Breaking: Blue Jackets Sign Ryan Johansen James Tanner | October 6, 2014 After a standoff that went all summer and threatened to stretch into the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have signed centre Ryan Johansen. According to NHL.com the Blue Jackets…
Breaking: The Islanders Make 2 Trades, Land Boychuck, Leddy James Tanner | October 4, 2014 The New York Islanders have acquired Johnny Boychuck and Nick Leddy in two separate trades Saturday. Having traded their 2015 first round pick to Buffalo in the Thomas Vanek…
Maple Leafs Roster Construction: Who Stays and Goes James Tanner | October 4, 2014 It’s been an excruciating countdown to the beginning of the regular season, but the Leafs first game is this Wednesday and the final pre-season game was last night. The exhibition…
Kozun, Leivo Deserve It, But Will Leafs Keep Orr? James Tanner | September 29, 2014 As Training Camp inches closer to the start of the regular season – and I mean inches – injuries to veterans and strong camps by some young players have perhaps opened…
Fantasy Hockey Strategy for the Advanced Player James Tanner | September 27, 2014 I have been playing fantasy hockey for my whole life and I have done fairly well. Well enough that for a couple of years, none of my friends would play…
Nylander, Kessel, JVR, Kadri: It’s Time to Get Excited James Tanner | September 24, 2014 The Leafs may have won both of their preseason games so far, but I don’t really care about that. The team’s record in pre-season is irrelevant. It seems that in…
Leafs Should Make Kadri a Winger, Promote Holland James Tanner | September 22, 2014 The Leafs are in a bit of a strange place as we embark on another season of NHL hockey. On one hand, they are clearly missing the vaunted number-one centre…
Your Guide to Maple Leafs Depth Forwards, Vol. 5 James Tanner | September 21, 2014 By now, you probably know the deal: the Leafs acquired a whole bunch of second through fourth line forwards this summer and now have a lot more depth at the…
Toronto Media Needs More Hockey, Less Soap Opera – Please! James Tanner | September 18, 2014 Today there was big news in Toronto. Did the Leafs acquire a number-one Centre? Did they land a defenseman to support the unfairly maligned captain? Maybe they made a…
Dear Dave Nonis, Consider This My Assistant GM Application James Tanner | September 16, 2014 The Leafs are not going to win the Cup this year. I suppose there is the chance of a chance that they can slip into the playoffs, Jonathan Bernier can…
NHL 15 Review James Tanner | September 14, 2014 When it comes to video game hockey, there is only one game in town – EA Sports’ NHL series. I don’t even know if other companies even bother with other…
5 Predictions for the 2014-15 Maple Leafs James Tanner | September 10, 2014 With the new season quickly approaching, I thought it would be a good time to trot out some predictions for the upcoming season – more so for the purpose of…
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