Reimer after the World Championships: if not the Leafs, where?

I admit I've kept one eye on the World Hockey Championships just concluded in Belarus because of the Maple Leaf connection that include...

Do the Leafs need to keep Kulemin?

Those who visit VLM on a somewhat regular basis may know my thoughts on Nikolai Kulemin:  three years ago, I was fond of saying that he was...

The Maple Leafs that divide the fan base

Lately I’ve been thinking about the Leaf season (better than I expected, with a playoff spot in plain view after the win in Jersey), the ros...

Nikolai Kulemin: wait until next season

It finally hit me on the weekend, while watching Nikolai Kulemin do everything but actually put the put into the opposing net:  I’ve seen th...

Was that a mirage, or did we just see a Kulemin breakthrough?

The Leafs reached the half-way mark of the season (41 games) on the weekend. With that as a backdrop, Darren Yourk of The Globe and Mail, ...

Winter, Nikolai Kulemin and the higher gear

I’m not alone in Leafland having noticed that Nikolai Kulemin has been slow off the mark again this season.  On the one hand that’s fine, ...

Kadri and Kulemin were absolutely part of the Richards trade attempt

Various reports over the past few days suggested the Leafs were “in play” for former Flyers captain Mike Richards. I’m sure that was the c...

Why Kabby, why? And, this Maple Leaf Nik is “Mr. Consistency”

Fans now realize for sure that we won’t get (yes, I know, again) to see the Leafs in the playoffs. And we all know there is just about nothi...