Like many of you, I'm struggling with the fact that someone as likable and gregarious as Wade Belak would take his own life.  As a die-hard Leafs fan, I knew him from interviews and appearances on television.  Here's the Wade Belak I knew, appearing on Leafs TV with Jody Vance.

Somebody pinch me.  Did we just trade Brett Lebda?  Really? And we got Cody Franson back?  Really?  Is this real life? The Toronto Maple Leafs have indeed acquired defenceman Cody Franson and centre Matthew Lombardi from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenceman Brett Lebda and forward Robert Slaney. The

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed free agent centre Tim Connolly, formerly of the Buffalo Sabres, to a two-year deal that will average $4.75 million per season. The Rangers landed Brad Richards while we scored Tim Connolly.  I think Connolly has offensive flair, and I did like him enough

From TSN, it begins... The Avalanche sent the defenceman to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Toronto's second round draft pick in 2012. That draft pick was acquired when the Leafs dealt Tomas Kaberle to the Bruins last year.Liles has been with the Avs for all seven of his

I haven't written much about these Stanley Cup finals, but I've been watching.  Truth be told, it's been tough to get into this series.  I hate Boston, and want to root for the Canucks, but I'd like the next Canadian team to win the cup to be my Toronto Maple

The following is a guest blog entry, submitted by Michelle.  If you have a story you'd like to contribute, don't hesitate to let me know. Toronto made their annual late-season run towards a playoff spot, but the Maple Leafs still missed the postseason for the sixth consecutive year, and the

There was no way I was letting this day go by without writing about what happened 60 years ago tonight. It was April 21st, 1951, game 5 of the Stanley Cup final between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens.  At the 2:53 mark of the first overtime

Fact: The Leafs finished 22nd overall this season. Fact:  These exciting NHL playoffs don't include the blue and white for the sixth consecutive year. Fact: James "Fucking" Reimer remains EPIC. The video below from KesselySnipes was found on Pension Plan Puppets. In the words of KesselySnipes: Unnecessarily epic, beaucoup fromage,

Looking back at the 2010/11 Leafs season, I'm going to remember it as the year we discovered Optimus Reim.  The Optimus Reim phenomenon has truly been something special. As the season draws to a close, let's remember the year of Optimus Reim. Jay Onrait shows the Optimus Reim logo

I drive a 12 year old Mazda.  I thought I'd get that out of the way before this entry is interpreted as some sort of Ford Canada love-in. Yes, I was Ford's guest tonight at the ACC to enjoy the Leafs vs. Capitals.  Ford's been very good to me over

According to Sports Club Stats, the Leafs still have a 0.1% chance of making the playoffs this season. 0.1% doesn't sound like much, but it means everything to me.  It means our game against the Capitals tonight matters, and thanks for Ford Canada, I'll be watching it from

Remember that song "Friday" by Rebecca Black we've been yakking about for a couple of weeks?  That was soooo March 2011. This is April, and Rebecca Black's Friday has been supplanted by Ron Wilson's Reimer. Of course you want the MP3 for your iPod! Here it is. [via Down Goes

That was far more fun than I thought it would be.  We limped into the all-star break, with little hope and almost no reason to care, and have gone 15-7-5 since. I don't know about you, but I sure started to care again.  Leafs games became must-see-tv, scoreboard watching became

It's not the 4 points we're behind Buffalo that'll kill us, it's those 2 games the Sabres have in hand.  That combination means this realist isn't getting his hopes up. But that's okay. As commenter Ryan G. pointed out, we've been playing playoff hockey for the past few weeks. that

The Leafs beat the Sabres last night in a very intense game that felt awfully playoffy, but I'm not going to write a word about it. There will be no reference to the fact we're only four points back of 8th.  I'm not even going to mention the fact we're

On the heels of our "which baseball team to root for" flowchart is this handy "Which Leafs Jersey Should I Get" flowchart from Maple Leafs Hot Stove. Click the image below to see it full-sized. According to this, I should get a Joey Crabb #46.

I loved last night's Leafs game.  An overtime win against the Penguins got me out of my seat, screaming like it was a playoff game.  Tonight, when Boyce scored late in the third against the Flyers, I did it again.  Throw in a James Reimer game saving stop and it

On a quiet trade deadline day, the Leafs made one move, sending John Mitchell to the New York Rangers for a seventh-round pick in 2012. In 159 career NHL games, Michell has 20 goals and 55 points.  He's been playing for the Marlies this season, unable to crack our stellar

It's February in Toronto.  That can only mean one thing.  It's time for the Leafs to tease us by flirting with a playoff drive, only to come up a little short. I watched last night's game against the Habs and found myself cheering as if it was a playoff game.

The Tomas Kaberle era in Toronto is over.  We're calling it at 878 regular-season games.  He was the only Leaf remaining who actually suited up for the team in the 90s. My son still has his Tomas Kaberle bobblehead and I'll always have my Tomas Kaberle autograph. Kaberle is now

As you've likely heard by now, Brian Burke has traded Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for first and third round draft picks in 2011.  You can put a fork in Versteeg's Maple Leaf tenure at 53 games.  He just arrived via trade on July 1. Back then, Versteeg cost