TORONTO (Jan. 27) — The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, they were hockey’s version of a retirement home. Consider the ages of the following players, integral to the 1967 playoff upsets of Chicago and Montreal:… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 24) — Wide Right. No Goal. The Music City Miracle. And now… 13 Seconds.
It just doesn’t end for the traumatized football and hockey fans of Buffalo. And, it’s possible that only a professional sports team from the… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 20) — There is nothing so debilitating in professional sport as emotional fatigue. It occurs, primarily, when an athlete is called upon to shoulder a disproportionate load for his team.
Such as with Jack Campbell and the Toronto… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 18) — Undoubtedly, this blog will be considered sacrilege by fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs… and by the horde of mainstream media that covers the team as a publicity branch of ownership.
Both factions keep hands off… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 14) — It is quite the paradox.
Though the Toronto Maple Leafs have the best record in modern franchise history after 35 games (23–9–3 for 49 points), there’s a chance the club may need to qualify for the… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 11) — I keep reading how the “tightly bonded” dressing room of the Toronto Maple Leafs cannot be disrupted by such a miscreant as Evander Kane. At the same time, I remind myself that the Leafs, amid doting… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 6) — Does anyone out there have an answer?
Better yet, is any person holding a National Hockey League media credential willing to ask a simple question? To wit: Why are some games in Canadian cities being postponed… Read More
TORONTO (Jan. 4) — How circumstances have changed amid a pair of Canadian teams, two time zones apart, in the National Hockey League. Early in the now–fractured 2021–22 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs appeared disoriented, indifferent and on the cusp… Read More
Admit It: The Maple Leafs Are Musty
Those First Visits to the Gardens
Argos Join the City’s Choke Parade
Could Roy And Tippett Save Leafs?
A Flashback to the Gory 1980’s
Marchand Is Still Toronto’s “Daddy”
My Pal Stormin’ Norm Rumack
Leafs Blew The Wrong Load
The Leafs Have Been Abandoned
McCown Is Discouraged, Frustrated
Blue Jays/Leafs are Wickedly Similar
Ross Atkins Had No Chance
Toronto Sports Wishes Came True
Give Cowan Some Breathing Room
Truthfully, the Leafs Are Scared
Leafs Fans: There’s A Pro in Buffalo
Keep An Eye on Klingberg
Asset Management… or Insanity?
Leafs/Auston Are All Talk, No Action
COVID Killed The Radio Stars
Murray Sustains Timely Ailment
The Leafs Are Still Soul–less
The Ron MacLean Phenomenon
Karlsson to Leafs Still on the Table
“Only Elliotte Friedman Is Safe”
The Faulty Maple Leafs Myth
McCown Will Have A Long Recovery
Keeping the Charade Alive
Comparisons Are Rather Insulting
Lazy Leafs Refuse to Learn
Remembering the Leafs Radio Years
The Leafs Need Some Courage
Why Treliving Needs His Own Coach
One Leafs Scribe Told It Straight
Recalling My Demise At The FAN–590