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Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-the-maple-leafs-transformed-fairy-tale-into-tragedy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-the-maple-leafs-transformed-fairy-tale-into-tragedy/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:32:25 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-the-maple-leafs-transformed-fairy-tale-into-tragedy/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Toronto's fans were stunned at their team's epic collapse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:43:27 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/feed/ 0 Jonathon Gatehouse on the fun and futility of Toronto's playoff run http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/toronto-remembers-how-to-cheer-for-playoff-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/toronto-remembers-how-to-cheer-for-playoff-hockey/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 23:23:23 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/toronto-remembers-how-to-cheer-for-playoff-hockey/feed/ 0 Nine years later, the fans never forgot how it feels to celebrate a playoff goal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/on-fan-engagement-life-in-the-canadian-fishbowl-and-preparing-toronto-for-the-cup/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/on-fan-engagement-life-in-the-canadian-fishbowl-and-preparing-toronto-for-the-cup/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/on-fan-engagement-life-in-the-canadian-fishbowl-and-preparing-toronto-for-the-cup/feed/ 0 The new Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO in conversation with Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:20:29 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/feed/ 0 In the real world, the law's on his side. But this is the Internet. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/brian-burkes-exciting-off-ice-antics-never-translated-into-success-for-the-leafs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/brian-burkes-exciting-off-ice-antics-never-translated-into-success-for-the-leafs/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:17:17 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/brian-burkes-exciting-off-ice-antics-never-translated-into-success-for-the-leafs/feed/ 0 GM's off-ice bluster and bombast never translated into success for the Leafs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/maple-leafs-fire-gm-brian-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/maple-leafs-fire-gm-brian-burke/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:25:46 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/maple-leafs-fire-gm-brian-burke/feed/ 0 He will remain as 'senior advisor' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/while-the-men-watch-recap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/while-the-men-watch-recap/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:38:12 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263877 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/while-the-men-watch-recap/feed/ 0 Sports culture could use a little bit more gossip. But why steep the idea in ignorance? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:53:32 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/feed/ 0 EXCLUSIVE POLL: Who's dirty? Who's admired? Who's loved? And who likes Don Cherry? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/at-least-they-apologized-toronto-maple-leafs-take-out-a-full-page-ad-saying-sorry-for-missing-the-playoffs-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/at-least-they-apologized-toronto-maple-leafs-take-out-a-full-page-ad-saying-sorry-for-missing-the-playoffs-again/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:10:11 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/at-least-they-apologized-toronto-maple-leafs-take-out-a-full-page-ad-saying-sorry-for-missing-the-playoffs-again/feed/ 0 The team that has become the laughing stock of the National Hockey League has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/if-winning-isnt-everything-why-bother-keeping-score/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/if-winning-isnt-everything-why-bother-keeping-score/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:18:02 +0000 Dave Bidini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/if-winning-isnt-everything-why-bother-keeping-score/feed/ 0 The morning sucks. Especially with a family; especially with kids. Before my daughter was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/the-unlikely-partnership-behind-mlse-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/the-unlikely-partnership-behind-mlse-deal/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:36:21 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/the-unlikely-partnership-behind-mlse-deal/feed/ 0 Rivals Bell and Rogers brought together by instinct for self-preservation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/what-do-you-get-when-you-mate-a-leaf-with-a-lion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/what-do-you-get-when-you-mate-a-leaf-with-a-lion/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:01:55 +0000 Dave Bidini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/what-do-you-get-when-you-mate-a-leaf-with-a-lion/feed/ 1 Perhaps Ron Wilson can borrow the Swiss particle accelerator to create a squad of über-Leafs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/this-is-the-leafs-fans-weakness-we-get-way-too-high-and-way-too-low/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/this-is-the-leafs-fans-weakness-we-get-way-too-high-and-way-too-low/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:07:25 +0000 Dave Bidini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/this-is-the-leafs-fans-weakness-we-get-way-too-high-and-way-too-low/feed/ 3 The editor is laughing. He is laughing and holding his Habs belly. He is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/everything-that-goes-wrong-in-the-world-i-blame-on-the-montreal-canadiens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/everything-that-goes-wrong-in-the-world-i-blame-on-the-montreal-canadiens/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:12:52 +0000 Dave