Toronto Maple Leafs
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Responding to a guest blog entry moments ago, I dropped the name Miroslav Ihnacak. Leaf fans old enough to remember the horrible 80s will be flooded with unfulfilling memories at the sight of the name Miroslav Ihnacak. For a twelve year old Leaf fan, it's a memory I'll never forget.
It's official. Nothing is sacred. I just read that Reebok will be launching "predominantly pink, female-friendly sweaters for each of the NHL's 30 teams". For the Leafs, that means a white sweater with pink striping patterns, logo, numbers and letters. No, there won't be a stich of blue in there.
Reports indicate that the Maple Leafs have signed centre Mike Peca to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million. With $42.8 million now committed to salaries, our free agent spending spree has come to an end. It's tough to argue against this addition. He's a home town boy who
I want to believe John Ferguson, Jr. has a plan. I really, really do. The more I see this guy in action and hear what he has to say, the less I believe that to be true. At times Ferguson seems clueless, entirely in over his head. Let's talk about
Today, the National Hockey League released its 2006-07 schedule. The Leafs open their season at home against the Sens on October 4th. In honour of the occasion, I've re-launched my little countdown page, an annual tradition. A visit to that page confirms there's only 83 days, 23 hours, 3 minutes,
The Toronto Maple Leafs were busy yesterday, signing Pavel Kubina to a four-year $20 million deal and Hal Gill to a three-year deal at $2.075 million per season. I like the Kubina signing. He didn't come cheap, but he'll be a great addition to the big three who can
The Tie Domi era has come to an end after twelve seasons. The Toronto Maple Leafs bought out his contract today in an effort to create a little more cap room. He is our all-time leader in penalty minutes and ranks third in NHL history. More importantly, he's the only
Online sportsbook and casino sites are already posting odds as to who will win the Stanley Cup in 2007. Ottawa and Detroit are the favourites, currently 6-1. Of the six Canadian teams in the NHL, my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs have been given the smallest chance to win it all.
I didn't get the news until midnight last night, but during yesterday's NHL entry draft the Toronto Maple Leafs traded last year's #1 pick Tuukka Rask for Boston's Andrew Raycroft. When I first read about the deal, I hated it. Rask is only twenty years old and was named the
I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. I always have been and I always will be. I last watched my team play on April 18 when we beat the Penguins 5-3. That was over two months ago. The next night, eleven of us got together to draft our annual playoff pool.
During the 1941-42 NHL regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs went 27-18-3, finishing second to the New York Rangers. Because things were done quite a bit differently back then, we actually faced the Rangers in the semi-finals, beating them 4 games to 2. That put is in the finals against
Remember a few weeks ago when we all read and heard about the Bryan McCabe signing? I interpreted it as a done deal as it was widely reported as a done deal. There may have been a gentleman's agreement between McCabe and Feguson, but nothing has been signed. In today's
Our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a five-year deal with defenceman Bryan McCabe yesterday. The deal is worth between $5.5 million US and $6 million per year. The Star did some Leaf math for the 2006/2007 season, and the numbers don't equal a Stanley Cup parade on
Let the Paul Maurice era in Toronto begin. Sure, it technically began when he was hired to coach the Toronto Marlies last season, but now he's been promoted to coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Paul Maurice era begins now. It's hard to believe he's still in his 30s.
While I was converting the November 2005 entries into MT, I came across this Leafs recap of our November 11 game against the Sabres. It was yet another game we lost by a goal but should have won handidly. We slipped to 8-7-2 but we could have easily won 12
Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman Aki Berg has signed with TPS Turku of Finland's SM-liiga. I, for one, am really going to miss having him around. I'm not going to miss him because he was particularly valuable or skilled, but because he was always there when blame needed to be applied.
Steve Stavro was 78. He was the owner of Knob Hill Farms whose sports holdings once included his beloved Maple Leafs.
Pat Quinn has been fired as head coach of our Toronto Maple Leafs. He went 300-222-52 with 26 shootout and overtime losses as Leafs coach, twice leading Toronto to the Eastern Conference final, losing to Buffalo in 1998-99 and Carolina 2001-02. I sincerely believe every head coach has an expiration
Part of the pain that comes with being a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs is the overwhelming sense that MLSE is completely dysfunctional. There's a GM, a coach who was GM, a president, a chairman, board members, Bell Globemedia, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and more. It's a complete
Well folks, this here is our last Leafs recap for the season. Mats Sundin continued his late season excellence with another four points giving him 78 points for the season, his highest total since 2002. Don't forget, the dude missed a dozen games with that eye injury he suffered in
In hindsight, the Leafs finished exactly where they deserved to finish. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20. What about foresight? Did I have the foresight to see the writing on the wall last summer? I wrote the following entry last August, just prior to the signing of Eric Lindros. The
Yesterday I wrote that the Leafs were finished with Mikael Tellqvist. Confidence in the back up was lost, confidence in Jean-Sebastien Aubin has soared and it's highly unlikely the Leafs will head into next season with both Tellqvist and Aubin. Tellqvist got his first start in ten games yesterday and
On the bright side, we beat the Sens for the first time all season. Following the game, CBC showed the Tampa Bay-Carolina game, which went to overtime. When Martin St. Louis scored with 10.7 seconds left, the Leafs were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time in eight
This is frustrating. The Leafs are blowing out the Sens, a team we haven't been able to beat all season. It's 5-0 and we're smoking them after two. This is our tenth game since we lost in Montreal and we'll be collecting our eighteenth point over that span. It's frustrating
Wow, that was another thriller as we continue to live this glorious pipe dream. When Matt Stajan scored that goal with 1:08 left in overtime you should have heard the scream I let out. Hell, you probably did. Although I usually defend Mats Sundin when people talk about cutting
