Oh boy, do I ever hate writing about this type of topic. There’s simply too much to consider. With experienced options you have to consider trade history, draft history, coaching changes, how they deal with the media, are they a “I’m the President, GM, Head Scout, Director of Everything, shut up and listen to me” … Read more
Unfortunately the only topic circulating around Leafs Nation right now is where their 1st round selection from this season will land. Top 5, or in the hands of the Boston Bruins? The last time I wrote here I was very clear in how things had to go. They had to win, non-stop. The simple explanation … Read more
The questions are being thrown around and they’re very simply put. Where do you go from here? Who do you move and who do you keep? How do you get BETTER? I’m going to tell you, via one of PuckinLeafs’ favourite quotes from yesteryear. “History tells us that…” The GM Oh boy, this is a … Read more
After a pair of losses in Florida it makes writing anything about the Leafs from an unbiased point of view tough, but I’ll do my best. To start, we’re going to simply knock some names off the discussion list that we know will be here next season. Word is trickling down through the media that … Read more
From one season to the next, the Leafs’ defensive group has looked like the best group we’ve seen during the Matthews era to more of the same disorderly chaos that can’t keep the puck out of the net. My honest assessment from last year was that the blueline didn’t have any top end talent, which … Read more
The Leafs are waking up this morning, after another loss, with an eight point gulf between them and the final wild card spot. It’s over for the season. They won’t recover from the home stand that everybody called their most important stretch of hockey this season. Five games in which records that vary from 4-1, … Read more
The Leafs begin a very tough stretch of games at home tonight again the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are tied for 5th in the NHL standings but have been off their game a little as of late. With a 2-3-2 record over their past 7 games, they’ll be hungry for a win in an attempt … Read more
Yesterday it was reported that the team could be without top defender Chris Tanev for the rest of the regular season, but we also learned that Dakota Joshua is out long term. For a run down on the injury bug, I’ll turn it over to Anna Dua. As we all know in Toronto, a “week” … Read more
Last night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes was yet another microcosm of what is wrong with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As I watched William Nylander and Auston Matthews coast through the neutral zone on the backcheck with straight legs, as they watched a 4-on-3 develop and turn into a goal against (goal #2 of 5 … Read more
After last nights win against the Utah Mammoth, the Leafs now sit in 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference. They’re just 2pts behind the division and conference leading… Montreal Canadiens? Huh. Good for them. It’s far too early in the season to watch the standings and that goes double in … Read more