TORONTO (Oct. 8) — I wonder if Ross Atkins truly felt he could pull it off? Sitting, yesterday, in a room full of reporters and columnists smelling blood, did the general manager of the Toronto Blue ...

TORONTO (Feb. 11) — It’s a moment I’ll never forget. Even if occurring nearly 54 years ago. Maple Leaf Gardens was filled to near–capacity for a game between the Leafs and Montreal Canadiens alumni ...

TORONTO (June 14) — This blog intends no disrespect toward one of most–dignified players in the modern history of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And, we are delighted that he quickly recovered from the ...

TORONTO (Apr. 8) — I’ve told this story before and it speaks volumes about the time and money wasted by the companies that have run the Toronto Maple Leafs since the club last appeared, 24 years ago, ...

TORONTO (Apr. 2) — Our city, not surprisingly, is becoming the most–assinine hockey locale on the planet. Which kind of follows, with a near–60–year drought from appearing in the Stanley Cup final. In ...

TORONTO (Mar. 30) — Tonight’s decision by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment will rank among the difficult firings in hockey. As in years gone by, when such–admired figures as Cliff Fletcher, Roger ...

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 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. 6) — We live in a strange world. All of the prime hockey gurus at TSN and Sportsnet agonizingly filled time today on the air for more than seven hours. To finally — and breathlessly — ...

TORONTO (Feb. 28) — I’m wondering if someone in the hierarchy of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment would make an unprecedented ruling: that Auston Matthews become the first captain of a team in the ...