Can Ron Wilson ever relax?

Watching Ron Wilson, now entering his third season behind the bench with Toronto , is quite interesting if a bit wrenching to observe as a h...

Can we read anything into Holzer’s “promotion”? Kadri and other questions as camp winds down…

One of the under-the-radar moves the Leafs made at the end of the World Championships this past spring was to sign former draft choice Kor...

Comparing early ‘60s hockey with today’s game

I won’t try to claim that “things were better in the old days”.   There is no question that hockey...

The Leafs, Kadri, Brent, Caputi and the “final inch” decisions

Over the years I’ve stressed to our sons what I call “the law of the final inch”.   That is, how difficult it is sometimes in life to push ...

Were we really expecting training camp surprises? At least they'll be young

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve discussed how training camp usually brings hope—for virtually every team in every sport every year. F...

Wilson has already announced most of his final roster

Sunday is the big day as the Leafs will announce roster moves on their first off-day of training camp. That said, it certainly sounded as t...

Paul Harrison (audio): Leaf goalie had his moments in blue and white—and leads an enriching life after hockey

This week, I was able to catch up with former Maple Leaf goaltender Paul Harrison. Paul played for the Leafs at a particularly interesting t...

Where are those Maple Leaf nicknames? When classic nicknames added color to the game

I admit I have a penchant for thinking a lot (too much, maybe) about hockey’s old days. But hey, at...

Looking for Christian Hanson

We don’t need to do a run-through of all the names.   The Leafs will piecemeal together a first and ...

Kadri: desperation can change the game plan

We all remember the spring/summertime (and very hopeful) talk from Leaf management about young Nazem Kadri. Wilson mused about possibilitie...

Will ego have cost the Leafs a shot at more team speed?

            One of the somewhat under-the-radar story lines of this past hockey summer was the back and forth dance between former U.S. col...

How I became a Leaf fan (in 1958); how did you?

As our collective blue and white hockey pulse is activated in a significant way with pre-season ga...

Fans love speed; D’Amigo has that; training camp overview

Let’s be honest, at least as honest as “fans” can be:   just about every player (on every team, but especially in Toronto ) looks great at ...