So, if the NHL players started their own league, what would you choose—as a Maple Leaf and hockey fan?

This post on the Leafs being ranked 118th in this week's Bloomberg Businessweek analysis of "smartest spending" professional...

The Leafs make the top 120 in the Businessweek “Smartest Spenders” survey (or the bottom 5, depending on your perspective…)

My rudimentary review of a story just published on Thursday by Bloomberg Businessweek magazine online seems to affirm what most ...

NHLPA trying to chase Gary Bettman's moving target...

As much as labour negotiations are probably more painfully dull and detail-oriented than they are invigorating, sometimes I think it would s...

A quirky Leaf story that Komisarek (and Grabovski) could add to some day: Looking back at three former Maple Leafs who played for all 3 “Original” Canadian teams.

Leaf fans with a sense of the franchise’s history (or those who were around at the time) well know...

What are your honest expectations of—and for—Phil Kessel in Toronto?

For those who may not have visited VLM in a while, here are some recent posts: Who will be the Le...

Who will the starting centers be for the Maple Leafs this season?

Quantity doesn’t usually trump quality, which is part of the reason why I still have my suspicions when it comes to the Leafs and who will c...

Are you envious that Burke isn’t pulling a Holmgren, as most NHL GM’s take a pass on late summer roster activity?

I have no idea if there is an informal agreement among NHL owners and General Managers or not to do precious little (you know, any major tra...

When does Maple Leaf hockey “click in” for you?

I realize it may seem just a bit unusual to think seriously about hockey when it's still summer...

Just wondering: what do the new Maple Leaf owners truly believe about the ongoing labour talks…

It’s funny. I have zero “sympathy” for either side in what will soon become a bitter “labour” (insert the word monetary; it's always abo...

Which Maple Leaf—and NHL’er apart from the Leafs—would you miss watching the most if we have a lockout?

If we’re honest, we’d all acknowledge that we will be a bit lost, sports wise, if there is no hockey this fall.  We’d be frustrated, disappo...

As Leaf world activity slides into a hole, a quickie survey for you regarding your views on the pending NHL lockout

If we received, say, a hundred responses here at VLM  to the simple question:  who do you blame for ...