald likely gets that start.

The Leafs play five road games in eight nights beginning this weekend, so if the slump's going to end soon, it'll be away from the Air Canada Centre.