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Patience still imperative with young Leafs

February 02, 2012

Anytime the Maple Leafs blow a lead the way they did Tuesday in Pittsburgh, the temptation among some fans and media is to go full-blown Chicken Little and start squawking for major roster alterations and/or coaching changes.

The next domino to fall?

January 26, 2012

As the Leafs have gradually added more depth on the blue-line, Luke Schenn’s ice time and role have diminished. 

A late look at Leafs’ mid-season grades

January 19, 2012

With the Maple Leafs a little beyond the halfway point of the regular season, there’s no better time to assign them mid-term grades.

Grabovski setting tone for Leafs

January 12, 2012

Leafs fans finally get to assign credit for the turnaround, rather than the usual exercises in blame to which they’ve grown accustomed.

Crease cracks starting to show

January 05, 2012

Take a look at the top five teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference and you’ll see a pattern in net: veteran goaltending.

Payoff ahead after Wilson’s big payday

December 30, 2011

Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson got his contract extension Christmas morning and much of the hockey chatterazzi began hopping around the blogosphere and beating their chests like great apes displaying their displeasure.

Something’s missing up the middle

December 22, 2011

The Leafs have made strides in the Brian Burke era.

Liles’s contributions anything but low-key

December 15, 2011

Most of the spotlight and credit for the strong start of this year’s Maple Leafs has rightfully gone to Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul, Dion Phaneuf and Jake Gardiner.

Leafs recognize need for speed

December 08, 2011

Brian Burke is many things, including Maple Leafs GM and president, strong-willed Irishman, and friend to all great analogy lovers.

Leafs’ best days still ahead

December 02, 2011

Walking into the Maple Leafs practice facility this week, I was struck by something I’ve never felt in 10-plus years of covering the team.

Injuries prove to be a tough test for Leafs

November 17, 2011

You knew that injuries were going to play a role in the Maple Leafs’ season sooner or later. They do for every franchise in the National Hockey League each year — and NHLers know that the truest test of a team’s worth comes with how a squad plays after key players are sidelined.

Hard to find belief in Monster

November 10, 2011

Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson is one of the nicest players you’ll meet. He’s humble, polite and always willing to talk to the media, even after not playing well. Unfortunately...

Early signs point to an extension for Ron Wilson

November 02, 2011

Ron Wilson haters should avail themselves of some cold, hard numbers.

Grabovski deserves kudos

October 26, 2011

If I told you the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best all-around player last season was a five-foot-11, sublimely skilled forward tough (and some might say bull-headed) enough to absorb huge hits from Zdeno Chara and come back the same night to score the game-winner, you’d be forgiven for fantasizing that former captain Doug Gilmour had come back for one more kick at the NHL can.

Franson’s unrest a sign of Leafs’ progress

October 19, 2011

The Maple Leafs suffered their first loss of the season Monday at the hands of the upstart Colorado Avalanche, but the sentiment around the team has rarely been more positive.

Leafs’ nice start means nothing yet

October 12, 2011

Much as they did last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs began the NHL regular season as winners of their first two games.

Opening week brings optimism

October 05, 2011

For puck fans, there really is no time like the first week of a new hockey season.

Don't be shocked if Leafs play for the present

June 24, 2011

It’s that time of year again — NHL draft time — and the Maple Leafs figure to be right in the thick of the action.

Leafs fans should pay attention this summer

April 14, 2011

OK, so the Maple Leafs season is over – too soon, as has been the team’s habit since the spring of 2004 – and you, as a Buds fan, are wondering where to invest your attention and emotion until fall.

A minor miracle for Leafs

April 06, 2011

In their less-than-illustrious modern-day history, the Leafs have not proven capable of converting prospects into bona fide NHLers the way the league’s elite teams (such as the Detroit Red Wings) are famous for.

Dallas Eakins a bright spot in the Leafs system

April 05, 2011

For a long stretch of time, the Toronto Maple Leafs development system was a Mad Max-like wasteland where ill-equipped young kids tried to hold their own against grizzled-looking, professional minor league hockey league lifers.

Leafs boast a valuable commodity for next season

March 23, 2011

With the Maple Leafs still technically in the hunt for a playoff spot, the last thing their fans want to think of is next season. But one or two losses in their final handful of games will put the focus squarely on the 2011-12 campaign.

Leafs showing promise

March 09, 2011

Caring about NHL hockey in Toronto in April and May has become somewhat of a foreign feeling for Maple Leafs fans.

Has Burke learned his lesson?

March 02, 2011

Another NHL trade deadline has come and gone – and with it, there’s traditionally been some residual angst among Maple Leafs fans.

Is Burke changing his plan for the Leafs?

February 16, 2011

For the second straight season, the Maple Leafs are in the midst of another late-winter trade-o-rama. But this year’s housecleaning seems to be different than last year’s.

Reckless play robs the fans

February 09, 2011

The Maple Leafs’ rivals in Boston had to shelve star centre Marc Savard for the rest of the season Monday due to ongoing concussion symptoms.

Don’t get attached to current Leafs' roster

February 02, 2011

With the NHL’s trade deadline less than four weeks away, you’ll be hearing most, if not all, of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster mentioned in rumours.

Leafs are seldom good, never bad enough

January 26, 2011

The Maple Leafs don’t have a good shot at making the playoffs this season.

Shipping out jiggy may be a pipe dream

January 19, 2011

Anyone who’s lived in Toronto and experienced Maple Leafs mania has been exposed to some of the most hilarious, preposterous trade rumors of all time.

2011 a pivotal year for Leafs' future hopes

January 05, 2011

Have you broken any and/or all of your New Year’s resolutions yet? Hopefully not – especially if you’re Brian Burke.