Maple Leafs Mailbag – Easter Version James Tanner | April 4, 2015 Every week Kevin McGran answers a mailbag from folks who write him at the Toronto Star. There’s nothing wrong with his answers, but I think two perspectives are better than…
Nazem Kadri: Hard Worker or Reckless Player? Andrew Forbes | March 18, 2015 There’s no arguing that the 2014-15 season has been a dismal one for the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Wednesday, it became apparent that the team would be hit with yet…
Hockey News: Kadri Head-Shot; Free Burgers for Hammond; Injured Penguins Marcy Di Michele | March 17, 2015 Want to know what it’s like to be married to a hockey player? Read this: [National Post] Contract decisions need to be made on Devan Dubnyk and Andrew Hammond. [Yahoo…
The Leafs Suspend Best Player for Game vs Sabres- Is it a Conspiracy? James Tanner | March 11, 2015 https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/575668149141508097 If you missed it earlier, the Leafs scratched Kadri on Monday because he was late for a team practice. Even though Kadri says it was the first time he’s…
Hockey News: Kadri Scratched for Sleeping in; Carey Price for the Hart Marcy Di Michele | March 10, 2015 Maple Leafs defenceman Roman Polak will require season ending surgery. [Toronto Star] Guys sleep in all the time. But obviously it’s going to be a huge deal in Toronto. [Puck…
Things I Look Forward to More Than the End of the Season James Tanner | March 9, 2015 Look, I don’t know if yesterday was the last straw in a string of incidents involving Kadri and not showing up on time. I figure it can’t be the first…
Five Reasons to Be Positive About the Maple Leafs James Tanner | March 7, 2015 The Leafs are having a rough year – to put it mildly. And I won’t depress you by citing their record or any of the stats about the team. As…
Morgan Rielly Is Awesome James Tanner | February 11, 2015 Recently it has been hard to be a Leafs fan. The team has been terrible and so have the stars. What’s worse is that it has become so dismal that real,…
Nazem Kadri: Equal To or Greater Than Ryan Johansen James Tanner | February 5, 2015 I know what you’re thinking: this crazy cat is just trolling for hits. There is NO WAY that Nazem Kadri is better than Ryan Johansen! You’d be forgiven for thinking…
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…
Phaneuf’s Biggest Fan: It’s Time to Trade Phaneuf James Tanner | January 26, 2015 It pains me to write this. Dion Phaneuf is one of my favorite hockey players of all-time. I have watched him be unfairly maligned by the world’s most ridiculous hockey…
Looking Ahead to Jonathan Bernier’s Next Contract Craig Hagerman | January 24, 2015 Contract negotiations have begun in Toronto, but so far those have yet to involve Jonathan Bernier. News broke this past week that the Toronto Maple Leafs and centre Nazem Kadri…