Burke supposedly wants all these guys (Richards, etc.), but who can he trade to get them?

More important than playing well in a “big” game against a tough opponent, which the Leafs accomplished Tuesday night, is what they do in th...

The standard, that “bar”, really isn’t any higher under Burke and Wilson

The one thing Maple Leaf fans have wanted to believe, since Cliff Fletcher, then Ron Wilson, then Brian Burke and his team (Nonis, et al) ca...

Mike Brown, Allan Stanley, Bill Gadsby: Shot-blocking is a long-standing hockey tradition

Teams that do a good job of blocking shots has been much discussed of late, as more and more NHL clubs, and more and more players, sacrific...

Gustavsson carries the load, as Leafs lose in Ottawa

After Monday night’s win, some were speculating that the Leafs were back on the right track. That’s likely a less popular point of view now...

The Kessel-Wilson relationship

I’m sure that, if they even remotely care or bother to read what the media has to say, coaches spend zero time worrying about what those med...

Your Favorite Maple Leafs of all time—past and present

In the past I’ve posted about my favorite all-time Leafs .   Frank Mahovlich (seen above in early 1960s action against Charlie Hodge and th...

When Bobby Orr (supposedly) scored twice on his own net against the Maple Leafs

It was, I believe, during the 1968-'69 (maybe ’69-’70, I’m just not sure) season that I recall the Bruins making one of their fairly “r...

What do we really have in Mikhail Grabovski?

Full disclosure:   I’m not a Grabovski guy.   (Kulemin, yes…a lot of other guys are getting there for me, but Grabbo, honestly, no.) Why n...

The Gustavsson conundrum: No Wally Pipp here?

 A number of game notes from Monday night: Leaf fans must be feeling that, now that Bozak knocked one home, there is more to come from the ...

Kadri and the Montreal-Toronto clash evokes memories of Tiger Williams’ first NHL goal at the Forum

Some of the best Leaf hockey of the season, year in and year out, often comes when they face the Habs, especially in Montreal .   There’s s...

Kessel and close calls in Montreal: No judging simply because a shot did—or didn’t—go in

Last night’s game in Montreal was a classic example of something I’ve wanted to discuss for some time.   The Leafs, and Kessel in particul...