LATEST STORIES FROM RAKING LEAFS
It is Mental
4 days ago by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Dana Sinclair, where have you been all season?Brian Burke, why did it take twenty games to hire a shrink? Check that, why wasn't a shrink hired last season? I suppose what I assume as a given for a first class flag ship franchise is not always so.This is not the blog you are looking for
Blackhawks' Saviour?
11 days ago by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Looks like Burke has a dance partner in Chi-town. Pinned to the mat, the only leg on the rope Burke has is cap space. But he should skip on Sopel and poach a younger player. Cam Barker would be a coup. Patrick Sharp would be nice. Getting a pick would be icing on the cake. Who should...
The Song Remains The Same
15 days ago by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
(I was going to post the below yesterday. Then they score the first three, pad their lead, score late to re-take the lead....you know the rest. Hence, the below)In response to Burke pointing out the positives today in the NP, I'd like to point out how the culture remains the same...
Schenn the new Richardson?
16 days ago by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Both early first round picks. Both physical defenders, slated for greatness. Both rushed into the league. We know how Richardson turned out. I have much higher hopes for Schenn. Hopefully Burke can steer this situation away from repeating itself.This is not the blog you are looking for
Schemin'
March 30, 2009 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
To answer a rhetorical question posed by Steve Buffery of Sun Media, the line of Poni-Grabbo-Kulemin is Ski-Min. Pronounced Schemin'That is all.This is not the blog you are looking for
Bouwmeester, Tavares, Burke and Reducing Turn-Around Time
January 12, 2009 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Forgive me if my hypothetical plan has been articulated before, as I'm not as available to PROcrastinate as the years go by, but I think there is a chance for a quick turnaround in Leafland. Bear with me as I dream a Leaf dream.First, the media needs to start floating the idea...
A non-MSM Sundin Update
December 17, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Courtesy of Raking Leafs intrepid New York Rangers correspondent.Via HF Rangers BoardI don't have much to add apart from having an intelligent and in depth conversation about hockey with one of hockey's greats during drinks, dinner and taking in a game from a luxury box is...
In the beginning....
October 09, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Leafs 3 - Wings 2Leaf LinesPoni-Antro-BlakeMoore-Steen-KuleminMitchell-Stajan-MayersTlusty-Grabovski-HagmanLeaf PairsCarlo-KubinaKaberle-SchennFrogren-VanRynToskalaThe physical play in all three zones is what really surprised me. Finishing the forecheck, stopping the skater in the...
Puck Drops in 60
October 09, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Apparently there is a Leafs game tonight or something. And people seem to be somewhat excited about it.I know this guy is.I'll be watching the Versus broadcast in HD down here south of the 49th. I have to say that without Versus I would never get to see an out of market NHL game...
Rare Synchronicity
September 25, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
As you can tell my Leaf blogging urge has ebbed over the past year. The reasons are due to physical health, mental health (Wilson's mantra of attention to detail is my current medication), as well as other interests over-taking my irrational insistence on watching a team with a...
Advantage Sather
July 15, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Congratulations, you've just acquired yourself one slightly used Ryan Hollweg! And as luck would have it, Raking Leafs has a Rangers Correspondent to tell you all about your new addition.Hollweg is a gritty player. He's good in the locker-room and well liked by his mates. In...
Know your Coach
July 14, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Adam Proteau of The Hockey News has a candid piece on Ron Wilson definitely worth a read. Can't wait for the hilarious anecdotes about Toskala to be included in the 08-09 THN yearbook.I've got similiar film responses to the man.This is not the blog you are looking for
Frogren A
July 09, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
What the? I'm too tired at the moment to root through the CBA or do any substantial digging for that matter, but if the Maple Leafs aren't even on the same page with the league office when if comes to contracts, how on earth is this team supposed act up to the letter of the...
+ & -
July 03, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs- Darcy Tucker- Andrew Raycroft- Kyle Wellwood- Andrew Woznewski- John Pohl- Bryan McCabe?- Pavel Kubina?- Mats Sundin?- Various Draft Picks+ Niklas Hagman+ Jeff Finger+ Mikhail Grabovaski+ Jamal Mayers+ Curtis Joseph+ Jonas Frogren+ Nikolai Kulemin?+ Jeremy...
Sundin Signs...
June 30, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
When he's good and ready.You know what? I'm going to get all speculative on your ass, and say Mats is pulling a Neidermayer. He isn't dangling the retirement word, but he doesn't have too. He's a UFA. And he's learned from the blowback Scotty felt last year...
Let the scouts do their job
June 16, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
The draft and the scouts aren't what's hurting the team. The problem is that the Leafs' management has traded away high picks
NHL Pacing 1.29.08
June 07, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Click image to enlarge.Here is the latest. The very top and the very bottom are about the same as last time, but the middle 27 teams are all mixed up.Toronto makes an appearance in the bottom three. As disappointing as this might be for fans of the club, I still reckon it's a good...
Kirke in Outerspace
May 28, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
What can I say about a supposed Leafs fan being suprised about the level of interest in the "product" and the direction the "product" is going to take when for years there has been no direction...just profits. I could go on and whine about how ownership merely looks...
Doug Armstrong
April 24, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
GM most shouldn'tve been fired this past season.GM who assembled one of the best teams over the past several seasons, despite freak play-off third period collapses. They not only win, but they tend to do it the right way, with a style. The Leafs need a hockey program, period. And...
Let the scouts do their job
March 09, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
The draft and the scouts aren't what's hurting the team. The problem is that the Leafs' management has traded away high picks
Worth The Wait
March 02, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
You sir, owe me one beer. You can pay up a week from tomorrow.This is not the blog you are looking for
Habs given dose of goaltending
February 22, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
TOR @ MTL - F/O - Shots - Score - EventUsually for the Habs, the story is goaltending and the powerplay. Not so Saturday night, or atleast not their own goaltending and powerplay. The Leafs' Toskala out played Huet by a wide margin, the latter surrending two questionable goals...
Board not Absolved
February 11, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
Don't let JFJ be the only scape goat. MLSE has to feel the sting for their part in assembling/managing/perpetuating a team this is increasingly making me feel like a fool for looking past, justifying to myself and in the end ignoring its fatal flaws.Simmons' article today in...
Let the scouts do their job
February 10, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
The draft and the scouts aren't what's hurting the team. The problem is that the Leafs' management has traded away high picks
Boo Yaa
February 05, 2008 by
Raking Leafs
| Comments
TOR vs NYI 10/11/07First of all, congrats to Mats.White is no longer trade bait. He has shown the most initiative of all the blue liners so far this season, and is even becoming a target by other teams because of it. He's dangerous, folks. Other teams know it, and that is a stamp...
Related Yards
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?
Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.
