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Leafs Need To Find Answers Within, Not On Trade Market

Sorry for the long break – between a much-needed vacation and coming down with a nasty bug, I’ve thankfully had more pressing concerns than the Leafs’ unfortunate road trip through Western…Read More

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

A real gongshow in Florida tonight, as both teams looked very sloppy throughout. The Leafs caught a lot of bad breaks, and got a shaky, if unlucky, performance from James Reimer. A crazy 2nd period left…Read More

30 Grades After 30 Games: Blue Liners

So far this season, there’s little to complain about with regards to the Leafs’ offense, currently ranked 7th in the league with 93 goals scored. It would appear that their defense has left…Read More

Will It Be A December To Remember In Toronto?

With Saturday’s disappointing defeat in Boston, the Leafs put an up-and-down November squarely in the rearview mirror. While it wasn’t exactly the sizzling 7-3-1 record they pulled off in October,…Read More

A Look Ahead to November

The Leafs’ weekend was almost mirrored by my own. Had a great start to the weekend, partying in NYC, and then stumbled on a minor inconvenience when I left my phone in a cab, never to be seen again.…Read More

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The Good, The Bad and Don’t Fight Mike Brown

A great way to open the new-look Madison Square Garden, if you ask me. The Leafs looked pretty sloppy…Read More

What Does The Acquisition of Dave Steckel Tell Us?

First of all, let me start by saying that I could not be a bigger fan of this last-minute pickup. Steckel…Read More

FanSided 30-in-30: Toronto Maple Leafs – Plan the Parade!

Just kidding. It’s no secret Leaf fans are known to be some of the more overly optimistic fans…Read More

Training Camp Battles: D2 (It’s Knuckle Puck Time)

OK, sorry for the bad joke – couldn’t resist. Due to a couple of requests, we’re going…Read More

Five Burning Questions – Schenn, Stamkos, Kadri, Playoffs???

Well, another week has come and gone and there hasn’t been a whole hell of a lot gone on in the…Read More

Hope For The Future

As the lights went out on the Leafs’ season Saturday night at the Air Canada Center, it was a bittersweet feeling for the loyal fans of the storied franchise. For the sixth straight season, Toronto…Read More

What To Do With Mike Komisarek

If you remember a few seasons back, bruising defenseman Mike Komisarek was one of Brian Burke’s prized acquisitions in his inaugural offseason at the helm of the Leafs. Signed to a monster deal…Read More

Reimer Blanks Wild, Buds Get No Help From Habs, Sens

Coming into an arena where the home team had lost six in a row, the most recent of which was an 8-1 shellacking at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, I expected the Leafs to be the team that Minnesota…Read More

Big Win Over Pittsburgh Keeps Toronto In Playoff Hunt

I can’t tell you how happy it made me to actually write that title in a non-sarcastic manner this morning. The best part about this playoff run, and you can feel it on the players as well, is that…Read More

Nine Reasons It’s A Good Time To Be A Leaf Fan

For 43 years now, the faithful members of Leaf Nation have languished without a Stanley Cup victory to celebrate. Barring an act of God, that streak will stretch to 44 this season, but under the guidance…Read More

What Does The Future Hold For Toronto?

With the Leafs getting ready for their intra-provincial scrimmage with what’s left of the Ottawa Senators tonight, I wanted to take a second to express how and why I feel that Brian Burke’s…Read More

Breaking Down The Leafs/Ducks Trade

Unfortunately for me, I am stuck working overnights at my oh so wonderful day job, so I was sleeping when the trade with Anaheim for Joffrey Lupul, Jake Gardiner and a pick was announced, which is why…Read More

Gameday Preview: Toronto vs. New York Islanders

I’ve tried. I’ve tried really hard to not let myself get all excited, it’s only four games, it doesn’t mean anything yet, there’s 78 games left. For the most part, I’ve…Read More

Post-Game Musings Volume 1

Huge win for the Leafs tonight. The save by Giguere as time expired is the difference between this season and last. You can bet your last dollar that shot would have found a way past Vesa Toskala. I’m…Read More

Leafs Down To Final Few Cuts

It’s been a wacky few days on this end, and in the meantime, the Leafs won a thrilling 11 round shootout against the Flyers in London, lost in a shootout the next night in Toronto, lost to Buffalo…Read More

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