Julian Sanchez

So apparently there is a perfectly good explanation for the story coming out of Sweden: their version of Eklund has a better reputation. Or it's the freaking Commies' fault. the poll results probably skewed the way you could expect them to with about a quarter of the

There's one story that divides Leafs Nation and its blogging representatives like none other. No, not whether the free pre-season game is a scam because we can all agree that it most certainly is. No, not whether Luke Schenn is our saviour because he is. The most divisive

There's not much going on in Leafland so it's the perfect time to make a contribution to the Origins of Fandom series. We've already read some great submissions from JaredFromLondon, Frost_, and koopa kid. It's a great way to introduce yourself if

From the "Stop Reading My Mind" files, MF37 has put up a post that is exactly what I had hoped to do today. He's curious as to how everyone became a fan of the Maple Leafs. His is a not uncommon tale of fandom as the

This is just interesting rather than being a big deal but I was looking through the leafs' schedule and noticed there are three Saturdays (Dec 13, 27 and Jan 17) throughout the season where they aren't playing. Now is it just me or will these be the

The Leafs open the season in Detroit October 9th as the poor saps that get to watch the Stanely Cup banner go up in the rafters. Their home opener comes two days later in a HNiC (new theme included) matchup with the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs will make a trip

When I stated this little corner of the interwebs over two years ago there were a couple of websites that got me going. I've mentioned before that the Battle of Alberta (mostly) and their progeny played a massive part in my decision to start this obsession. There were

In just over an hour the Leafs are going to make a 'fan related announcement' and have been using Matt Stajan to promote the event using his special deadpan delivery method. Of course, considering the only way that you can go to a Leafs' game is to

Now, I have been firmly in the "In Cliff We Trust" and who wouldn't be? The man built a Stanley Cup winner in Calgary and then fueled the Leafs' renaissance before taking a decade vacation away from hockey before returning to once again save the

Trader Cliff strikes again. This time he's moved the pick that came to the Leafs in the Hal Gill trade to pick up the 25 year old son of a Brazilian father and Canadian mother. His name probably sounds familiar in that 'I just can't

Over the past day or so I've been trying to see what I've missed in the world. Hope is still in the lead in the US, the Leafs are making good/great/could be good moves (more on that later), and the American Empire should be

Wow. That's the only way to describe my vacation. It covers everything that happened. The cruise was unbelievable and a big upgrade from the last time I was in Europe. That sounds impressive but last time I slept on the floor and frequently dined on peanut butter sandwiches

Wow, what a time to go on vacation. Mats Sundin might finally be fetching the Leafs some assets as it's clear that he will not be returning to Toronto. The Habs' pick 25th overall so it would give the Leafs two picks in the first round or

The life of a Leaf fan is not always gloom and doom. Granted, it's mostly gloom and doom. This evening's entry draft could provide an instance of when the sun can shine on the visage of long-suffering followers of the blue and white. For me, the

It's finally draft day. Greener is giddy with anticipation as he waits to hear Cliff Fletcher booed mercilessly. Thankfully it's a senators crowd which means that it'll probably sound a lot like "Go Leafs Go". In other news, Steve wonders what it

Damn. I thought today was Friday. Anyway, I received a pretty interesting e-mail from the makers of The Love Guru with a clip to post (that you can find via LFiV's FanShot). It's nice to see that they are trying to harness the power of the

Ok, who voted 'No' in the poll below? I can't actually hunt you down and fly you off the former Soviet Union countries for you to be tortured like the President but I'd be interested in knowing what your rationale was for denying Gilmour

This afternoon the Hockey Hall of Fame will announce the Class of 2008. If all goes according to plan then our very own Doug Gilmour will be among the inductees and it's not only Leaf fans that agree. Wyshynski! puts Bure, Ciccarelli, Gilmour and Larionov in the Hall.

Is there any worse feeling in the world on a Sunday morning than hearing a four-year old screaming your name at 7am after about 5 hours of sleep? You can't ignore the kid because he's already said your name about 30 times and he's

Mark Zeisberger takes a look at how things will be changing over the next few weeks if all goes to plan. Cliff Fletcher is saying the kinds of things that show that MLSE is not making a mistake in leaving him in charge. On making changes to the squad Hopefully,

The NHL Awards were held in Toronto last night. Last year I was able to go as a seat filler which was pretty neat. Roberto Luongo has monkey arms and everyone is a lot taller than you would think. No Leafs won awards last year but last night Jason Blake

The 2008 We Bleed Teal Bloggies were given out today in a star-studded affair that featured Emilio Estevez, Tiger Woods, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. A lot of deserving awards were given out but the most highlight of the post came when the Barilkosphere (TM Chemmy) won for our continued dedication.

In his latest post MF37 uses an interesting article from a Portland columnist to examine the coverage of the Leafs' head man Richard Peddie and the senators' owner Eugene Melnyk. You can go a step further and look at the difference within the reaction to the Fletcher announcement.

I just realized that not everyone would be able to watch Ron Wilson's press conference and not every question would make the reports so here's a semi-transcript of the press conference. I'll try to get the gist of both sides of the question. Click

Thanks to Eyebeleaf for the heads up as David Shoalts reports that Cliff Fletcher's tenure as GM which was meant to last until October will now be stretched to next summer. Reading the comments in that article, and I would guess any article about the development, will give