How To Be a Better Hockey Fan in 17 Easy Steps James Tanner | August 8, 2014 At the risk of coming off as a pretentious snob, I thought I’d offer up this guide to being a great hockey fan. This is not just for casual fans…
The Best Trade In Maple Leafs History James Tanner | July 30, 2014 Earlier in the week we began the top five trades in Leafs History – Post-Gilmour Trade – and you can read parts 1 and 2 here and here, should you…
The 5 Best Post-Gilmour Trades In Leaf History- Part 2 James Tanner | July 29, 2014 As noted in part one yesterday, the Leafs’ best trades were #5. Acquiring Owen Nolan and #4 Acquiring Dion Phaneuf. Today, we will be reviewing the top three trades of…
The Five Best Post-Gilmour Trades in Leafs History James Tanner | July 28, 2014 I thought it would be interesting, especially with the lack of trade action so far this summer, to rank the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top-five trades of all-time. “All-time” in…
Kyle Dubas – A Look Past the Hype and Easy Answers James Tanner | July 26, 2014 This last week was a great one for the Leafs. In an otherwise slow news week for the NHL, the Leafs made three outstanding moves that are all sure to…
Is Dave Nonis Overly Criticized or Has He Done a Good Job? Part 2 James Tanner | July 18, 2014 This is part two of my analysis of Dave Nonis’ tenure as the Maple Leafs General Manager. Read part one here, in which we discussed his first six months on…
Analyzing the Tenure of Dave Nonis, Pt. 1 James Tanner | July 13, 2014 At the beginning of last season, there was a ton of optimism among Leaf fans. Sure, they collapsed in game 7 to the Bruins, but I think most people saw…
You Should Be Optimistic About the Leafs James Tanner | July 11, 2014 Whether it’s because they have only made the playoffs once in ten years, because they have never won the Cup in anything more than a six team league, or because…
Leafs Draft Nylander; Trade Gunnarsson James Tanner | June 28, 2014 While I was hoping the Leafs would move up and select one of the top three or four players in the draft, they came away very well on Friday night,…
The Leafs HAVE to Move Up In NHL Draft James Tanner | June 27, 2014 The Maple Leafs have not picked in the top 3 in the NHL draft for 25 years. To put it in perspective on how long ago that was, Mats…
4 Reasons to Keep James Reimer James Tanner | June 23, 2014 It’s almost a given at this point that that the Leafs and James Reimer will part ways this summer. According to some, Randy Carlyle doesn’t want him, and Reimer doesn’t…
How the Leafs Can Improve and Avoid Salary Cap Problems James Tanner | June 22, 2014 Due to the recent contracts of Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak, David Clarkson and Dion Phaneuf, the Leafs are faced with the problem of being close to the salary cap and…
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