On the heels of our "which baseball team to root for" flowchart is this handy "Which Leafs Jersey Should I Get" flowchart from Maple Leafs Hot Stove. Click the image below to see it full-sized. According to this, I should get a Joey Crabb #46.

I loved last night's Leafs game.  An overtime win against the Penguins got me out of my seat, screaming like it was a playoff game.  Tonight, when Boyce scored late in the third against the Flyers, I did it again.  Throw in a James Reimer game saving stop and it

On a quiet trade deadline day, the Leafs made one move, sending John Mitchell to the New York Rangers for a seventh-round pick in 2012. In 159 career NHL games, Michell has 20 goals and 55 points.  He's been playing for the Marlies this season, unable to crack our stellar

It's February in Toronto.  That can only mean one thing.  It's time for the Leafs to tease us by flirting with a playoff drive, only to come up a little short. I watched last night's game against the Habs and found myself cheering as if it was a playoff game.

The Tomas Kaberle era in Toronto is over.  We're calling it at 878 regular-season games.  He was the only Leaf remaining who actually suited up for the team in the 90s. My son still has his Tomas Kaberle bobblehead and I'll always have my Tomas Kaberle autograph. Kaberle is now

As you've likely heard by now, Brian Burke has traded Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for first and third round draft picks in 2011.  You can put a fork in Versteeg's Maple Leaf tenure at 53 games.  He just arrived via trade on July 1. Back then, Versteeg cost

Our Toronto Maple Leafs have sent defenceman Francois Beauchemin to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Joffrey Lupul, defenceman Jake Gardiner and a conditional Ducks fourth-round pick in 2012. Lupul, 27, has five goals and eight assists in 26 games with the Ducks this season. The Alberta native was

James Reimer has played 9 games in his NHL career.  He's sporting a sweet .940 SV% and a fantastic 1.96 GAA.  You may have heard he recorded his first shutout the other night over Carolina. He's 5-3 for a pretty bad team, and that's earned him the nickname King

So... Stan Lee is creating superheroes for each team in the NHL.  According to the NHL, "these 30 Guardians will be unveiled together in a special presentation during the 2011 NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C." Pretty cool.  I can't wait to see what superhero my

I was really excited about Justin Pogge on January 6, 2006.  On that date, I wrote that I had seen the future of Maple Leaf hockey.  His name was Justin Pogge. Things seemed to be going fine for Pogge as a Maple Leaf until I interviewed him. That was the

The Leafs have won four in a row.  James Reimer was lights out last night as we came back against the Sharks.  All four wins have been pretty sweet, as most wins are, but I'm not gonna bite this time. The last time we won four in a row, I

If you follow this blog, you know I'm pro-waffle.  From the moment the first waffle hit the ACC ice, I saw it as the perfect symbol of our discontent.  It's become the waffle that unites us all. During our last game against the Thrashers, Joseph Robb hurled waffles during another

Not sure how I missed this, but the green men got us good on Saturday night. Did somebody say waffles? Thanks to Jensen for the clip.

The first time I heard of Bloge Salming was about a year ago when I watched Damien Cox and Howard Berger perform their version of Carol of the Bells for the first time. It's now an annual tradition. No final since '67.... no final since '67.

The Waffle That Unites Us All is sure to catch on.  It is the symbol of our discontent.  Puck Daddy just wrote about it and it just appeared on Deadspin.  This thing has gone well beyond the Barilkosphere and I'll be thoroughly disappointed if I don't see a few waffles

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Waffles.  Detroit can have their octopus, we have our waffles.  A week after I wrote this, following a couple of big losses against the Pens and Flyers, I finally have a symbol of our discontent. It's perfect.  Perfectly tragic and sad, but perfect nonetheless.

I was certain we hit bottom last October.  Hell, that was a good rant... here it is again in its entirety. It's never been easy being a Leafs fan.  I discovered the team in the early 80s and endured some painful seasons when I was too young to expect any

This afternoon, I interviewed Habs blogger The Active Stick for a job.  At some point during our conversation, we compared the Barilkosphere to the Habs blogosphere. The first thing you need to know about the comparison is that we're united under the awesome handle "Barilkosphere" while they're divided under the

I love trivia.  I love the Maple Leafs.  I loved this clip. It's from Mastermind, a British quiz show, and it's comedian Stewart Francis being peppered with trivia questions about our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. [via Pension Plan Puppets]