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
Media Madness Envelops Leafs Land
It’s All Looking So Familiar
Was Matthews Speaking Sincerely?
The Shanahan/Leafs Conundrum
The Sad Legacy of Failure Continues
Is Kyle Sticking It To the Leafs?
There’s Only One Player To Trade
Kyle Dubas Boldly Saved the Day
Bowen Says Goodbye — Almost
Don’t Get Too Excited, Leafs Nation
If Leafs Win Another, Look Out
Nightmare Scenario For The Leafs
Seixeiro Said It (Very) Straight
TSN–1050 Manhandling Sportsnet–590
Poetic Justice For Miserly MLSE
Oh, How We Suffered…
The Ghost of Machine Gun Lanny
Is Tonight (Finally) The Night?
The Forbidden Word
The Leafs Are Becoming Maulers
Odd Timing For Raptors Change
Hedman Injury A Series Changer
Leafs Newspaper War No More
Can TV Still Indulge Brian Burke?
Can Leafs Doff Their “Choke” Label?
A Shocking Prediction (Sigh)
Thoughtless Decision By The Leafs
Bobcat Open To A Prime Time Return
Be “Knies” to Matthew
Craig Is Usually on the Button
Marner/Gilmour Analogy Premature
No Net Controversy With The Leafs
How Can Bobby Orr Be 75?
Finally, A Blunt Leafs Assessment
Be Nice and You’ll Last Forever