For the Leafs, “Hybrid” Rebuild Would Be an Abomination James Tanner | June 29, 2015 Let’s kick this off with a few indisputable facts: 1) Whether due to ownership interference or the temptation to be the one to finally bring a winner to Toronto, no…
The Leafs’ Most Logical Trade Partner: the Sabres James Tanner | June 28, 2015 Even though the draft is now over, the Leafs still have a ton of work to do. It was a very successful weekend for the Leafs – adding Marner and…
Fan Apprehension Is Misplaced: Leafs Have Great Draft James Tanner | June 27, 2015 Where to start when analyzing the fan’s apprehension towards the Leafs and their draft so far? As one guy on Twitter pointed out “This team has lied and disappointed me…
The Bizarre Draft History of the Florida Panthers James Tanner | June 26, 2015 In the last five years, the Florida Panthers have built a rock-solid foundation of excellent player through the draft, but from terrible luck to bad decisions, they have one of…
Leafs Farther Along In Rebuild Than Anyone Will Admit James Tanner | June 25, 2015 If you pulled up five articles about the Leafs at random, you’d almost certainly come across the phrase “total rebuild,” you’d hear about how it’s going to be “four or…
Maple Leafs Mail Bag: Pre-Draft Version James Tanner | June 21, 2015 Welcome to another addition of the Maple Leafs Mailbag. While you no doubt are familiar with the concept of mailbags, this one comes straight from under the desk of the Toronto…
With the Season Over, Leafs Ironically Now More Exciting James Tanner | June 16, 2015 The Blackhawks have won the 2015 Stanley Cup, and you’d probably have to use a time machine and go back to 2012 in order to find the last person who…
Don’t Read Too Much Into the Leafs Trading Down Rumours James Tanner | June 10, 2015 Could the Leafs trade down in the upcoming draft? Of course they could. Anything can happen, and until the pick is traded or used, we live in a world where…
5 (Not So Obvious) Players the Leafs Must Trade James Tanner | June 8, 2015 The Leafs have changed a lot since I wrote: Why the Leafs Won’t Make the Playoffs back on December 8th. At the time, the Leafs were in a Playoff spot and in…
Answering the Maple Leafs Mailbag James Tanner | June 7, 2015 It’s the weekend and that means that the Toronto Star’s Kevin McGran is answering his mailbag, but it also means that I will be stealing it and answering the questions myself.…
Rogers Issues Insulting Response to HNIC Criticism James Tanner | June 4, 2015 The first year of Hockey Night in Canada after it was taken over by Rogers was nothing short of a disaster, and don’t let the spin from Rogers’ media boss Scott…
John Ferguson Jr: Leafs Ex-GM Better Than You Remember James Tanner | June 2, 2015 My esteemed colleague Andrew Forbes recently wrote an article highlighting the worst moves made by our old friend John Ferguson Jr during his time as the Leafs general manager. Now,…
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