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 ...

Neither scenario is amenable to the Toronto Maple Leafs as it pertains to a No. 1 goalkeeper. Whether re–tooling, re–building ...

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 (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. 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 (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. 25) — The text message came out of nowhere; clearly in response to my recurrent theme about Auston Matthews, yet unsolicited. From a man with whom I haven’t been in recent contact, yet a ...

TORONTO (Jan. 2) — It isn’t often that a bathroom break reminds me of a Maple Leafs game from my youth. But, 50 years ago tonight, as the Leafs were building what remains the most lop–sided shutout in ...

TORONTO (Mar. 14) — I haven’t the slightest legal background, yet I’m certain that if you scour the Morality statute here in Ontario, you’ll find an ordinance that precludes the Toronto Maple Leafs ...