December 14th, 201803291There is a rumor circulating and once again the Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be in the middle of it.
Last Saturday, during Hockey Night in Canada’s segment “Headlines”, Nick Kypreos made an interesting statement about the St. Louis Blues and captain Alex Pietrangelo.
He stated that, while they’re not officially shopping...
September 14th, 201801969The start of the hockey season is just around the corner. For Leafs fans, it couldn't come soon enough.
After an extremely nail biting off-season, things continued to go the Leafs way by landing the biggest free- agent and hometown boy in John Tavares. With the acquisition of Tavares, the Leafs have recently been given 13/2 odds...
July 30th, 201802124A Leafs Hub Collaboration
By: Ben Shelley and Peter Baracchini
It’s something that every kid dreams about. The opportunity of a life time to meet and skate with their idols.
Fans, majority of who were kids, were lined up throughout the Vaughan Sports Village complex to meet their favourite Toronto Maple Leafs players...
July 3rd, 201801426It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity that every kid playing hockey dreams of.
You grow up idolizing your favourite team. You watch them for years and years and it convinces you to follow in the footsteps of your favourite player(s). You work hard to get to the big league with constant practicing, hard work and dedication. You’re...
May 1st, 201802598History has repeated itself for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s not as bad as the 2013 Game 7, but it’s still bad. And it hurts.
It’s the same dialogue. Another Game 7 with the lead and another collapse in the third period where they were poised to win.
After a season where much was expected from this team to take another big...
December 28th, 20170603Toronto Maple Leafs (22-14-1) @ Arizona Coyotes (9-25-5)
9:00PM EST SNO
In Honour of Johnny Bower the Leafs will wear patches on their sweaters and helmets. RIP Mr. Bower. You will be missed but you will never be...
August 9th, 20170933
The Edmonton Oilers recently signed captain Connor McDavid to an 8 year, $100 million dollar contract extension that will kick in next season. McDavid completed his second season with the Oilers and will play this coming year at a very cap friendly $925,000 excluding bonuses.
The cap hit, when his new deal is in effect, will be...
July 17th, 201701158It doesn’t come as a surprise that for years the Toronto Maple Leafs have been trying to find a recipe for success. After the 2004/05 lockout, the Leafs have made some risky moves that brought ire to mainstream media and of course, the fans. From the Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf deals and signings to other head scratchers, it wasn’t...
May 22nd, 201701181
Finally the World Hockey Championships had some meaning. Usually it's a tournament that is on in the background of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but with the Ottawa Senators still around in those.....who really cares? I understand that some will be enjoying the Western Conference finals as Leafs fans go searching for...
May 19th, 201701833
How to Upgrade the Blueline?
Shortly after the lovely start of our 2016/2017 season, as some of you may recall, I wrote a piece called “Pimp My Blueline” outlining what I’d like to see the Leafs do to improve the corps on the backend for the short and long term. The piece mentioned potential unrestricted free agents to...
