Julian Sanchez

The first game of the post-JFJ era goes at home against the Capitals in the first half of a home-and-home, back-to-back set. It's tough to cheer against the Leafs but two losses in these games (regulation ones please!) could be the final nails in the coffin and kill

So I figured that I would follow in the great Deadspin's footsteps and provide a round-up of articles to read in the morning with a little commentary kind of like I did last night. I'll leave the comments open for name suggestions. Also, if you come

While you celebrate the dismissal of JFJ and await the first steps towards the Leafs' Stanley Cup in 2012 here is a round-up of links for an extremely busy day. * James Mirtle features yours truly in a round-table discussion about the ills of the Leafs and what we would

Ok, for those of you that can't see the press conference I am going to liveblog it over lunch. Update: Now that I have a bit more time here is a bit of a recap of the press conference. In terms of Peddie, he was repeatedly hammered by

We can call it: Time of Firing - 11:45:35am on January 22, 2008. The end of John Ferguson's reign as General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs came as no surprise to anyone with a television, radio, newspaper, or internet connection. In fact, the real surprise

Could this be the end of our long national nightmare? Could JFJ be relieved of his GM duties today or tomorrow? Last night the MLSE board of directors met to discuss the immediate future of the franchise and 'unnamed sources' (the professional reporters' version of "my

Well, the firing of JFJ is taking a lot more time than many had expected. I guess Cliff just couldn't miss his vacation in Mexico. Granted, if I was walking into the mess that resides at 40 Bay I would want to be as relaxed as possible before

Well, thankfull that streak is over. The Leafs stretched their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 win over the Sabres before falling 3-2 against the Devils. Despite the three wins the Leafs remain entrenched in 28th place in the NHL. Thankfully the teams around them in the basement

The Leafs wrap up the road portion of their season series with the Devils this afternoon/early evening (what's the deal with 5pm stars?). The last meeting at The Rock produced a frustrating loss that came despite a good effort. It was the kind of game that I

Luckily for the Leafs, others team in the Stamkos Sweepstakes won last night so the two game winning streak has not moved the Leafs out of 28th. Tonight they host the Buffalo Sabres who had lost 10 games in a row (5 via OT/SO) before absolutely destroying Atlanta. This

Man, the Leafs can't do anything right. They go on a great run that sets them up for a push for a good playoff spot and then McCabe and Toskala get hurt and the team goes in the tank. Fans suffered through the losing streak but finally came

I think I have finally cracked the Make-A-Wish mystery. It wasn't compromising photos of JFJ, Paul Maurice, or Dick Peddie that kept him in the lineup! It was a McDonald's contest. This picture was dropped into my e-mail with the accompanying text: Ever dream of being

Cross-posted to Battle of Ontario. As any Canadian knows, the CBC hates making money. They bleed cash with every show that they force feed Canadians except for Hockey Night in Canada. Hockey Night in Toronto as it's known in bitter Anti-Leaf circles is a ratings juggernaut which results

Listen Leafs, we all came to an agreement over the past couple of weeks. You guys were going to continue your terrible play, doing just enough (or more than enough) to lose games, and we were going to embrace the results. We even set up a reverse standings block to

Well, it looks like JFJ's shabby treatment at the hands of the Leafs will move one step closer to ending. Whether the interim solution will be Cliff Fletcher will, according to Bob McKenzie, be resolved one way or another. So while this isn't the big move

The Leafs return home from their disastrous three game West Coast road trip and host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. For those with a masochistic bend, the game is on Sportsnet Ontario in the Leafs' region at 7:30PM. I could throw up some stats but all that they would

When the Eastern Conference All-Stars were announced last Friday at noon our beloved Mats Sundin was disappointingly left out. In their Quebec-based lawyerly desire to get offended some people read their own biases into the comment which turned it from "Man, as if getting beat up by your own

The Leafs almost blew it Saturday night. They played two solid periods of defensive hockey, capitalized on the Sharks' mistakes and took a two goal lead into the third period. Then the familiar bugaboos struck and too many penalties led to two powerplay goals and another that came just

The best part about the Leafs being on the West Coast is that I can post the game day thread a bit later in the day. In a different vein, mostly because the stats are depressing, I'll be answering five questions from my SB Nation colleague Diecast Dude

So Shoalts is reporting that the JFJ countdown can begin. Time for contest numero dos here at Pension Plan Puppets. I am going to write more about JFJ's tenure soon but in case he manages to finally get canned before I get a chance I wanted to get

This is a long one and works to explain why the white towel has been waved by myself and many fans which were sticking with the team to the bitter end. Click on 'Full Story' to read the rest but you'll want to clear some space

The rest of the Eastern Conference All-Stars were named today and while Tomas Kaberle was included someone kind of awesome was left out: Mats Sundin. I'd get in more of a lather (and I probably will this weekend) but it's just one more slap in the

Ed.'s Note: I'll have a game recap up this afternoon but in the meantime I wanted to re-post an article that was originally written on November 27th, 2007 and deserves a second viewing mostly I wanted to get your reactions. It speaks to the ridiculous position

The Leafs are in LA tonight and the game is on LeafsTV once again which will save most of your from having to actually watch this game. Me, I have to watch this dogfight in what is the first game featuring two participants in the Drive for Doughty/Steve Stamkos

The Drive for Doughty/Stamkos Watch will feature it's first official battle as the Leafs go to LA to face the Kings. In light of this battle of the titans which features a rematch of the 1993 Western Conference Final which was stolen from the Leafs by Kerry