Why Is He Still In the Lineup?
Jason Adair | 25 November, 2009, 11:34 pm
With Leafs losses piling up, the question that has been bothering Leaf fans is certainly ‘Well why don’t they call up some of the kids?’. This is the methodology, playing whoever plays best, was what Brian Burke seemed to want to follow at the start of the year, but as of yet, the lineup has [...]
Continue ReadingWhy Blaming the Fans for Losing is a Bogus Criticism
Peter Morrow | 23 November, 2009, 1:14 pm
Damien Cox wrote in his column this past week, “No franchise in the NHL, it seems, struggles more with maintaining a level of decent consistency than the Leafs. Is it because their fans are so easily satisfied?”
To answer your question, Damien, no. No, it is not the fans.
Essentially, Damien is trying to correlate losing with [...]
Make Your Own Howard Berger Article!
Peter Morrow | 19 November, 2009, 12:05 am
Down Goes Brown was saying on twitter the other day that he thinks Berger’s articles are autogenerated. While I certainly don’t have the coding expertise to create an autogenerator, we can still have a little fun guessing what his article template is. Maybe this is what it looks like:
Title of Article: Leafs _____ Starting to [...]
Impediments to Playoff Hopes Continue to Mount
Peter Morrow | 15 November, 2009, 6:47 pm
While they went through October with virtually no injury problems, the Maple Leafs are beginning to feel the injury bug. The loss of Mike Komisarek has shown what kind of a defense we have without him. While I’m not sure how many of us knew quite what to make of Komisarek’s start, by removing him [...]
Continue ReadingWhat Should We Expect of Kessel?
Peter Morrow | 3 November, 2009, 2:34 pm
Phil Kessel makes his debut as a Toronto Maple Leaf tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He joins a team that won only one game in October and sits last place in the entire National Hockey League.
Unsurprisingly, the belief in Leafland is that Kessel is our last hope if we want to turn this season around. [...]
