Stop the presses, we're not quite done yet. The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired G Olaf Kolzig, D Jamie Heward, D Andy Rogers and a fourth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for prospect D Richard Petiot. Where do I start... firstly, I've seen a bunch of Marlies
During his first trade deadline day as Leafs GM, Brian Burke made two trades. That's it. And he traded the two guys we all knew were being moved. And both Nik Antropov and Moore scored us a combined two second round draft picks and one conditional pick. That's it. Oh
The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt centre Dominic Moore to the Buffalo Sabres for a second round draft pick. Dominic Moore was a pleasant surprise for the blue and white, claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Wild just over a year ago. He's got 12 goals and 29 assists in
Nik "Bane of my Existance" Antropov has been traded to the New York Rangers for a 2nd round pick and a conditional pick. Admittedly, Antropov had a pretty decent season last year, but he's still my appointed whipping boy in the absence of Aki Berg. The native of Kazakhstan played
In a baffling move, Brian Burke picked up Martin Gerber earlier today. I'll never forget the name Martin Gerber. On February 18, 2006, he sent me to Swiss Chalet. I don't know what to say...In 1924, we beat the Swiss 33-0 in the Olympics. This, my friends, is a
The Leafs have made their second move of the day, picking up defenseman Erik Reitz off waivers from the New York Rangers. I had to Google this guy to find out who the hell he is. Reitz has two points in 42 games with the Rangers and Minnesota Wild this
The Toronto Maple Leafs have picked up Martin Gerber off re-entery waivers from the Ottawa Senators. Rumours on the Internets have Vesa Toskala getting shut down so he can have surgery. Even without Tosky, I don't see the need to add Gerber for the remainder of the season. Can't Cujo
It's deadline day. Moore and Antropov are as good as gone. Does Burke have anything else up his sleeve? Stay tuned, it should be an interesting day for Leaf fans. If you thought this instalment of the Maple Leafs would never make the record book, you were wrong. We just
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Brother" by Pearl Jam. I almost refused to submit "Brother" by Pearl Jam. A few weeks ago, while listening to 102.1 here in Toronto, the deejay teased us by saying they'd play new Pearl Jam after the break. I stuck
The NHL trade deadline is tomorrow at 3pm. Rest assured, the entire staff at Toronto Mike is ready at the helm to report and comment on any trade involving the Toronto Maple Leafs. I'll be surprised if Nik Antropov, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Dominic Moore aren't moved by Brian Burke tomorrow.
I almost titled this entry "Too Old for this Shit." I've been trying to give The Tragically Hip my hard-earned money since 10am this morning. I mentioned the pre-sale for tickets to see The Tragically Hip at Massey Hall started this morning at 10 and I wanted to see my
The Republican Party in the USA has been singing the praises of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Some in that circle see Jindal as the Republican answer to Barack Obama. I first learned all about Jindal recently on 60 Minutes, and he sounds a great deal more George Dubya Bush than
Billboards throughout the city are touting "the new 97.3 EZ Rock." 97.3 EZ Rock is the radio station that employs my pal Humble Howard in the mornings. I sat in and live-blogged that morning show back in October. I've seen the billboards with the wallpaper and I've read
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The Tragically Hip have announced We Are The Same - North American Tour dates. There are five Toronto dates, all at Massey Hall in May. 05/11/09: Toronto: Massey Hall 05/12/09: Toronto: Massey Hall 05/14/09: Toronto: Massey Hall 05/15/09: Toronto: Massey Hall 05/
The Visitor: 8 out of 10. I hadn't heard of this film until its star, Richard Jenkins, got nominated for Best Actor at last weekend's Academy Awards. I've always thought Jenkins was one helluva character actor, but I had never seen him carry a film or show on his own.
Paul Harvey was 90. He was a broadcaster who captivated millions of radio listeners daily with his staccato delivery, firmly set opinions and old-fashioned outlook.
The kids and I went to the Marlies game this afternoon. It was Vesa Toskala bobble head day and Justin Pogge got the start between the pipes. Pogge looked pretty bad and got pulled for Adam Munro early in the second period after allowing a super weak goal. The real
Is it that time already? Time for the annual Maple Leafs surge? I remember this tease happens at this time every season. At least I've noticed it since the lockout. These four wins in a row put us within seven points of Buffalo for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Fox has ordered another two seasons of The Simpsons, extending the longest-running series in prime time history through its 22nd season. That will put The Simpsons at 493 episodes. The Simpsons has won 24 Emmy Awards, 23 Annie Awards, four Genesis Awards, nine International Monitor Awards, seven Environmental Media Awards
I wrote about Learn to Play Hockey with the Swansea Hockey Association before. My son wrapped up his second and final year in the program this morning and we got some great news. My boy will be one of the Timbits playing during the first intermission of next Saturday's Maple
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?: 5 out of 10. I was really disappointed in this Morgan Spurlock documentary. It's far too silly for its subject matter. Spurlock doesn't really want to find Osama Bin Laden, he just wants us to know Muslims in the Middle East are
One Week: 8 out of 10. Finally, a movie made for me. Ben Tyler was born in Toronto in the 1970s. We travel with him on the Gardiner Expressway, on the 400, on the 401, through Ontario and west to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, we hear amazing Canadian
I'm glad to see Tim Stapleton scoring the shootout winner last night. At Marlies games I've attended, he's always been a standout. That's three wins in a row. Does this make Brian Burke a seller next week? Are we going to make another run at 9th? Current Record Last GamesSeason
