Your 2-0 lead isn't safe against this lovable squad of overachievers.  We're fast, we work hard and, dammit, we're winning. That 5.5 minutes of awesomeness in the 3rd would melt even the coldest heart. And if one more person gives me the "Leafs can't even lose right" line, I

This team of ours is scrappy.  You can't count them out because they never give up and they always give the proverbial and technically impossible 110%. Almost as impossible, we actually won this one in a shootout.  I kid you not, Tosky beat Brodeur.  It was our first shootout win

The Leafs fought hard, but a couple of sweet goals by Vincent Lecavalier did them in. It was interesting watching Mike Smith beat us between the pipes while earning a point.  Many moons ago, when he was just an Iowa Star, I shared this picture of his very cool Tragically

My brother yesterday told me he's happy when the Leafs lose, because we're supposed to be losing at this point in the building process.  I'm sorry, but I can't do that.  I really, really wanted to beat the Sens Saturday night.  When Poni scored our 3rd goal, you could have

This team reminds me of those little dogs who don't realize they're little dogs and pick fights with much bigger dogs.  Down 2-0, I didn't think we had it in us to rally back in Boston, but lo and behold, that's exactly what we did. That's the second game in

If you exclude the two Saturday night games, this team has been competitive.  In fact, outside of Saturday night, we've either won in regulation or lost in a shootout.  Clearly this team takes weekends off with the rest of us. We almost won this thing in regulation, and in the

Sidney Crosby's timing is impeccable. He managed to score his 100th NHL goal, 200th assist and 300th career points against us last night.  His planning is meticulous, but of course, when you nail down that 100th goal and 200th assist, it's almost impossible not to secure that 300th point. Yesterday

I don't remember enjoying a 0-0 game quite as much as I enjoyed this one.  That third period, when the Rangers kept coming and coming and Tosky shut the door with a little help from the posts, was super fun.  We were out-shot 13-4 in that third period. It's safe

PR guys send me all the Bill Barilko-related news.  Here's something I just received. I was just browsing your blog and saw that you're a fan of Bill Barilko and wanted to let you know about a special charity auction we are holding that features the authentic 1951 Player of

I'm not a big Ryan Hollweg fan.  I'm okay with Matt Stajan being relegated to the press box, I'm just not a fan of Hollweg's undisciplined, dirty style that helped fuel the Blues' comeback this afternoon. The Leafs blew an early 3-0 lead, eventually losing 5-4 in a shootout.  Still,

Ladies and gentlemen, last night we were exposed.  We were exposed as the young, inexperienced, undisciplined team we are.  The victory over Detroit, as we suspected, was an aberration.  The egg we laid last night, as difficult as it was to watch, is more likely to become the norm this

Even though this team has been built to lose, I root for the blue and white.  It's in my blood.  When Nikolai Kulemin (nickname needed!) scored in the third, I cheered loudly.  I wanted the W. It's fun watching this team, because it's not the same old McCabe / Tucker / Sundin

Back in 1984, the movie 2010 was released.  It was a sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey and it was marketed with the tag line "The Year We Make Contact". I remember watching a Leafs game in 1984 when the camera closed in on a sign a fan had brought

Our Maple Leafs finished the pre-season 2-5-2, pretty much the winning percentage I've predicted for this team. With a few days before Thursday's season debut, it's time to focus on the positive.  I caught a few of the pre-season games and most of the highlights, and here are my thoughts.

It's nice to see Pension Plan Puppets, a fun little Leaf fan blog, enjoyed my Luke Schenn photoshoppery. I used that same picture again last week when I declared Luke Schenn was our Scott Stevens.  It took me five periods to realize how damn special this kid is.  He's already

I realize Luke Schenn's NHL career has just entered its fifth period of preseason play, but I've seen all I need to see. Luke Schenn is Scott Stevens.  And no, I'm never wrong about such things.

Prior to the start of the Terry Fox Run on Sunday, I spotted something in High Park I thought was extinct.  As it turns out, it's only endangered.  I saw a youngster wearing a #1 Raycroft Leafs shirt. I couldn't believe my eyes at first.  I did a double take

During the 1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs season, I continued to wear my Leafs cap to Mr. Rocca's math class.  When your second leading scorer is Mike Krushelnyski with 39 points, you know it's a rough year.  That 1990-91 season was very rough indeed, and my classmates ridiculed me for continuing

In one horribly kept secret transaction, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sending Bryan McCabe and a draft pick to the Florida Panthers for defenceman Mike Van Ryn. As the Bryan McCabe era comes to a end, it's time to reflect upon #24 and what he meant to this city.  I