In the bleakness of a lost Maple Leafs season, the remaining optimists can be forgiven for searching for a heartening storyline to take the edge off the pain. Lightning coach Jon Cooper offered one up Saturday night. “(The Leafs) have a fabulous core stil... See more
A lot has been made of the Raptors being exposed as pretenders when they face contenders. The bad news is they’re 4-15 against the NBA’s top 10 teams. The good news: They’re 31-10 against everyone else. In other words, sitting in 11th place heading into S... See more
Say this for the Maple Leafs’ pathetic post-Olympic restart. Getting skated off the sheet in back-to-back games at the Lightning and Panthers, losing both by a combined score of 9-3, served at least one purpose: It provided Toronto’s front office with cla... See more
There are fans of the Maple Leafs who have already given up on the season that resumes Wednesday night in Tampa. You’ve heard their pre-trade-deadline urgings: Shop marketable free agents like Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton for futures. Pivot to next yea... See more
We’ve known for a long time the NBA has a tanking problem . What feels new this season is the debate around one of the players NBA teams are tanking for. To a lot of observers, Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson is a no-brainer top pick in the June dra... See more
