Home Not So Sweet Home for Reimer Craig Hagerman | January 4, 2015 It was another homecoming for Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer Saturday night as the team was in Winnipeg to take on the Jets. For the fourth time in his…
Streaking Leafs Have Pieces to Clinch Playoffs Craig Hagerman | January 2, 2015 To coin the phrase by Old School’s Frank the Tank, “we’re going streaking”. If there was a slogan chosen by the Maple Leafs this season that would sum up their…
December for Maple Leafs: In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion Craig Hagerman | December 30, 2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs were 8-1-1 and had won six straight. They were among the hottest teams in the league and were quickly climbing their way to the summit that…
Is James Reimer Creating a Goalie Controversy? Craig Hagerman | December 16, 2014 Well the answer to that question is, Reimer sure hopes he is. This past week Reimer found a spot between the pipes for the Leafs for the first time in…
One Player on Every NHL Team Who Should be Traded Brett Slawson | December 16, 2014 As the December 19th holiday roster freeze quickly approaches, trade talks will be heightened as teams look to make moves in order to improve their respective squads. Although there is no rush…
Hockey News: Reimer Shines, Anaheim Stays Hot John Ginder | December 11, 2014 Toronto Beats Detroit in Shootout On the always potentially over-hyped “Rivalry Wednesday”, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings had a good one. Maple Leaf’s goalie James Reimer had…
James Reimer is the Devil. Wait, What? Adam R | November 18, 2014 I had originally intended for my first post on TheHockeywriters.com to be about the Bruins and Leafs game on November 13th. My expectation was a Leafs loss that would…
Sober Second Thoughts; Fleury’s New Contract J.D. Burke | November 11, 2014 We’ve all had a fair amount of time to digest the contract extension the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Marc-Andre Fleury to last week. Reactions are varied and by large very polarized.…
Hockey News: Daylight Savings Edition John Ginder | November 2, 2014 James Reimer Stars as Toronto Beats Chicago Despite giving up two goals on Saturday night, Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer turned away 45 shots (26 in the third period) enroute…
Game Day Questions: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators William Wilson | October 22, 2014 Game Day Questions: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators UPDATE: Today’s game between the Leafs and the Senators has been postponed by the NHL due to events in Ottawa. The game will…
Week 2: Maple Leafs and Finding Consistency Andrew Forbes | October 21, 2014 The Maple Leafs saw yet another jersey thrown to the Air Canada Centre ice in only the second week of the season. For many players it was a sign of…
Toronto Maple Leafs Turning Back to Jonathan Bernier? William Wilson | October 16, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs Turning Back to Jonathan Bernier? Despite the recent strong play of James Reimer, it appears the Toronto Maple Leafs will be returning to Jonathan Bernier in net…