Ducks News & Rumors: Rakell, Vatanen & More
Lots of moving parts for the Anaheim Ducks as we head into the more “meaningful” part of the regular season. How the Ducks perform over the course of the next…
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Hockey News: Shanahan Cleans House; Playoff Schedules Released
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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???
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
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…