Opening night in Toronto
Judy Kwan, 30, shows her true colours as throngs of Toronto Maple Leaf fans braved the cold in the hopes of scooping up free tickets to the team's home opener in Toronto, Ont. Monday, January 21, 2013. Only a handful of fans at the front of the line actually received tickets to the big game.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leaf fans skate on the public rink at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ont. Monday, January 21, 2013.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Lyndsay Reader, 34, and Michael Corbiere, 38, are seen at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ont. Monday, January 21, 2013.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Throngs of Toronto Maple Leaf fans braved the cold in the hopes of scooping up free tickets to the team's home opener in Toronto, Ont. Monday, January 21, 2013.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
"I support the Leafs because I've always been a believer," says Jo-Ann Kelly, while attending the Toronto Maple Leafs’ home opener at the Air Canada Centre where Toronto lost 2-1 to the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto January 21, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
"I support the Leafs because I grew up watching the games with my dad," says Steven Misurka while attending the Toronto Maple Leafs’ home opener at the Air Canada Centre where Toronto lost 2-1 to the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto January 21, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
10-year-old Eric Madzian watches the Toronto Maple Leafs warm up while attending the Toronto Maple Leafs’ home opener at the Air Canada Centre where Toronto lost 2-1 to the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto January 21, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
A group of pipers perform before the Toronto Maple Leafs home opener.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
The Toronto Maple Leafs stand during the opening ceremony.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Alexander Sulzer from the Buffalo Sabres, left, and James van Riemsdyk from Toronto Maple Leafs collide during the first home game of the season for the Leafs at the Air Canada Centre, January 21, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Joffrey Lupul of the Toronto Maple Leafs shoots against the Buffalo Sabres at the Air Canada Centre, January 21, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leafs fans enjoy the first home game of the season.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leafs fans enjoy the first home game of the season.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leafs fans enjoy the first home game of the season.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail