I had to chuckle at Brian Burke's comment in an interview I saw yesterday on why Dallas Eakins wasn't considered the big job. Burke said "Eakins has never coached a playoff game in the AHL". After 5+ years of seeing Leaf players heading to the golf course at the end of the 82 game …
Category: NHL’ers
Sid
The Kid Came Back. Long live Sid. I'm old enough to have watched Orr, I grew up on a steady diet of Gretzky highlight reels and I know the Islanders are a weak team. But is it possible Sid is the best player to have ever played the game?
Spring is Here and the Leafs Aren’t
This will be a short post. I'll start by acknowledging I'm not a Leaf fan and it's easy to criticize them. Lots of pro sport teams aren't very good over long periods of time. However, some are and I don't think it's luck. Do you think the Leafs have started several of the last few …
Great Players – Mike Bossy
Growing up, I was a big New York Islanders fan. I don’t remember exactly what drew me to them instead of the Leafs or Habs, which were probably the favourites of 8 out of 10 kids back then. Nor do I remember when exactly they became my team. However, I suspect it had something to …
Collapsing Boxes and Smoked Meat Sandwiches
It started out as an idea we talked about a year or so back in the dressing room after a pickup game. This idea was to attend a tournament out of town. Make a weekend of it. Perhaps even a week over March break where those with significant others could combine a beach vacation with …
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Time Warp
I was out walking the dog in the neighourhood this morning and came across two young boys playing hockey in their driveway. I actually heard them before I saw them. It was that distinct sound that occurs when a hockey stick hits a paved driveway as a tennis ball or one of those orange ball …
Rink Tales 