Opinion

by Michael Cuttell Put your hand up if you think the Leafs are only one or two pieces away from winning a Stanley Cup this...

This summer was very bleak and devastatingly unkind to hockey. Wade Belak, Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien all lost their lives on dark summer days....

Now that we've seen Brian Burke meet his annual off-season quota of wheeling and dealing, it's time to sit back for a minute - much like the...

Let's face it. We've all knew it at the beginning of the season. The best bet for the Leafs was on us being a...

Last night on twitter, I (LeafsHotStove) had a brief conversation with KCCanuck and mlse about this Leafs team's problem with slow starts after it...

Let's Leave A Spot for the Kids: by Caleb Dallman I rarely post much in the debate after posts on MLHS, but I try to...

It seems frustration with penalty kill ineptitude has reached a boiling point in Leafland. After conceding at least one PK goal in six straight...

The Ducks play spoiler to the blue and white... kind of. As the Marlies head down the stretch and zero in on the number four spot in the North West, Anaheim pulls a key contributor up to the big club. As if it's not already hard enough watching talent on the baby buds knowing they'll never develop into a Leaf.

I really had so many options with this title. With all the Anaheim prospects on Toronto, I thought of calling it Duck, Duck, Duck, Moose! With many players returning from injury, I pondered using I—ve got 99 Problems, but a Stitch Ain—t One. But really, being five points out with five games remaining, the Marlies truly are on a wild Moose chase. As it stands now, the Marlies will have to win all of their final five games to have a hope of extending the season past April 12th. The two most important of these will need to come this weekend as Toronto faces Manitoba, the current occupant of the 4th and final spot.

Got a few minutes, so let's get to some mail: "Q - So the question is, or hypothetical topic, why don't the Buds buy a...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been called plenty of things this season but I can honestly say there is one I have never heard...

Anyone surprised the Leafs got lit up by the Nucks last night? Well, you shouldn't be. Vancouver's 5-3 victory was just the latest in a...

In their report, TSN mentions section 26.3 of the CBA which alludes to the NHL—s right to reject a deal upon suspicion of...

So, let's take Brendan Shanahan in 1987 in Piestany — whaling away on some Russian kid in the dark — and freeze him in...

So, back when Scotty Bowman was putting together his Russian 5 in Detroit, he needed a big, puck-moving defenceman. And he got one who...

I never loved Phil Kessel—as a hockey player, that is. He didn’t play my style. His game wasn’t mine. Simple as that. I grew up...

It takes about 30 seconds for an average Toronto reporter to throw a headlock opinion on a new draft pick, drag ‘em down into...

So, a year ago, a Toronto sports reporter broke the story that Brendan Shanahan was only into “puck possession” because it was... trendy. Trendy. Maybe...

In which Brendan Shanahan listens to his Leaf gut So, Don Cherry trashed Brendan Shanahan after the 2014 draft, saying: “Brendan, I know you’re watching, President...

For the first time in a very long time, everything is coming up roses for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Back on May 8th, 2014 --...