Dropping in some of recent former (and would-be) Maple Leafs

Let’s face it: trades remain one of the things that, as fans, we enjoy most about following hockey and our beloved Maple Leafs.  We predict...

I’ll be watching ex-Leaf Keith Aulie...

One trade this past season that I never quite understood was the deal that sent young Leaf rearguard Keith Aulie to the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

Maple Leafs “top-six” on defense all have something to prove this coming season

Part of the enjoyment of the fan experience is, of course, “projecting”.  As in, how many goals will Kessel get this coming season?  Will...

Can Phaneuf and Aulie, Gunner and Schenn roll off the tongue like Horton and Stanley, Baun and Brewer?

I realize that I sometimes fall into the trap of “comparing” modern-day players to those of yesteryear, but, well, it’s fun to do.   Not alw...

The night the music died in Motown—but going forward, the Leaf defense corps may be the new “Big Four”

Saturday night’s game in Detroit brought back memories of when my Dad would, on those wonderful though rare occasions in the 1960s, bring me...

It’s time we call it the “Aulie trade”; Law of averages catches up with the Leafs

Credit to the Leafs for yet another valiant come-from-behind effort.  This one fell a bit short.  Perhaps the one-goal-game law of averages ...

Now the Leafs really will be—the rest of this season—what they are right now: is that good enough?

With the deadline gone, the Leafs are—and will be—exactly what we see now, as they continue their run (and yes, we can call it that) toward ...