The number of Leafs hitting the sidelines is piling up: Sandin took a knee-on-knee hit from Neal Pionk, of the Winnipeg Jets: We all know Pionk is a dirty player, that’s why the NHL saw fit to ding him with a suspension for this knee: Pionk is a complete dirtbag, but at least Jason Spezza … Read more
For me, last night’s game against the San Jose Sharks was a microcosm of what really ails the Toronto Maple Leafs, and not just this year, but in years past as well. The offense was buzzing all night long and the teams powerplay looked solid. With Ondrej Kase on the sidelines (4 goals, 6pts in … Read more
A new season for the Toronto Maple Leafs has started with training camp under way. After the ugly finish to last season, blowing a 3-1 playoff series lead, and losing again in the 1st round, this is a team that needs a fresh start and a new beginning. They needed to get back to work and … Read more
Just a few notes because I still don’t care. Hopefully I’ll start getting back into this soon because it’s actually not fun to be this despondent about something that I have dedicated so many hours of my life to. Your training camp roster: Did Mikheyev ask for a trade this summer? I wish I could … Read more
The Marlies signed Keith Petruzzelli and people seem to be pretty pumped about it. Keith was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, has a stereotypical goalies build (6’5″, 185lbs), is 22 years old and had great numbers last season at Quinnipiac University, where he played in 29 games and posted a 1.89GAA, to go … Read more
It’s true, this is long overdue, but you need to forgive me (as I know you all will) because after watching this “high end” core completely soil themselves against the Habs in the 1st round, before watching the Habs trot all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, I didn’t bounce back right away. In … Read more
It appears that the Leafs are once again up against the 81.5M salary cap after signing long time teammates Nick Ritchie (2 years @ 2.5M) and Ondrej Kase (1 year @ 1.25M). This gives the team more depth down the wings, adds elements of size, grit (Ritchie), skill and scoring (Kase), but also opens up … Read more
This was a free agency day that came with little expectations. Most knew going into today that GM Kyle Dubas had little money to spend with too many spots to fill. He did manage to secure a good goalie to form a tandem with Jack Campbell and some solid depth pieces though, so let’s go … Read more
Free agency opens tomorrow and it will prove to be a big day for the Leafs. After a boring NHL Entry Draft, where the team selected just 3 players and stayed away from the trading game (of which there were many) due to lack of trade capital, they are now in a situation where they … Read more