• A Bum and a Calder Candidate

    Ryan Hollweg is a bum. Nikolai Kulemin will win rookie of the year (you read it here first). I'll admit, I'd be the first one in line to see Ryan Hollweg get shipped out of Toronto. He's not a pest or a tough guy, he's just an idiot. If I was in the NHL and he was on my line and he got jumped after doing something stupid, I wouldn't stick up for him. He doesn't respect the opposing players or the game itself, so he will get no respect from me. However, I have just as big a...
  • Leafs Win Season Opener

    What just happened? I was not expecting the Leafs to come out on top tonight against the defending Stanley Cup champs . I thought that the new-look Leafs might look like deer in the headlights against the high-powered Wings, but they looked pretty solid and definitely not overmatched. They rarely got caught running around in their own end. They capitalized on their chances. They didn't even collapse in the third period. They looked nothing like last season's team. But of course, this was...