What’s In Store For The 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs? Mark Ritter | January 6, 2013 Coming off a season in which the Toronto Maple Leafs finished with a paltry 35-37-10 record, the fans of the Blue and White will be looking for a measure of improvement.
Rock Out for the Lockout: The Ballad of Wendel Clark Josh Smith | January 4, 2013 With the NHL lockout firmly in place and both sides entrenched for what may be a long, drawn out battle, we’re taking this opportunity to explore the musical side of…
How Do NHL Compliance Buyouts Work? Mike Colligan | January 4, 2013 NHL teams will be allowed two compliance buyouts heading into next season. How do compliance buyouts work and how might they be exploited?
Book Review: The Goal of My Life: A Memoir Mark Ascione | December 30, 2012 Paul Henderson is best known as a former NHL player and hero of the 1972 Summit Series for Canada. The majority of people who have any idea about the name ‘Paul Henderson’ will make that connection. And, most recently, it’s become known that he now is dealing with cancer.
Why Toronto Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly Shouldn’t be Guaranteed NHL Roster Spot Lukas Hardonk | December 29, 2012 Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Morgan Rielly has played well at the junior and international levels this season but that shouldn’t guarantee him an NHL spot.
TML Captains: George Armstrong 1958-1969 Mark Ascione | December 24, 2012 For so many Leaf fans, there almost is no Leaf captain before George Armstrong. He is the last Toronto captain to play his entire NHL career with the Leafs. And save for a few years, he has been an employee of the Maple Leaf hockey club since his retirement.
Toronto Maple Leafs Top Prospects Report Mark Ritter | December 20, 2012 Heading into the 2012 NHL season NHL.com ranked the top ten prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs system. Joe Colborne was ranked number one while, Jesse Blacker, Brad Ross, Tyler…
Maple Leafs Prospects: Tyler Biggs Displays Pugnacity David OConnor | December 13, 2012 Belligerence. Pugnacity. Truculence. They’re what Brian Burke seeks in a hockey player. In Tyler Biggs, a first-round selection of the Leafs in 2011, all three can be found.
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft VIII – 1984 Mark Ascione | December 11, 2012 For previous installments in the Draft Schmaft series, please visit here. Between 1963 and 1983, the Maple Leafs had seen varying degrees of success with players they’d drafted in the…
Hartnell, van Riemsdyk Team Up for Charity Josh Smith | December 5, 2012 Even though they’re off the ice, you can’t stop the competitiveness of hockey players. James van Riemsdyk and Scott Hartnell are going head-to-head in a fundraising challenge to see who…
Expectation: Nazem Kadri – Part III Mark Ascione | December 3, 2012 Expectation: Nazem Kadri is a three-part series. Part I is available here. Part II is available here. Expectation. Everyone deals with expectation. It’s ever-present for those trying to make it…
NHL Amnesty Game: Who Would Each Eastern Conference Team Buy Out? Lukas Hardonk | November 27, 2012 With the NHL lockout in full swing, rumours of an amnesty clause are floating around. Who would each Eastern Conference team buy out if given the chance?
