Can Mark Bell Regain His Form?
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »The two players drafted 8th and 10th overall in the 1998 NHL entry draft have had very distinct roads leading up to their next season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite a well earned reputation as a quality dressing room presence, ...
Is Matt Stajan Paying People To Write This Stuff?
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments »Ok, so we know this much, if it were up to the media in and around Toronto, Matt Stajan's "veteran savvy" would be leading him into the position of next Maple Leafs captain. Now Mike Zeisberger is in on ...
Trading Partners?
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »Ok, so according to this morning's Toronto Sun, Bryan McCabe is just waiting out his $2 million signing bonus, and then he'll be available to the highest bidder. According to the article Bryan has suggested he's willing to go ...
Goals For vs. Goals Against and Next Years Leafs
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »Ok, I've been punching numbers for most of the night in response to some comments left on my last posting. I ended up writing 3 long winded responses, and instead I've decided to summarize my findings in another blog posting. ...
Ron Wilson Has Been Here Before
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »I know many have already decided the Leafs are going to finish in the bottom 2 or 3 teams in the NHL this coming season. Right there alongside the LA Kings (who I think prognosticators are under-rating), St. Louis ...
Other Things You’ll Get Sick Of Hearing About
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »I must admit, I'm already sick of a few of these. I got my fill of Jeff Finger about 10 minutes after everyone heard a) his name, and b) the amount he was being paid. That being said, ...
The Next Captain
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »In today's Toronto Sun, there was a headline suggesting Pavel Kubina might be the next captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Personally I think this is just an attempt on the tabloid's part to sell more print. Yes ...
Who The Heck Does Minnesota Think They Are?
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Apparently Minnesota went and decided it has the most "sophisticated" hockey fans on the planet. Recently I linked to this Minnesota Wild blog whilst reading another posting by Mike over at the Sharks site here at hockeyanalysis.com. I ...
Is Vesa Toskala As Great As We Think He Is?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »The Toronto Maple Leafs have a history of playing in front of strong netminders. Johnny Bower, Turk Broda, the brief stay of Jacques Plante, Felix Potvin, Curtis Joseph, and Ed Belfour. Over the past 2 seasons we've seen ...
Jason Blake’s True Colours - Really?
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 27 Comments »"Jason Blake showed his true colours last season... he's a 15 goal scorer... he probably won't be happy I penciled him in on the 4th line."-Doug Faraway, Hockeycentral on Friday Really? You think a guy that registered 4 consecutive 20+ goal ...
