10 reasons why Leaf fans can be genuinely encouraged 10 (11, really) games into the new season

I know, Leaf world has been a “Cup-free” zone for a few years.  Well, 45, actually.  (As an aside, I’ve never quite been sure what a full...

We’re seeing the Dion Phaneuf we need to see

The Leafs tried to throw the kitchen sink at the Senators in the last ten minutes Sunday night.   Trailing by a goal and relying on defens...

Gustavsson saves the day as countryman Mats Sundin returns to Toronto

The Leafs play again Sunday night (against the surprising Senators. I’m more than surprised, I’m s...

Remembering a meeting with Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky: two of the greatest

There are quite a few hockey observers from yesteryear who will suggest that Gordie Howe was the b...

Mike Brown turns the Leaf game around and post-game considerations

The Rangers, as NHL fans well know, have had quite the road trip to start the new season.  Exhibition and regular-season games in Europe,...

Trade rumours keep Leafland ever interesting

A couple of weeks or so ago, I posted on 10 things I thought the Leaf brass was likely “thinking” .  Of course, I acknowledged at the time t...

The 19 year-old NHL draft sounds good to me…

To be clear, as a hockey fan, I’ve always preferred the so-called 20 year-old draft.  That is, in...

I love Jake Gardiner, but…..

Let me be clear:  I have not missed what everyone is seeing in young Jake Gardiner. Do I need to list his many attributes?  There’s that f...

My Canada, I mean my Leaf team, includes Carl Gunnarsson

If you’re a General Manager, it’s probably best never to fall in love with a player (or at least very seldom) because you never know when ...

Driven Phaneuf leads again but is the Montreal-Toronto rivalry what is used to be?

I guess my "biggest" take-away from the Leaf-Hab tilt is simply this:  It's no longer ...

Long before he joined the Leafs' bloated front office, Rick Dudley was a heck of a winger

Young Leaf fans may only know Rick Dudley because of his time in NHL management circles (Ottawa, T...

Finding positives in a sobering loss in Beantown

Many fans realized the Leafs were leading a bit of a charmed life heading into Boston on Thursday night.  Not that the early going hasn’t...