TORONTO (Aug. 21) — Logically, there are only two factors that would induce Auston Matthews to sign a National Hockey League contract extension before next July: a) he cannot fathom dressing for any ...

TORONTO (Apr. 28) — If nothing else, the Maple Leafs will have calendar karma tomorrow night in their second attempt to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning. You’ve got to be an old fart like me to ...

TORONTO (Mar. 28) — Now we know why that poor senior citizen got thrown out of the Blue Jays’ season opener on Thursday afternoon: He wasn’t a Donald Trump lackey. Unlike Edward Rogers, the individual ...

TORONTO (Feb. 11) — It’s a moment I’ll never forget. Even if occurring nearly 54 years ago. Maple Leaf Gardens was filled to near–capacity for a game between the Leafs and Montreal Canadiens alumni ...

TORONTO (Apr. 8) — I’ve told this story before and it speaks volumes about the time and money wasted by the companies that have run the Toronto Maple Leafs since the club last appeared, 24 years ago, ...

TORONTO (Apr. 2) — Our city, not surprisingly, is becoming the most–assinine hockey locale on the planet. Which kind of follows, with a near–60–year drought from appearing in the Stanley Cup final. In ...

TORONTO (Mar. 30) — Tonight’s decision by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment will rank among the difficult firings in hockey. As in years gone by, when such–admired figures as Cliff Fletcher, Roger ...

TORONTO (Mar. 31) — I wasn’t planning on writing tonight, but neither will I sleep soundly without responding to a bit of what Keith Pelley had to say this afternoon about the Leafs. While addressing ...

TORONTO (June 14) — This blog intends no disrespect toward one of most–dignified players in the modern history of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And, we are delighted that he quickly recovered from the ...

TORONTO (Oct. 8) — I wonder if Ross Atkins truly felt he could pull it off? Sitting, yesterday, in a room full of reporters and columnists smelling blood, did the general manager of the Toronto Blue ...