TORONTO (July 29) — It is merely a whisper at this point and has a number of moving parts. But, a source tells me the Toronto Maple Leafs, interminably looking for a big–time defenseman, and the St.

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 ...

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 (Oct. 20) — Nazem Kadri is not only a reliable goal–scorer and one of the National Hockey League’s most–personable young men, but he ranks among the truly important figures in Toronto Maple ...

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 Hockey Night In Canada panel ...

TORONTO (Sep. 6) — For sure, the news hit hard. A man of my vintage occasionally rises in the middle of the night with a bloated bladder. As did I after 2 a.m. today. Once back in bed, I perused the ...

TORONTO (Mar. 9) — This story and this blog is about the man who provides the soundtrack of sports on television in Canada. You know, instantly, that I’m referring to Chris Cuthbert; or C.C. as those ...

TORONTO (Nov. 10) — Hello again. Pardon the lengthy span between blogs, but I’m a new father. Nothing biological; too late for that. Instead, a little puppy came into my life on Halloween… and I named ...

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 ...

TORONTO (Jan. 20) — From its earliest days in the middle–1980’s as Canada’s first all–sports television network, TSN has valued the presence of female voices. This may be disputed by Sheri Forde and ...

TORONTO (Aug. 28) — The most oft–repeated, perhaps only, concern amid zealots of the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer has been “how will the club replace Mitch Marner’s 100 points?” The answer isn’t ...

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.