TORONTO (Apr. 28) — At no point, and deservedly so, in the Core–4 era have the Maple Leafs been granted a full playoff mulligan. Until Saturday night, that is, when a defeat in overtime at the ...

Instead, the lady directed her anguish at Rogers Communications, a day after the heartless, cut–throat conglomerate chose to ...

TORONTO (Oct. 24) — I don’t know if the Blue Jays are sound enough to overcome the defending–champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, which begins tonight here in town. Part of me says the ...

TORONTO (June 17) — Rummaging through my large collection of newspapers and sports publications is an ongoing pursuit… and probably will be until I’m beneath the grass. Most items were purchased (or ...

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 (June 6) — It was Jan. 30, 2008 and I wandered into the lobby of the Embassy Suites hotel off Interstate–40, near Raleigh–Durham International Airport. I had arrived 90 minutes earlier on a ...

TORONTO (Dec. 19) — The “Coach Killers” will strike again. Very soon. It says here that Peter DeBoer will replace Craig Berube behind the bench of the Toronto Maple Leafs, perhaps as early as next ...

TORONTO (June 28) — Pardon me while I inject some schmaltz into the euphoria of Leafs Nation over Gavin McKenna officially coming aboard in the draft. Events did occur for the hockey club and its ...

TORONTO (May 22) — My strong gut–feel about the National Hockey League draft, next month, for which the Leafs were gifted the No. 1 choice? If John Chayka selects Gavin McKenna, as 95 percent of the ...

TORONTO (June 26) — What the fu** was that headline, today, in the Toronto Star? Can you imagine the relief for John Chayka, general manager of the Maple Leafs, knowing that Canada’s largest newspaper ...

TORONTO (May 11) — Alright, let’s begin by cutting out the dopiness. San Jose is not trading the second pick in this summer’s National Hockey League draft to the Maple Leafs, straight up, for Auston ...