Bidini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221554 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/everything-that-goes-wrong-in-the-world-i-blame-on-the-montreal-canadiens/feed/ 23 Someone once said that great clubs need great enemies, but why it can’t be Dallas or Florida or Buffalo http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/prospect-porn-leafs-v-colorado/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/prospect-porn-leafs-v-colorado/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:47:01 +0000 Dave Bidini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/prospect-porn-leafs-v-colorado/feed/ 1 30-year-olds with long NHL careers are one thing, but Dave Bidini has a soft spot from the acne'd prospect http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-biggest-losers-in-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-biggest-losers-in-hockey/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:33:57 +0000 Dave Bidini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-biggest-losers-in-hockey/feed/ 13 Dave Bidini vows to embrace the sadness that comes with cheering for the Leafs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/wade-belaks-final-hours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/wade-belaks-final-hours/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:31 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/wade-belaks-final-hours/feed/ 17 The night before he was found dead of a suspected suicide, the former NHL enforcer was out on the town and in good spirits http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-end-gilindo-marcocchio/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-end-gilindo-marcocchio/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:40:49 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-end-gilindo-marcocchio/feed/ 5 He wasn’t sick a day in his life, and friends called him unstoppable. Even at 101 he was dancing the jitterbug. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:00:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/feed/ 0 Emma Watson’s really big moment, the Dog Whisperer’s disappointing day, Pamela Anderson’s good deed’s too dirty http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/the-commons-dont-get-your-hopes-up-and-you-wont-be-disappointed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/the-commons-dont-get-your-hopes-up-and-you-wont-be-disappointed/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:45:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/the-commons-dont-get-your-hopes-up-and-you-wont-be-disappointed/feed/ 19 Aaron Wherry on the Speech from the Throne http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/the-interview-gary-bettman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/the-interview-gary-bettman/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/the-interview-gary-bettman/feed/ 52 NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Canada, the ‘covenant’ with fans, Gretzky and on trying to do the right things http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/when-the-beat-goes-off/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/when-the-beat-goes-off/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:26 +0000 Rachel Mendleson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/when-the-beat-goes-off/feed/ 2 An irregular heartbeat is more common than we might expect http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/23/donuts-hockey-tax-cuts-and-afghanistan-in-suburban-ontario/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/23/donuts-hockey-tax-cuts-and-afghanistan-in-suburban-ontario/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:36:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/23/donuts-hockey-tax-cuts-and-afghanistan-in-suburban-ontario/feed/ 86 The quintessential speech of Stephen Harper’s premiership? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/what-happened-to-leaf-nation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/what-happened-to-leaf-nation/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:06:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77144 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/what-happened-to-leaf-nation/feed/ 11 How this generation of Leafs fans forgot a legend http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/18/a-goodbye-letter-to-mats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/18/a-goodbye-letter-to-mats/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:20:48 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=25202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/18/a-goodbye-letter-to-mats/feed/ 10 Dear Mats Johan Sundin, You must be pretty torn up right now about your... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/nhl-all-star-comedy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/nhl-all-star-comedy/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:48:51 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17649 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/nhl-all-star-comedy/feed/ 13 Folks, I’m as pumped about the Habs centennial as the next guy. But when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/start-the-clock-ticking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/start-the-clock-ticking/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:37:49 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/start-the-clock-ticking/feed/ 2 The Anaheim Ducks have “fired” Brian Burke as GM. Or they couldn’t agree on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/28/keeping-luke-schenn-with-the-big-club-bad-idea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/28/keeping-luke-schenn-with-the-big-club-bad-idea/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:37:33 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14028 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/28/keeping-luke-schenn-with-the-big-club-bad-idea/feed/ 16 It’s a widely held joke across this country that Leafs fans view the world... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/21/should-toronto-have-two-nhl-teams/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/21/should-toronto-have-two-nhl-teams/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:22:40 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=13606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/21/should-toronto-have-two-nhl-teams/feed/ 71 If the rest of Canada doesn’t already hate Toronto for thinking it’s the centre... