Hockey News: Shanahan Cleans House; Playoff Schedules Released Jeff Ponder | April 13, 2015 It’s official: the Toronto Maple Leafs will be Brendan Shanahan’s team. The former NHL power forward and League disciplinarian took a stance the day after the 2014-15 regular season ended,…
Leafs Fire Everyone, and Good Riddance! James Tanner | April 12, 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…
Leafs Trade: Winnik To Pens Adam R | February 25, 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…
Leafs’ Failed Actions or Missed Opportunities: My Replies Adam R | February 23, 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…
Failed Actions or Missed Opportunities: Leafs Adam R | February 20, 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…
Dave Nonis Is the Worst, Carlyle Was the Worst and Clarkson Deserves It James Tanner | February 10, 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…
Leafs’ Salary Cap Woes: Kessel, Clarkson, and Phaneuf Adam R | February 9, 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…
Leafs, Predators Trade Coming? Colin Fitts | February 7, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs may not be playing in the postseason this year, but a few of their players might. According to reports, the Nashville Predators are looking to Toronto as…
Dave Nonis And The Salary Cap Pie Adam R | January 31, 2015 The NHL salary cap is about relative value of players, a concept that some GM’s obviously don’t understand. The idea is simple, the financial pie is limited, and every bit…
Leafs to Fire Nonis, Hire Rob Blake??? James Tanner | January 31, 2015 According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the first choice of the Leafs’ President Brendan Shanahan to be the next GM is Rob Blake. Yesterday, while talking on TSN radio, McKenzie suggested…
Comparing Two Teams: The Maple Leafs And Liverpool FC Adam R | January 28, 2015 I must be a glutton for punishment. None of the teams that I support are without controversy: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Bears, and Liverpool FC. While…
Bozak And Bergeron: The Sequel Adam R | January 6, 2015 Last week I wrote a post entitled “Can Bozak Be Toronto’s Bergeron” and, understandably, I took a lot of flak for it (see comments). I thought that I’d take the…
