Brian Burke’s Time with Leafs: Total Failure James Tanner | April 3, 2015 Back in late 2008, I was ecstatic when the Leafs hired Brian Burke as their General Manager. Burke is outspoken, tough, plays by his own rules and is honorable. He…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Stanley Cup Playoffs Start Tonight! Rick Cole | April 1, 2015 The 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs commence on two fronts tonight with Montreal hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Black Hawks visiting the Detroit Red Wings. Leafs in “mad…
Bernier Goes WAY TOO FAR James Tanner | March 30, 2015 Jonathan Bernier pulled 3 times in March: "Lately it seems like that's the only solution we've found, pull the goalie to motivate the guys" — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 30,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bower Blanks Wings, Grabs Vezina Rick Cole | March 29, 2015 As a disappointing National Hockey League season for the Toronto Maple Leafs drew to a close last night, veteran goalkeeper Johnny Bower provided the highlight as he shut out the Detroit…
Who Should Be the Leafs Next Coach? James Tanner | March 29, 2015 Poor Peter Horachek, the guy can’t get a break. Last year, he was tasked to guide the Panthers to the basement after their coach was fired mid-season, and even though…
The Best Races Left In This NHL Season (And Who’ll Win) James Tanner | March 28, 2015 The NHL schedule has but a couple weeks left to run, and there are some very interesting races that should come down to the wire. The following are my choices…
3 Thoughts of a Fan at a Toronto Maple Leafs Game Brett Slawson | March 27, 2015 The date was Thursday, March 26th, 2015 when I made the difficult journey to downtown Toronto to watch the fumbling Maple Leafs take on the surprisingly competitive Florida Panthers. Despite living…
Maple Leafs Minute – Four Damning Figures Nicco Cardarelli | March 25, 2015 This season has been one for the ages, if not the record books…and, unfortunately, not in a good way. Let’s not forget, at the quarter point of this 2014-15 NHL…
The Leafs Sign Casey Bailey, But Who Is That? James Tanner | March 25, 2015 This past Saturday, the Leafs signed free-agent University of Penn State forward Casey Bailey to a two year entry level contract. This is all well and good, but who is…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bower Stars as Leafs Edge Habs Rick Cole | March 25, 2015 Veteran Toronto Maple Leaf netminder Johnny Bower was once again the hero as the Maple Leafs claimed a narrow 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last night at Maple Leaf…
A Sign of the Times in Leaf Land Andrew Forbes | March 24, 2015 If their struggles since the new year isn’t any indication of how the Toronto Maple Leafs are fairing, then you clearly haven’t been keeping up with the news surrounding the…
So, I Went to the Leafs Game Last Night James Tanner | March 24, 2015 Yesterday at approximately 4:30, I was sitting in my office writing up another article about the Leafs. For whatever reason, I checked Facebook while in the middle of writing my…