Kozun scores twice, Marlies take 2-0 series lead
TORONTO - Whether it's positive or negative, the Maple Leafs are consistently the talk of Toronto. The Toronto Marlies, often left behind in all the commotion, are...
Carrick strikes twice, Toronto Marlies down Milwaukee Admirals
TORONTO - On Friday night the Toronto Marlies and Milwaukee Admirals dropped the puck on hockey's second season. The North Division champion Toronto Marlies struggled...
Toronto Maple Leafs: Buy Low, Sell High
When Brendan Shanahan came aboard, I made a quick passing comment about understanding selling low and selling high with the Toronto Maple Leafs players...
Leafs Notebook – Season Finale – April 14
When the media asked who has final say on roster decisions at today's introductory press conference for Brendan Shanahan, there was a pause followed...
So begins the Brendan Shanahan era
Who would’ve thought we would be saying those words in reference to the Maple Leafs just a week ago?
There was a palpable air of...
And that’s a wrap
So ends the three-week nightmare that derailed a promising 2014 Leaf playoff bid. So begins weeks of soul searching while the real teams...
Peter DeBoer makes some sense as the Maple Leafs’ next head coach
Head coach Peter DeBoer’s three-year contract with the New Jersey Devils is set to expire at season’s end.
(Warning: What follows is a long-winded analysis...
Game Review: Game #81, Panthers 4 vs. Leafs 2
About that pre-game talk of pride and putting in a good effort for Drew MacIntyre in his first ever start...
He’s not mad at himself,...
Game Review: Game #80, Lightning 3 vs. Maple Leafs 0
I mostly watched this one with my eyes half glazed over, dozing in and out of consciousness, with a smell of burnt toast lingering,...
Leafs Notebook – April 7
With the rest of the Leafs season boiling down to a formality, the offseason speculation is about to ramp up to (my guess) unprecedented...
Game Review: Game #79, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs Winnipeg Jets 4
This game was a fitting end to the Maple Leafs’ playoff chase,
and a fitting final home game in the Randy Carlyle era.
15 shots after...
Game Review: Game #78, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 3
The Maple Leafs were done after the Red Wings loss, but would that stop them from turning it on in their final six games,...
Game Review: Game #77, Maple Leafs 3 vs. Flames 2
The Calgary Flames were just what the doctor ordered for the Leafs, at least as far as ending the losing skid goes. The 10-game...
Leafs Notebook – March 31
There is an old saying that a good coach might only help you win an extra handful games over the course of a season,...
Game Review: Game #75, Flyers 4 vs. Leafs 2
Anyone following this team in earnest over the last two seasons is familiar with a number of this young group's faults. One is their...
The Decline of Dion Phaneuf
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
“Personally, I think by a country mile he’s the best defenceman in the league. It’s not even close right...
The Maple Leafs Transition Game
This quote triggered the thought process behind this post.
This is kind of a good analogy. You could go into a zone and take three...
DOE’S DARE AMERICANS ARE TAKING ALL THE GOOD OL’ CANADIAN BOYS’ HACKEY JABS
Don Cherry said something nonsensical with no basis in fact, guys. Let's talk about this.
1) Leafs love those College guys. Signed Eric Knodel from...
Joffrey Lupul: Also confounded by Leafs’ defensive system
“We didn’t seem to be able to break the cycle, and they were using the points. We play with a lot of people down...














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