There is chatter that the Leafs have asked Rielly for trade permission prior to Mar. 6. Bottom line, Leaf zealots, is you’ve got to let this season go. Challenging for a bogus wild card spot won’t ...

TORONTO (Jan. 31) — Finally, the media template. I owe you one, Luke Fox. Not that I couldn’t count on you to offer the delusion that prevails through a large faction of media and fans here in the Big ...

TORONTO (Jan. 28) — I’ll give Keith Pelley credit, wherever he is (and we could hear from him soon). During his news conference as the CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (May 10, 2024 after ...

TORONTO (Jan. 25) — This is only the second blog I’ve written in 2026. When asked why I’ve been idle, there are several reasons but none moreso than the impossibility of presenting the same thoughts ...

TORONTO (Jan. 1) — The Maple Leafs came up with their biggest victory of the season on Tuesday night, blanking the New Jersey Devils, 4–0, at Scotiabank Arena. Clearly, it couldn’t have happened ...

Burke Discusses the Doddering Leafs TORONTO (Dec. 25) — I begin tonight by sincerely hoping that everyone on board here enjoyed a merry Christmas; a quiet, pleasant day replete with treasured family ...

TORONTO (Dec. 25) — I begin tonight by sincerely hoping that everyone on board here enjoyed a merry Christmas; a quiet, pleasant day replete with treasured family time and lots of love. “I don’t know ...

TORONTO (Dec. 22) — With the Maple Leafs, three days before Christmas, sitting but three points above last place in the National Hockey League standings, it is fair to wonder whether the battery of ...

TORONTO (Dec. 19) — The “Coach Killers” will strike again. Very soon. It says here that Peter DeBoer will replace Craig Berube behind the bench of the Toronto Maple Leafs, perhaps as early as next ...

TORONTO (Dec. 6) — Fans of the Maple Leafs have often accused media of wanting the team to lose. Which makes little sense today given the calamitous cross–pollination of media and team ownership.