Calling (again) for an end to overtime and the shootout

Back in March, I posted a column on my desire to see the NHL go back in time.   Specifically, I mentioned at the time that I was strongly o...

2010 Vintage Leaf Memories in review

Vintage Leaf Memories has continued to evolve over the past twelve months.   Along with providing a number of personal memories (often nost...

Which NHL goalies are truly special and where does Gustavsson fit?

A goal in the last minute of a period is often a harbinger of things to come, good and bad.  The Leafs scored with 8 seconds left in the o...

The Kadri miscalculation; yet another mis-read

Those who follow this site know that my preference was for the Leafs to have not only sent young Kadri down to the AHL after camp this past...

Is Kessel destined to be Jason Spezza? Is that “ceiling” high enough for Leaf fans?

A gritty effort (despite travel woes) could not overcome an out of the ordinary goaltending performance by Cam Ward Tuesday night.  The re...

Putting the Burke re-build in some historical (Leaf) perspective

Leafs fans generally think of the 1980s as the wasteland decade.   A couple of 20- win seasons, not many playoff years and very modest actu...

Ex-Leaf defenseman Jim Morrison's amazing journey: 10 years in between NHL gigs

In the early days/years of expansion (post-1967) I watched a lot of guys play NHL hockey who were good players, but would never have made i...

Spending the night focusing on Kadri in New Jersey

After his brief two-game press-box detour, I thought I would spend Sunday night focusing on young Nazem Kadri in the Leafs’ first post-Chri...

Like the Red Wing formula, Burke loyal to Wilson; Lamoriello, not so much

For me, I find it impossible as only a fan with no “inside” knowledge to determine exactly when or why a coach may be or is a significant p...

Christmas day: Remembering the two Noel’s, including Maple Leaf Noel Price

As a kid growing up in southwestern Ontario in the late 1950s and early ‘60s, in hockey terms, I had the best of all worlds. I was born a...

Poulin speaks- and how many Eastern teams are really better than the Leafs?

Dave  Poulin, one of Burke's able associates in the Maple Leaf front office, was the spokesperson on Thursday, as the Leafs practiced be...