1978 audio interview with Hall-of-Famer Ted Lindsay: The Dale McCourt fiasco

Today, we are posting one of our “vintage” interviews. It is from the late summer of 1978 with then ...

The Leafs lose—and a welcome to new visitors to Vintage Leaf Memories

The final line in my pre-game post “The Canucks at the ACC” yesterday was, “The Leafs should compete well. It may just be time for Kessel...

Devils recap

Individual game results don’t matter at this point as much as how players who may actually be with the team in two years are playing. So an...

The Canucks at the ACC tonight

The Vancouver Canucks, the Leafs’ opponent tonight, may be building toward something they’ve never w...

Leafs versus New Jersey tonight: Could we play the Rockies or Scouts, instead?

Fans whose hockey roots date back to the ‘70s will know that the modern-day (and highly-successful,...

More ‘70s week: A Cowboy wasn’t the answer in 1974

The summer before the 1974-’75 season, the Leafs were coming off another “off” year. Oh, they had ma...

‘70s week: How the Maple Leafs helped save hockey in 1976

For a lot of us, hockey was not in a good place in the mid-1970s. When expansion doubled the size...

A “did you know?” Tuesday

It’s a game-day Tuesday, but I’m in a bit of a “”show me, I’m from Missouri” frame of mind before I ...

Don’t blame Keon: perhaps a different perspective on the relationship between the Leafs, the media and their former captain

I’ve written previously on this site about my affection for Dave Keon, and the way he played for ...

The Oilers or the Leafs: who’s closer to making a big step?

With the Leafs losing in Florida last night, we’re likely at a point in the season where, while we can still look for positive things to eme...

Red Kelly: link to a wonderful post on the former Maple Leaf great

Recently I connected with a gentleman, Dick Wright, who hosts a well-written blog entitled “ Wright...

Lightning post-game

• It’s good to know Gustavsson will be the man in goal the rest of the way, health-permitting. As I’ve suggested previously, he will clearly...

The Wilson boys: Johnny, Larry and Maple Leaf coach Ron

Some of the younger Leaf fans may not be aware that current Leaf coach Ron Wilson played most of his...

Does anyone miss Alexander Steen?

Thoughtful fans understand it’s easy to second-guess trades. But more than a year after a deal that didn’t generate a lot of buzz, I wonder...

Other sites and Vintage Leaf Memories posts you may enjoy

There are so many hockey blogs out there, and I know about relatively few of them. But some that st...