Drinking the Kule-Aid
Despite modest numbers in terms of offensive production, winger Nikolai Kulemin has made great strides in becoming a indispensible, two-way threat that all winning teams require. The young Russian worked up the hopes of Leafs Nation with a dazzling array of speed, skill and finishing ability in various Youtube highlight reels prior to coming over [...]
Team Canada Selections, Who Was Left Out?
Team Canada has officially released their Olympic roster, but there are a few surprises as to who was left out. Find out why Todd Bertuzzi and Andrew Raycroft were not selected! Click here to read the article.
Micheal A. Aldred
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GFWE Game #12 Predictions and Other Bits
The Leafs face up against their old bench boss Pat Quinn tonight hoping to get back on a winning streak of some sort. The big lineup change seems to be a demotion for Grabovski to the fourth line. Rickard Wallin benefits from Mikhail’s demotion with a undeserved look on the second line.
Kats Krunch: My Team Canada Selection
My Team Canada Roster selections may seem a little vanilla, but they’ve been selected to play out various situations. Penalty killing, power play and balance on all the forward units took precedent over sheer offensive/defensive ability.
The Value of Ian White
Despite the many talking heads who continue to suggest that Ian White is not a top-four defender anywhere other than Toronto, a growing number of personalities both in the blogs and the mainstream media are beginning to recognize his value as a hockey player as he continues to consistently provide outstanding effort at both ends [...]
Gustavsson Selected To Swedish Olympic Team
Per Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star:
Jonas Gustavsson’s roller coaster ride through the very early part of his NHL career hit another high Sunday when he was named a backup goalie for Sweden’s entry into the Vancouver Olympics.
Said Gustavsson, upon learning of his selection:
“It’s an honour, it will be my first time at an Olympics [...]
GFWE Game #11 Predictions
With just 6 more games to go for the GFWE contest, get in your predictions and shoot for the chance to win some Leafs tickets! Let’s all hope our team gives us a late Christmas present by taking the win tonight against Pittsburgh.
GFWE Predictions (Dec. 26th vs. Montreal)
I hope you’re all enjoying your holidays. Let’s see if the Leafs can top it off with a win over the Habs.
A Great Day For Hockey!
Happy Boxing Day, hockey fans!
It’s a great day for hockey here in Leafland. The World Junior Championship Tournament, featuring the Leafs’ highly-touted Nazem Kadri, officially gets underway this afternoon as Canada takes on Latvia. Following the tournament opener, we are in for a treat Leafs take on their long-standing rival, the Montreal Canadiens. [...]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
To all in the MLHS and Barilkosphere community. Thanks for your continued support, and I look forward to what we can accomplish together in the new year.
On a Leaf-related note this afternoon, sixth round draft pick in 2009 Jerry D’Amigo has been named to the WJC Team USA team. The winger has started off his [...]