Once A Leafs Fan
I am sure it has been very trying times those that cheer for the blue & white. After a full week of two embarrassing blowouts, star player controversies, coaching &…
Mats Sundin
Top 5 Battle of Ontario Moments
Ever since the late 1990’s when the Toronto Maple Leafs were added back to the Eastern Conference, there has been a brutal rivalry between the only two Ontario-based teams in…
Which Maple Leafs Belong on Legends Row?
Fan Fest starts this week in Toronto as the Maple Leafs and their fans gear up and ready themselves for the start of the 2014-15 regular season. In addition, the…
The Maple Leafs: An Alternative History
Not to get too deep into the realm of Quantum Physics (because I wouldn’t know what I am talking about!) but apparently the idea that we are just one…
The Best Trade In Maple Leafs History
Earlier in the week we began the top five trades in Leafs History – Post-Gilmour Trade – and you can read parts 1 and 2 here and here, should you…
Five stages of Toronto Maple Leafs denial
By now, if you’re a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, disappointment is pretty much expected. At the first sign of trouble, the hand wringing begins. The snarky online comments…
Will Ryan O’Reilly Find His Place in Colorado?
With Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic returned to Colorado to steer the Avalanche into the future, memories of their past successes are often recalled. One other connection between the Avs…
Maple Leaf Mad Men: The Best Toronto Pitchmen
Looking back at some of the greatest pitchmen who’ve played for the Maple Leafs.
So, Your Maple Leafs Made The Playoffs, Eh?
So, your Toronto Maple Leafs have qualified for the playoffs again, eh? First time since 2004. There’s a palpable excitement in Toronto as the city’s hockey heroes have finally made…
Pavel Bure Snubbed in Vancouver
It’s time. It’s time to “Bure” the hatchet. I couldn’t help but notice something was missing after watching Mats Sundin’s ceremonial puck drop on March 23 at the Air Canada…
How the Hall of Fame Should Elect Players
Last week’s induction ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame saw an elite group of players granted entrance to the hall, as Joe Sakic, Adam Oates, Pavel Bure, and Mats…
Is Mats Sundin a True First-Ballot Hall of Famer?
As the hockey Hall of Fame inducted its four newest members this past week, the criteria by which players are selected for induction also shared a brief moment in…