Who are the Maple Leafs, right now, who are ready to play this type of hockey?

One thing that playoff hockey reminds us every year at this time is this:   if you want to compete for the Stanley Cup, you need to be ope...

Why hasn’t Ron Wilson signed a new deal as yet?

Does it strike anyone as interesting or even odd that Ron Wilson has not (at least, if he has, it has not been announced publicly to my kn...

It's Vancouver's Cup to lose

I'm guessing there are very few analysts who, deep down, think the Bruins have a shot against the Canucks, especially if Manny Malhotra ...

No joy in Mudville for the courageous Lightning; storylines as we head to the Stanley Cup finals

Credit to the hard-to-figure out Bruins.  Thomas was very good, but the guys in front of him didn't allow much to get through. Both te...

Leaf fans felt cheated in ’93, but let’s give credit to the Habs, too

For most modern-era Maple Leaf fans, the highest “high” and the lowest “low” happened in the same playoff year. In the spring of 1993...

It's either Moore and Kubina or Kaberle against Vancouver; some popular VLM posts

Well, the Boston-Tampa series is one I can't figure out, so it makes sense, I suppose, that we're going to Game 7. I don't have...

A poorly explained rationale for why another team in Toronto doesn’t work for me

The (apparent?/certain?/pending?) move of the Thrashers to Winnipeg has hockey fans abuzz about a number of things.             Among the ...

Assessing Leaf General Manager Brian Burke: Unfortunately, he is not the only GM with a plan

For many months now, we have respectfully discussed here the relative success of Brian Burke’s “plan” for the Maple Leaf hockey club going ...

Non-Maple Leafs I kind of hated, but admired, in the good old days

R aised as I was in a household of Montreal Canadiens fans back in the 1950s and ‘60s, I learned a little something about rivalries. I hate...