Our Toronto Maple Leafs have sent defenceman Francois Beauchemin to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Joffrey Lupul, defenceman Jake Gardiner and a conditional Ducks fourth-round pick in 2012. Lupul, 27, has five goals and eight assists in 26 games with the Ducks this season. The Alberta native was

James Reimer has played 9 games in his NHL career.  He's sporting a sweet .940 SV% and a fantastic 1.96 GAA.  You may have heard he recorded his first shutout the other night over Carolina. He's 5-3 for a pretty bad team, and that's earned him the nickname King

So... Stan Lee is creating superheroes for each team in the NHL.  According to the NHL, "these 30 Guardians will be unveiled together in a special presentation during the 2011 NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C." Pretty cool.  I can't wait to see what superhero my

I was really excited about Justin Pogge on January 6, 2006.  On that date, I wrote that I had seen the future of Maple Leaf hockey.  His name was Justin Pogge. Things seemed to be going fine for Pogge as a Maple Leaf until I interviewed him. That was the

The Leafs have won four in a row.  James Reimer was lights out last night as we came back against the Sharks.  All four wins have been pretty sweet, as most wins are, but I'm not gonna bite this time. The last time we won four in a row, I

If you follow this blog, you know I'm pro-waffle.  From the moment the first waffle hit the ACC ice, I saw it as the perfect symbol of our discontent.  It's become the waffle that unites us all. During our last game against the Thrashers, Joseph Robb hurled waffles during another

Not sure how I missed this, but the green men got us good on Saturday night. Did somebody say waffles? Thanks to Jensen for the clip.

The first time I heard of Bloge Salming was about a year ago when I watched Damien Cox and Howard Berger perform their version of Carol of the Bells for the first time. It's now an annual tradition. No final since '67.... no final since '67.

The Waffle That Unites Us All is sure to catch on.  It is the symbol of our discontent.  Puck Daddy just wrote about it and it just appeared on Deadspin.  This thing has gone well beyond the Barilkosphere and I'll be thoroughly disappointed if I don't see a few waffles

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Waffles.  Detroit can have their octopus, we have our waffles.  A week after I wrote this, following a couple of big losses against the Pens and Flyers, I finally have a symbol of our discontent. It's perfect.  Perfectly tragic and sad, but perfect nonetheless.

I was certain we hit bottom last October.  Hell, that was a good rant... here it is again in its entirety. It's never been easy being a Leafs fan.  I discovered the team in the early 80s and endured some painful seasons when I was too young to expect any

This afternoon, I interviewed Habs blogger The Active Stick for a job.  At some point during our conversation, we compared the Barilkosphere to the Habs blogosphere. The first thing you need to know about the comparison is that we're united under the awesome handle "Barilkosphere" while they're divided under the

I love trivia.  I love the Maple Leafs.  I loved this clip. It's from Mastermind, a British quiz show, and it's comedian Stewart Francis being peppered with trivia questions about our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. [via Pension Plan Puppets]

I remember when we drafted Nazem Kadri.  It was a time when we actually got to draft in the first round. It's amazing how excited you can get about a first round selection... I remember his NHL debut.  Actually, it's his only NHL game.  He was an emergency call-up against

Disappointed in recent efforts from my Leafs, I wrote this.  They then went out and laid an egg against the Panthers. That entry did entice a chap who goes by the handle Whitby - Clark to wax poetic on the subject.  The following words are his, and they are beautiful.

Argh, I did it again.  On October 16, following the Leafs' 4th win in their first 4 games, I declared it was feeling a little like '93.  That was way stupid and way premature. But that's the problem when you've endured such futility for over half a decade.  You start

My favourite Toronto Maple Leaf of all-time is #93 Doug Gilmour. YouTube user jokeswithoutlaughter is sharing a great tribute to Doug Gilmour entitled "Teach Me How To Dougie". I've been trying to figure out how to Dougie for twenty years now. [via Down Goes Brown]