By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 30) – Why even try?
An odd consensus seems to have formed since Tuesday’s blockbuster announcement that Rogers Communications will control Canadian TV rights to the National Hockey League for 12 years, beginning next season.… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 29) – So, now I have a “vendetta” against Randy Carlyle. Yup, it’s right there on my Facebook page: a couple of “Friends” – Ted Barton and David Rubenstein – suggesting I’m out to get… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 27) – I’ve got to hand it, big-time, to my former employer, Rogers Communications. There’s an age-old maxim that trumps every cliche known to man: “Action speaks louder than words.” Rarely, however, does one… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 26) – Yes, I’ll be the first to acknowledge the miserable timing of my blog from yesterday. Led-balloon items occasionally appear in this space and others. I am not, however, the least-bit concerned about James… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 25) – While Randy Carlyle is loathe to anoint a pecking order among his two reliable goalies, circumstance may force him to periodically deviate from that plan.
One such occasion is upon the coach right… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 23) – When considering the best general managers in the National Hockey League, where would you rank David Nonis of the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Among GM’s currently employed, deference would have to belong – for… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 21) – Including injuries, the Toronto Maple Leafs have overcome every obstacle in their path during the first quarter of the National Hockey League season. Except for one.
Though points earned in the standings may… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Nov. 13) – When the puck drops just after 7:30 tonight at Xcel Energy Center between the Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild, I seriously doubt Toronto winger Joffrey Lupul will be agonizing over the events of… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
VANCOUVER (Nov. 3) – No, the Maple Leafs did not sweep a western-Canada road trip for the first time since March 2000.
In fact, it wasn’t even close.
Leafs had a couple or three lousy performances in… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
VANCOUVER (Nov. 2) – Tonight’s National Hockey League game here between the Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs will be delayed for a ceremony in recognition of the most electrifying Vancouver player of all time: Pavel Bure. The… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
VANCOUVER (Nov. 2) – I had a wonderful time here yesterday, covering hockey practice at Rogers Arena early in the afternoon; writing a story on James Reimer for the National Post later in the day and hooking… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
VANCOUVER (Nov. 1) – The more I visit this city, the more I grow to realize how preposterously unique it really is. Multiply that statement – on Halloween – by any number you wish.
I spent nearly… Read More