Rielly Controversy: Both Good and Bad, Logical and Ridiculous James Tanner | February 21, 2015 The classic technique journalists use before getting to a potentially controversial statement is to get you on their side by telling you how they relate to the victims, how they…
Maple Leafs (Repurposed) Mailbag James Tanner | February 20, 2015 Kevin McGran writes for the Toronto Star. Every week, he gets tens of letters from irate Leafs fans asking him questions ranging from the hilarious to the insane – with…
On Franson, Leafs, Trades, Drafting and “Proper” Rebuilds James Tanner | February 16, 2015 On Sunday morning, the Leafs traded the soon to be UFAs Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a first round pick, Brendan Leipsic and…
Trade JVR, Not Kessel: Why It Makes Way More Sense James Tanner | February 13, 2015 So it has been 24 hours since “news” “broke” that the Leafs were going for a total rebuild. Of course, there are those of us who have been saying since…
Oilers In Their Sights: Leafs Must Get Worse Today James Tanner | February 13, 2015 The Leafs have 26 games to play in this season and they need to take a page out of the Sabres playbook in order to secure a competitive future for…
Leafs Rebuild Won’t Take Too Long James Tanner | February 12, 2015 Everyone talks about rebuilds in terms of years. Specifically: Five Years. This probably stems from a Brian Burke quote, but either way, the Five Year Rebuild is a common phrase.…
Morgan Rielly Is Awesome James Tanner | February 11, 2015 Recently it has been hard to be a Leafs fan. The team has been terrible and so have the stars. What’s worse is that it has become so dismal that real,…
Dave Nonis Is the Worst, Carlyle Was the Worst and Clarkson Deserves It James Tanner | February 10, 2015 Oh boo hoo!! I can’t believe they hypocrisy I am seeing: “I guess Randy Carlyle was never the problem,” “Nonis Is Ok, but people can’t look past Clarkson,” “David Clarkson…
(All We Are Saying) Is Give Pete A Chance James Tanner | February 9, 2015 I hope you guys are Happy. You’ve forced me into making a pun in the banner headline. That’s OK though: It was out of necessity. Last week, I wrote about…
Maple Leafs Mail-Bag James Tanner | February 7, 2015 Here’s how it works: You write your questions to Kevin McGran, he answers them and then I hi-jack the whole thing and answer them myself. Why? Because he picks questions…
The Five Best Hockey Songs of All-Time James Tanner | February 6, 2015 I really only have two hobbies: Music and Hockey. As such, it only makes sense to combine them and present to you here and now: the five best hockey songs…
Nazem Kadri: Equal To or Greater Than Ryan Johansen James Tanner | February 5, 2015 I know what you’re thinking: this crazy cat is just trolling for hits. There is NO WAY that Nazem Kadri is better than Ryan Johansen! You’d be forgiven for thinking…
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