Julian Sanchez

Lots of links on this historic morning. This is one of the few times we'll break our no politics rule but here's a look at worldwide newspaper frontpages, euphoria in the US, and around the world. Now, back to our regularly scheduled Leafs' programming. Also,

Remember when the Leafs fell apart in the second period against the Hurricanes and fell short of a fifth comeback from down two goals? Well, here are the highlights from Sunday's game to refresh your memory. Take note of how likely a win would have been for the

Chemmy and I are pretty big nerds (big, sexy nerds) so of course we've been watching our site stats like hawks towards the end of the month to see how things would pan out. Thanks in large part to everyone here October was once again a record-setting month

The outcome of the Hurricanes game was to be expected. Not necessarily in that game but in some future game by the Leafs. Just as with the blown leads in the preseason it is a teachable moment for Ron Wilson and one that is necessary for the development of the

Step one: Score your first NHL goal Step Two: FIST PUMP! "I came out of the box and I didn't know if I had to change lines," Mitchell said. "I got no sign from the bench so I stayed out. The puck was bouncing all

We can all stop panicking because Luke Schenn is no longer a fresh-faced 18 year old. He's now a grizzled 19 year old defenceman and they do much better in the NHL. Obviously, this means that today is another Luke Schenn Day. Please show the proper deference in

And I realized that the only purpose to revolution is to be able to love who you want, how you want, when you want and where you want… - Dan Bern, "True Revolutionaries", Smartie Mine (1999) On Tuesday, a campaign that has shown the unbelievable organizing power of

Just links this morning. We'll have a game preview and game thread up later today in addition to a couple of other posts. Busy Saturday: * Alanah wonders what effect Sundin's dithering might have on the Canucks offer. Blurr has a Dear John Letter for Mats in

Dear Most Valuable Losers, Yesterday, continuing a long-standing trend, another Toronto reporter took his shot at Leaf fans. This time it was Howard Berger calling us "losers" (screenshot: one two) but we've seen the same cookie-cutter article before from virtually everyone who covers the team. Quite

Well, yesterday's bit of unpleasantness behind us all, here are some links to get us through the day while the Barilkosphere prepares something special for later this morning: * In case you missed it in the comments, Howard Berger has gone insane. Literally. There are no shortage of reactions.

I am not rich. If I was I would buy a sports bar and spend my time hanging out with my regulars, greeting new patrons, trading jokes with everyone, and having a good time. This is a close approximation to what I envision it might be like during Leaf games:

Toronto worked their BALLS OFF, and frankly deserved to win this game… Ron Wilson.. you can coach my team any day sir! The 2 Man Advantage The Leafs' work ethic has not gone unnoticed by anyone with two eyes and a functioning brain. It's coming along. I

Remember when Ron Wilson called the Leafs' the Yankees of hockey and Dave Feschuk pretended to be so dumb as to misunderstand the financial comparisons and freaked out? Well, the Leafs are the Yankees of hockey. Congrats to Lynn Zinser for researching how to write a proper article on

LEAFS WIN IN A SHOOTOUT GOALS FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE (Proper game recap tomorrow morning too excited) Who's the first star tonight? Hagman10Schenn8Stajan41

The Leafs will need as many shots tonight to get a goal as you'll need comments to unseat Archimedies as Komment King. REMEMBER TO MAKE YOUR SPG PICKS.

Greg Wyshynski tries to cover his stink with face-paint So does anyone else realize the big milestone? Well, yesterday Prudential Center celebrated its one-year anniversary of Devils hockey. Yup, a solid 365 days had passed since that inaugural drop of the puck. It’s just too bad that said puck-drop

Predictably, the Leafs lost against the Lightning. It was a pretty uneven game in terms of the tempo. The Leafs definitely outplayed the Lightning but the difference in star power told as Vinny Lecavalier scored two including the game winner. Steven Stamkos got an imaginary assist to record his first

Pension Plan Puppets has hired the best possible investigator to look for Steven Stamkos. He's pictured here on the job. We'll likely find him by the time he's buried his second NHL goal. Oh and more fun for everyone: Tonight, Damien blogs live from

The Leafs have officially announced that they will keep Luke Schenn past the ninth game of the NHL season Tuesday night against Tampa Bay. This decision will tear Leafs Nation apart at the seams with half of us worried to death that Luke will be ruined in the NHL and

It's premature and just wrong to label Stamkos a failure. His potential is immense, and like the Leafs' Luke Schenn, he's being rushed into prime time as proof to the fans the future is bright for his NHL club. Hey look! It's the

A few weeks ago I received an e-mail with a subject line fit to make a Leafs fan's jaw hit the floor: Pat Quinn - Interview Opportunity After some back and forth with a PR company and Pat's agent the initial e-mail interview morphed into a

Nervy Beginnings The start of the interview was inauspicious as some static required a repetition of my introduction as I started to wonder if I had transcribed the number I had been given incorrectly. Finally, my bonafides were established, pleasantries were exchanged, and I asked for some patience since this

Here's part two of my interview with former Leafs' Coach and GM Pat Quinn. PPP: After being let go by the Maple Leafs after missing the playoffs at the end of the 2005-2006 season you stayed out of hockey until this past Spring when you coached the

The final installment of my interview with the Leafs' former GM and coach Pat Quinn. PPP: One of the main arguments that has come up, specifically from Damien Cox, is that the Toronto media and the ensuing scrutiny would cause irreperable damage to Luke. Obviously, with four major newspapers,

Who didn't love last night's game? Well, it almost killed Sherry but the rest of us enjoyed it. Here are some links to peruse as you wonder what 9 points from 8 games means when the Leafs were expected to pick up around 0: * Wow, Norte