Category Archives: Blogs

Ben Scrivens to March in Pride Parade

Hats off to Leafs goaltender Ben Scrivens, who once again is in the news for serving his community.  This latest venture is to join the march in the upcoming Pride parade. A couple weeks ago, Scrivens was a part of

We’ll Miss Ya, Jim!

Jim Ralph was one of the first guys that I got to know in my days covering the Leafs.  Didn’t matter who you were – he’d take a minute to say hi. So when word broke today that he’d been

Excuse Me While I Chuckle

From what I’ve been reading in the Twitterverse, the Leafs should be facing Chicago in the Stanley Cup finals. The argument is, as I’m sure you’ve briefly pondered yourself, that if the Leafs were minutes away from beating Boston in

The Voice of Bob Cole

There aren’t many voices more recognizable to Canadians than the one of Bob Cole. The guy is a legend.  Hockey fans instantly know when he’s calling a game on Hockey Night in Canada – the voice is that distinct. And

Marlies eliminated from Calder Cup playoffs

May 21: Marlies 3 vs. Grand Rapids 4 Marlies scorers: Ashton (3), Ranger (2), Acton (4) Griffins scorers: Tatar 2 (8), Mursak (5), Glendening (5) Links: Box Score | Discussion boards Forward lines:: Hamilton-Zigomanis-McKegg, Ashton-Colborne-Scott, Abbott-Acton-D’Amigo, Ross-Ryan Defence pairings: Ranger-Yeo,

Anatomy of a collapse

(Editor’s Note: After being institutionalized following last week’s Leafs meltdown, I have been granted a day pass, allowing me to write this column). Shock. Anger. Disbelief. Those were the emotions felt by a team, an entire city, and its legion

Many positives for Leaf fans despite shocking elimination

By Pamela Yap In many different ways, it was a loss that no one expected. Taking the fourth-seeded Boston Bruins, whom the Leafs have had difficulty beating over the past few seasons, to 7 games after being down 3 games

Thanking Kessel – at both ends of the ice

There were two Phil Kessel plays that stood out for me, when watching Saturday’s Toronto victory in Game 2 to even the series versus Boston. The obvious highlight is Kessel’s breakaway marker early in the third period after he was

Leafs end season with dismal effort versus Habs

(Phil Kessel scored his 20th goal of the year) Apr. 27: Leafs 1 vs. Canadiens 4 Leafs scorers: Kessel (20) Canadiens scorers: Eller (8), Markov (10), Gallahger (15), Plekanec (14) Links: Box Score | Discussion boards Forward lines: van Riemsdyk-Kadri-Kessel,

Leafs rebound to shutout Panthers

(Reimer stopped all 34 shots he faced) Apr. 25: Leafs 4 at Panthers 0 Leafs scorers: Komarov (4), MacArthur (8), Kessel 2 (19) Panthers scorers: (none) Links: Box Score | Discussion boards Forward lines: Lupul-Kadri-Kessel, van Riemsdyk-Grabovski-Kulemin, Komarov-McClement-Orr, MacArthur-Colborne-Frattin Defence

TMLfans.ca Stats Plus – April 25

STATS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMM……. Although Detroit and the New York Rangers have not yet qualified for the playoffs, they still have a realistic chance. If they they both make it, it will mark the first time since 1995-96

Leafs outplayed in match-up against Lightning

(Lupul scored his three goals in as many games) Apr. 24: Leafs 2 at Lightning 5 Leafs scorers: Kessel (17), Lupul (11) Lightning scorers: Stamkos (29), St. Louis 3 (16), Gudas (2) Links: Box Score | Discussion boards Forward lines: