Top 10 gifts to give a distressed Leafs fan for Christmas

As the holiday season approaches, the Toronto Maple Leafs once again find themselves near the bottom of the NHL. In a time of year that is normally filled with joy and happiness, fans of the blue and white might instead be feeling despair and hopelessness. So, with that in mind, we here at ETS have [...]

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Top 10 Things to Throw at the Maple Leafs

During last night’s 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, a frustrated Maple Leafs fan threw a waffle at Leafs defenceman François Beauchemin. This has generated a lot of conversation in the media today, which is probably a good thing for the Leafs since it’s distracting everyone from the fact that they laid another egg at [...]

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Kadri’s recall wont make or break his future

As I’m positive you’ve heard by now, the Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled forward Nazem Kadri and defenceman Keith Aulie at the expense of Christian Hanson and Korbinian Holzer, in preparation for tomorrow night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. Leafs fans seem to be pretty split with their opinions on this decision. Some are crying [...]

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Leafs turn to the future, today

Keith Aulie, acquired along with Dion Phaneuf last season, has been recalled to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Korbinian Holzer returned to the Toronto Marlies. Notable, certainly, but dwarfed by the news that Nazem Kadri will also be with the big club when the Vancouver Canucks roll into the ACC Saturday night. Fan reaction is [...]

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Leafs searching for consistency

At practice this morning Ron Wilson made a statement to his so-called top line of Tyler Bozak, Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg by handing the revered white practice jerseys typically reserved for the first unit to Mikhail Grabovski, Nikolai Kulemin and Clarke MacArthur. With the team making a quick swing through Tampa and Florida this [...]

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Wilson targets wrong players in first regulation loss

It wasn’t so much a matter of if, but when the Leafs would lose their first game in regulation; a matter which was settled last night as they fell 2-1 to the New York Rangers. If the first four wins were characterized by a tenacious forecheck and relentless work ethic, last night’s game was characterized [...]

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Leafs drop first point

Thanks to some spotty officiating against the Islanders last night, and another superhuman effort from Dwayne Roloson in the pipes, the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped their first point of the 2010-2011 season by falling 2-1 in overtime. There are a number of things to take from the game, but most fans are probably still fuming [...]

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Top 10 Things Noticed while at the Battle of Ontario: Round #1

Readers of ETS, my apologies for not writing in a while. My excuse: I was busy. I know, I know, aren’t we all? So, in the hopes of trying to make it up to you, I’m going to try to produce a solid piece here. I was fortunate enough to be able to get a [...]

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A New Season With New Challenges

I’m pleased to introduce myself and present a preview of what I see ahead for the Leafs this coming season. I’ve been writing about the Leafs off and on for a little over a year, and hope I can provide some insight and analysis of the Leafs for my readers. Feel free to send me [...]

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Wednesday September 22: Exhibition Game 2, Ottawa @ Toronto pre-game

Just a few thoughts on the Leafs 5-0 beating last night at the hands of the Senators. Even though I didn’t get to watch the game, I was able to catch the highlights and read up on it a bit: It is important to keep in mind that it is pre-season and these contests mean [...]

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