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/07/prediction-leafs-will-finish-last-in-nhl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/07/prediction-leafs-will-finish-last-in-nhl/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:56:42 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=11736 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/07/prediction-leafs-will-finish-last-in-nhl/feed/ 7 I thought long and hard about really letting it out in this blog entry... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/08/gainey-meets-sundin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/08/gainey-meets-sundin/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:47:08 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=7363 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/08/gainey-meets-sundin/feed/ 1 … for two hours, according to a diligent blogger’s account of a public appearance... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/26/brian-burkenot-so-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/26/brian-burkenot-so-good/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:08:49 +0000 Steve Maich http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/26/brian-burkenot-so-good/feed/ 0 Al Strachan has written what will henceforth be known as “The Definitive Hatchet Job... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/17/small-balls-cut-that-hair-you-hippie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/17/small-balls-cut-that-hair-you-hippie/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:46:56 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=3259 La première étoile:... Toronto Maple Leafs. This might be the only time all year]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/17/small-balls-cut-that-hair-you-hippie/feed/ 0 La première étoile:... Toronto Maple Leafs. This might be the only time all year http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/30/samll-balls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/30/samll-balls/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:58:03 +0000 Steve Maich http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2574 La première étoile:... The entire nation of Spain! Viva Espana! Spain Spain Spain! Land]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/30/samll-balls/feed/ 0 La première étoile:... The entire nation of Spain! Viva Espana! Spain Spain Spain! Land http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/leafs-start-dumping-players/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/leafs-start-dumping-players/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:29:52 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/leafs-start-dumping-players/feed/ 0 In what is surely just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/sundin-not-playing-ball/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/sundin-not-playing-ball/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:18:05 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/sundin-not-playing-ball/feed/ 0 The saga continues. According to this update from TSN’s Bob McKenzie, whose information is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/sundin-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/sundin-watch/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:58:50 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/sundin-watch/feed/ 0 So much has happened, hockey fans. Let’s recap. • As per last Friday’s post,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/petit-balls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/petit-balls/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:45:23 +0000 Steve Maich http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2339 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/petit-balls/feed/ 0 First Star: I nearly failed grade nine french, and I already have to deal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/the-rumour-that-wont-die/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/the-rumour-that-wont-die/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:28:37 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/the-rumour-that-wont-die/feed/ 0 Foghorn Dreghorn, TSN’s “Insider,” reports that the Habs are still interested in landing Sundin,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/film-reviews-get-smart-the-love-guru-my-winnipeg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/film-reviews-get-smart-the-love-guru-my-winnipeg/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:39:17 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/film-reviews-get-smart-the-love-guru-my-winnipeg/feed/ 0 This weekend marks a showdown between two goofy Hollywood comedies about mild-mannered bozos endowed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/11/ron-ny-ron-ny-ron-ny/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/11/ron-ny-ron-ny-ron-ny/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:49:45 +0000 Steve Maich http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/11/ron-ny-ron-ny-ron-ny/feed/ 0 The Toronto media is, thus far, giving the thumbs-up to the Leafs new coach... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/29/sundin-and-the-leafs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/29/sundin-and-the-leafs/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 15:40:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1422 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/29/sundin-and-the-leafs/feed/ 0 The appropriate line for the video grab here might have been “Sundin Ponders Role... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/02/canadas-team-for-at-least-one-more-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/02/canadas-team-for-at-least-one-more-game/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 13:31:47 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/02/canadas-team-for-at-least-one-more-game/feed/ 0 Courtesy cbc.ca According to a recent poll, Les Glorieux have replaced The Toronto Always...