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Monday Morning Musings With Me, The Big E; Stop Hatin’ On Wilson!
July 25th, 2010
I'm not a fan of Ron Wilson. I'm also not a fan of seeing people un justly crucified.
Many fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs would like to see Ron Wilson ridden out of Toronto tied to a rocket sled, and I just don't think he's been given ample ...
Ilya Kovalchuk Signs with New Jersey Devils
July 19th, 2010
Via New Jersey's Twitter feed, it was announced minutes ago that superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk has agreed to a deal that will keep him in New Jersey.
Details of this deal have not yet been announced.
The following is from the official New Jersey Devils team page.
Big decisions take time, but Ilya ...
Monday Morning Musings With Me the Big E; Kaberle, Kovi and Bears Oh My!
July 18th, 2010
There seems to be a bit of a log jam in the free agent market. It is almost as if one man is controlling the fate of the entire NHL, and it isn't Gary Bettman.
Ilya Kovalchuk is pulling the string of more than one GM in the NHL right now ...
Toronto Maple Leafs History: The Five Worst Head Coaches
July 13th, 2010
Ron Wilson is not on this list...........yet. He hasn't had much to work with, and the Leafs' record can't be all his fault.
There have however been a number of coaches over the years here in Toronto who for one reason or another have just not gotten the job done.
There are ...
Monday Morning Musings With Me, The Big E: Burke Takes Break & More
July 12th, 2010
Someone asked me an interesting question recently. They asked what I thought of Brian Burke as a GM and my immediate response was “so far, so good.”
My friend responded by telling me that that summation wasn't fair because it left the door open for me to change my mind if ...
Monday Morning Musings With Me, The Big E: Leafs Taking Shape & More
July 5th, 2010
With Brian Burke's most recent (re) signing of John Mitchell, the recent additions of Colby Armstrong, Kris Versteeg, and a couple of other minor deals, the Toronto Maple Leafs roster is starting to take shape.
Mitchell still holds some promise, and though I'm somewhat surprised by the move, the .75 ...
Monday Morning Musings With Me The Big E: Fasten Your Seatbelts!
June 14th, 2010
Today is the day that it is rumored the Toronto Maple Leafs will name Dion Phaneuf the 21st Captain in franchise history.
It has been quite some time since we have seen a leader on this team with such tangible intensity as Phaneuf. Sundin certainly didn't have it, perhaps ...
Monday Morning Musings With Me The Big E : Burke Says Talks “Kulling” Off
June 7th, 2010
Everyone has heard by now that talks between Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke and Nikolai Kulemin have stalled.
What puzzles me is why this is such big news.
Obviously with the Leafs not in the playoffs I suppose anything to do with the team is bound to be big news. I ...
2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs : Five Reasons The Flyers Can Win The Cup
June 5th, 2010
It must be an odd feeling to go from suiting up for a game on the final day of the regular season not knowing whether you'll play beyond that day, to playing in game five of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final.
Going into that fateful game, the Flyers had been just ...
Five of the NHL’s Top 2010 Free Agents: Where Do They Play Next Year?
June 2nd, 2010
If you listen to the rumblings of hockey experts, you will have heard that there is a pretty thin crop of free agents this year.
I disagree. With the likes of Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrick Marleau and Paul Kariya on the list, I'm not sure I would call it a weak ...