Latest Headlines
Loading...
Leafs at the Break
Posted on 24 Dec 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Complain all you want, Leaf fans. Complain about how your club lacks secondary scoring, doesn’t have the grit or that you’d expect from a Brian Burke team and are more penalty pacifists than penalty killers. The bottom line, as we arrive at the Christmas break, is that the 2011-12 Leafs are significantly improved from the 2010-11 squad. The record is the easiest point of comparison. The Bud...
Continue Reading
The Leafs This Week – Nov. 18-24
Posted on 24 Nov 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened A 2-2 week is a 2-2 week however you slice it. That being said, there were plenty of positives for the Leafs (12-8-2) to take away from a pair of 7-1 wins over Washington and Tampa Bay, two of the league’s eight 100+ point teams from last season, counter-balanced by a 4-1 loss in Nashville and a 3-2 fatigue-fuelled defeat at the hands of Carolina. What’s Notable Strength Down ...
Continue Reading
The Leafs This Week
Posted on 27 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened The week could have gone a whole lot worse for the Leafs (5-2-1), who escaped much of a tough road stretch and some key injuries with a 2-2 mark and a still-impressive over-all record as they get some of their charges back. It certainly helped to cap off the home stand with a shootout victory over the Jets, making losses to Boston and Philadelphia more tolerable. Also serving as c...
Continue Reading
Leafs Add Depth with Steckel
Posted on 4 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Relying on a pair of pivots with long concussion histories is risky business, so the Maple Leafs have added depth in the form of a centreman who seems to dish out concussions rather than take them. On Tuesday, the Leafs traded a 2012 4th round draft choice to the New Jersey Devils for David Steckel, a 29-year old centre who is perhaps best known as the guy that knocked out Sidney Crosby in last...
Continue Reading
The Race for a Roster Spot
Posted on 7 Sep 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Here we are: about a week away from the Sept. 16 opening of Leafs’ training camp and GM Brian Burke has laid out what’s on the line. Burke acknowledged that most of the spots up front would be established heading into camp, although he opened the door to a battle for the third-line winger slot, as well as an opportunity to stay with the big club as the 13th forward. Already in place are the...
Continue Reading
Plus/Minus – Grading the Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason
Posted on 20 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Toronto Maple Leafs 2010-11: 85 points, #10 in Eastern Conference GOALIES Returning: James Reimer, Jonas Gustavsson Arrivals: N/A Departures: JS Giguere Grade: 0 The way I look at it, the Leafs lose their #2 goali...
Continue Reading
Buffalo Sabres Summer Playbook
Posted on 30 Jun 2011 by George Kouvalis.
The ink may still be wet on the legal documents that Terry Pegula signed to take over the Buffalo Sabres, but one thing is for certain, he wants to put his stamp on his team and fast. Pegula is determined to bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo and will spend away to make it happen if he has to. He has said he wants to win a cup with his core three of Ryan Miller, Tyler Myers and Thomas Vanek, ri...
Continue Reading
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Off-season Primer
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by Ben Fisher.
The Toronto Maple Leafs arrive at the July 1 opening of the free agency period in an all-too-familiar position: as a team looking to be active, but with precious few appealing free agent options and even fewer coveted trade assets. GM Brian Burke has already demonstrated through his draft day acquisition of John-Michael Liles that he is firmly set in a win-now mentality. But, as the Leafs have ...
Continue Reading
The Playoff Push is Over, Now What?
Posted on 6 Apr 2011 by Ben Fisher.
It’s official: this Leafs’ season will now end just as the past five have before it – with the team on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Yet there’s an optimism surrounding the club among even the most hardened of Buds’ supporters that has been lacking before. They see a star player (Phil Kessel) suddenly playing like a star player, several talented young wingers (Clarke ...
Continue Reading
Sabres off to a poor start
Posted on 18 Oct 2010 by George Kouvalis.
Maybe Lindy Ruff is finally on the hot seat in Buffalo. The Buffalo Sabres have started their 2010-2011 NHL season off and suffice to say it hasn't been a good so far. With a chance to get off to a great start as four of their first six games in the season were at home, the others in Ottawa and Chicago, the Sabres didn't take advantage. The Sabres are off to a 1-4-1, including 0-3-1 at ...
Continue Reading
Sabres Drop the Curtain
Posted on 8 Oct 2010 by William Brouillette.
Tonight is the night! The 2010-2011 kicks off with a game in Kanata versus the Sabres blood rival: the Ottawa Senators. What better way to start the season then a game against a truly despised enemy, eh? Can game 1 of 82 be a vitally important game? Absolutely! Why? The Senators have handed the Sabres their lunch, breakfast, and dinner since the Sabres punked them and shocked the world in the...
Continue Reading
10 NHL Trade Proposals
Posted on 31 Jul 2010 by Corey Krakower.
It’s the dog days of summer for the NHL. The draft has passed, free agency is slow and there haven’t been many blockbuster trades. That, however, doesn’t mean that GMs aren’t talking. Many players’ names have become commonplace in the rumor mill, and it’s only a matter of time before we see some action. Here are 10 trades I have worked on; all of which I feel can benefit both teams ...
Continue Reading
Loading Twitter feed...
Sponsers
Sponsers
