All Credit To Shapiro and Atkins TORONTO (July 24) — Throughout this remarkable and unforeseen surge by the Toronto Blue Jays, there’s been universal media reticence to applaud ownership and ...

Won’t Get Fooled Again I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around… The Who, May 1971 TORONTO (Feb. 19) — Yes, there will be ...

“Only Elliotte Friedman Is Safe” TORONTO (July 8) — It was an alarming bit of speculation from a media source familiar to everyone in the Canadian sports television industry: “We may not recognize the ...

Marner’s Tantrum Was Too Late TORONTO (May 19) — For the first time in nearly a decade with the Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner blew his cover. Midway through the second period on Sunday night, with he and ...

TORONTO (Jan. 25) — Nothing in professional sport is more amusing than hindsight. And, hindsight may never be quite so amusing as in the blog you have started right here; right now. Or, nearly as ...

The Forbidden Leafs Angle TORONTO (Jan. 15) — Here are words you will neither read nor hear from any person in the mainstream Toronto media: Auston Matthews is not performing nearly as well as he did ...

No Chance Mitch Marner Will Waive TORONTO (May 23) — It was just more than 16 years ago, in March 2008, that fans of the Maple Leafs briefly turned on franchise scoring leader Mats Sundin. Responding, ...

The Morning After: May 3, 1967 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.

Remembering Paul Morris: 1938–2025 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 Have Gone Over The Edge TORONTO (Feb. 27) — Any person that has followed the Maple Leafs though the years has seen batsh** crazy. It’s the hallmark of the franchise in the post–1967 era. But, ...

Pelley Should Run The Leafs TORONTO (May 22) — There’s no need to search for a hockey executive to replace Brendan Shanahan as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The club’s parent company, Maple ...