Quick Hitters: Stuck in Toronto Sports Purgatory
By: Dan Grant The Toronto sports scene is currently stuck between schlock and a hard place. With the Leafs and Raptors engaging in rapid roster revamping (the new three R’s!) […]
Tag Archives: Toronto Maple Leafs
Trio of Talent: A Look at the Leafs’ Draft Decision
By: Chris Dagonas Since the NHL Draft Lottery was held on April 18, fans of the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres have been getting geared up for the major additions […]
The New Sheriff: Can Mike Babcock Save The Leafs?
By: Chris Dagonas He rode into town, just when things seemed at their most hopeless. Townsfolk whispered of his abilities, his past triumphs. Criminals, bandits and wobbly defensemen currently ran […]
Quick Hitters: Head Coach Edition
By: Dan Grant Head coaches have varying degrees of importance in sports. The NFL is probably the sport where a coach can single-handedly affect a game to the greatest degree, […]
On Toronto Fandom
By Chris Dagonas Sunday night’s Raptors game, the final in an excruciatingly disappointing series sweep by the Washington Wizards, forced some existential questions into my mind. And when that happens, […]
The Maple Leafs (Finally) Blow It Up
By: Chris Dagonas Mike Ehrmantraut famously said in a parable to Walter White, “No more half measures.” Sure, he was talking about the murder of White’s partner (and stand-in son) Jesse […]
The Hot Dog Cannon: A Friday Night With The Brampton Beast
By: Chris Dagonas The teenaged girl in the navy blue golf shirt glanced at my ticket, and smiled sympathetically at me. “Sorry, sir, you’ll have to go around the arena […]
Who Ya Got? The Leafs’ New Five-Man Core
By: Dan Grant Last week, a report surfaced that the board of governors for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment had given team president Brendan Shanahan permission to strip the Maple […]
Quick Hitters: Two Parts Silence, One Part Futility
By: Dan Grant It’s one of those times of year again. You know, the ones that periodically leak into our consciousness? A weird lull has taken hold of the Toronto […]
Don’t Call it a Culture Change: It’s Been Here For Years
By: Dan Grant Culture change. They’ve become the two words I despise most as an avid fan of Toronto sports. They’ve been bandied about in regards to the Blue Jays […]
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