Posts About "Dave Nonis"
Leafs Fire Everyone, and Good Riddance!
April 12th, 2015 Today, the Leafs announced that they have fired GM Dave Nonis, Coach Peter Horachek and all of the assistants except for Steve Staios, who'll stay on as Manager of Player Development. This is a happy time in Leafland. Who can complain about these firings? They were deserved and warranted and, frankly, in the case of Nonis, long past...
Leafs Trade: Winnik To Pens
February 25th, 2015 The Leafs have made another low-profile deal. Daniel Winnik has been traded to the Penguins for Zach Sill, a fourth round pick in 2015, and a second round pick in 2016. Winnik was a quality player for the Leafs, who had a +15 rating – the highest, by far, among all Maple Leafs and had a decent FO win % (48.4%). In Sill, the Leafs,...
Leafs' Failed Actions or Missed Opportunities: My Replies
February 23rd, 2015 My article about the Franson-Santorelli-Leipsic-Jokinen trade generated a lot more attention than I thought it would. I thought the point that I was trying to make was fairly salient. I knew it would be a bit controversial but not to the degree that it would generate so much traffic and response. I thought, in that vein, that I...
Failed Actions or Missed Opportunities: Leafs
February 20th, 2015 Hockey and Economics As someone who studies economics, I am concerned with the concept of 'opportunity cost' . That is, what is the cost of the action forgone, for the action taken? In economics, it’s a fundamental concept that attempts to assign value to alternative choices. What does this have to do with hockey? Well, the Leafs'...
Dave Nonis Is the Worst, Carlyle Was the Worst and Clarkson Deserves It
February 10th, 2015 Oh boo hoo!! I can't believe they hypocrisy I am seeing: "I guess Randy Carlyle was never the problem," "Nonis Is Ok, but people can't look past Clarkson," "David Clarkson doesn't deserve to be benched," No no no no no no no no no no and, NO. If you need further proof that Toronto is the bizzarro world of the...
Leafs' Salary Cap Woes: Kessel, Clarkson, and Phaneuf
February 9th, 2015 I've been thinking a lot and writing a lot about the Leafs salary cap predicament. The reason being, while the team is not doing so well, the current salaries and contracts may be more indicative of long-term failure than even their current play demonstrates. I hate picking on any one person in particular, particularly because...