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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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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10 Reasons Why Ilya Kovalchuk made the worst decision of his life

So you may have heard Ilya Kovalchuk signed a 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils last week. If you didn’t hear, it’s because you wisely activated some settings on your computer to eliminate anything that contained those words after one of the longest drawn-out free agent dramas in recent memory. On the [...]

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10 things you can expect to happen in the NHL on July 1st

With the NHL’s Free Agent Frenzy to begin tomorrow, Brian Burke has not openly come out and stated a set game-plan. Some, like Toronto Star reporter Kevin McGran, is reporting that the Leafs will indeed be active participants on July 1st, whereas others, like TSN’s Darren Dreger, are preparing fans for the worst. “Don’t expect [...]

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Top 10 Maple Leafs Moments from the 2009-2010 season

When we launched the Eh Team Sports site a little over two months ago, we indicated that we would have a focus on the most popular team in Toronto– the Maple Leafs. In fact, if you checked out the “About the Site” tab, you would have read “… with the primary focus being on the [...]

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Top 10 things you might hear Buck Martinez say on a Jays Sportscast

Those of you who have watched more than a few minutes of a Jays game on television this year know that commentator Buck Martinez is prone to say, well, anything. His surprising comments range from nostalgic delusions to the just-plain-wacky, and although they can often be annoying, the entertainment value just can’t be beat. Here [...]

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Top 10 Reasons the NHL is Breaking for Five Days

When Philly beat the Habs on Monday night, signifying the end of the third round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, fans recognized that there would be a short break before the Cup Finals would begin. Unfortunately, the League’s idea of a ‘short break’ is vastly different than a fan’s idea, as the hockey world [...]

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