Report: Leafs, Gustavsson Agree to 2 year Deal
Per TSN, the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed in principle to a 2 year contract with pending-RFA goaltender Jonas Gustavsson. The contract is said...
Optimism 2.0: Leafs fans getting ready for the big O, part...
When Brian Burke became the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in November of 2008, Leafs Nation embarked on a new journey....
NHL Draft Lottery – A Quick Primer
As you are no doubt well aware, the NHL draft lottery will be held tonight in New York to determine the order of the...
Notes from Leafs Media Day
With the NHL season now officially over, the Leafs' players and coaching staff spent Monday afternoon cleaning out their lockers and addressed the media...
Kats Krunch: Regular Season Numbers
We will do an extended Torontosaurus Rex after preparing for the playoffs is over, later on in the week. But since the regular season...
Riffing On A Rift (which may or may not exist)
Ah, sports media coverage in Toronto. Don't ever change.
According to Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, Tomas Kaberle is unhappy with Leafs head coach...
Good News: Big Picture Dept.
I know, I know, when last we met, I promised you that the next installment in these studies in positivity would focus on Nikolai...
Fun With Numbers: Ranking Kessel’s Production
About a month ago, we took a look at Phil Kessel's production, including the on-pace numbers for this season and (theoretically) projected 82-game statistics.
With 10...
Blacker Skies Made Blue
Who would have guessed that with all the attention surrounding the Leafs 2009 1st round pick, it would actually be the Toronto kid selected in the 2nd round that would be first to string some games together on a pro club. Though not officially announced, Jesse Blacker has left the OHL and joined the Toronto Marlies for the remainder of the season.
Anaheim GM Brian Burke logs entries
From USA Today - 3/1/2007:
Anaheim Ducks general manager Brian Burke has always been among the NHL's most colorful wheeler dealers. In 2005-06, he overhauled his...
Trade Deadline Notes
The Toronto Star provides us with a couple interesting tidbits about potential trade talks leading up to the deadline:
- Ponikarovsky continues to be heavily...
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...
Ryan Leaves BC, Blacker Demands Trade
It appears that the players on the on the Maple Leafs' NHL roster aren't the only ones in the organization stirring up news. Both...
Standing Room Only
During the 1980s, years before cellphones and the Internet would make hockey news and highlights easily accessible to all, when newspapers and shows such...
Pics and Pieces from Lakeshore
Earlier today I was able to catch up with the Leafs at their new practise facility, a day before training camps officially open. I...
Rookie Tournament Details
As we prepare for some much needed hockey viewing this weekend, here are a couple helpful tidbits to know for the Maple Leafs Rookie...
Toronto Maple Leafs: The Movie
Leafs-related news has slowed to a crawl during the final weeks of the offseason, and this year's summer movie scene has been rather unspectacular....
Don’t Give up on Blake Yet
So few players seem to ignite the dichotomy of emotions Jason Blake inspires. Undrafted, undersized and inconsistent, Blake rode the wave of a steep...
Stralman Trade Wrapup and More
Yesterday's trade with Calgary sparked a lot of immediate negativity amongst many of our readers at the loss of Stralman. Today we try to...