Talk about coming out of the gates hot, but I wanted to touch on Howard Berger's latest column “Leafs Following Or Bucking Trend?”, Howard makes the argument that the Maple Leafs missed the boat by not trading for Karlsson. The main reason is that the Maple Leafs defense needs some work, and Karlsson would put... Continue Reading →
Before commencing into this very contentious topic, I want to lead with a disclaimer that I am huge William Nylander fan and I want him to be a Maple Leaf for an extended period of time but the arguments I will be making aren’t a knock-on William but they are to set a template for... Continue Reading →
September 8th - Officially 25 days away from the season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. This game not only signifies the beginning of the Tavares era in Toronto, but this will also be another season where the Maple Leafs will not have a captain. Since the 2015/16 season, where Dion Phaneuf donned the blue letter... Continue Reading →
Listen to this episode of my podcast, Centre of Leafs Nation. https://anchor.fm/centreofleafsnation/episodes/Maple-Leafs-Pre-Season-Preview-e24cpu
Since arriving in Toronto as the head coach of the Maple Leafs, Mike Babcock has brought a level professionalism and structure not seen in the Maple Leafs organization in years. There is no better evidence of this then the development and growth by the likes of Nazem Kadri and Morgan Reilly. Two players who during... Continue Reading →
