William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs managed a narrow victory on Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens, courtesy of an overtime goal from Morgan Rielly. Nylander scored two goals and assisted on another in the game, while John Tavares also managed to rack up three points, by way of a single goal and two … Read more
They’re calling it COVID fatigue. It’s not that people are relaxing, it’s simply that folks have been locked down for so long that they just want to do things that give them a sense of normalcy again. Like Christmas shopping, or giving somebody a hug. You know, all those terrible things we aren’t allowed to … Read more
The NHL Entry Draft (Oct 6-7) and Free Agency (Oct 9) are quickly approaching, and, spoiler alert, Alex Pietrangelo isn’t about to be a Toronto Maple Leaf. Can I say that with any kind of certainty? Yes. Yes, I can. You’ve read it all before but I’ll do a quick recap anyway. Yes, technically they … Read more
To truly change the culture and identity of an organization you need time, stability, and a clear and concise vision of what you want that identity to be. As of this date I don’t believe that vision exists within the management group. After Brendan Shannahan was hired as President and Alternate Governor a lot of … Read more
Is it just me or did Tyson Barrie talk more about his next contract than he did about wanting to help the team win all year long? I can assure you he talked about himself more than the team in general terms. How a coaching switch from Mike Babcock to Sheldon Keefe changed things for … Read more
As we all know, the identity of a team doesn’t lie within a single player, coach, or somebody in management. It’s something an organization carries with them throughout years and, much of the time, decades. It takes an impossibly long time to build, and thus becomes something that’s ingrained within the fibers of the jersey, … Read more
Identity: the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. We’re told that this core of Toronto Maple Leafs are still looking for their identity. When we talk about teams and their identity we often grasp at obscure concepts rather than concrete definitions. Terms such as “gritty” and “heart” get thrown around, … Read more