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Misery En Scene:Leafs vs. Sens Rookie Game

I had hoped to watch the Leafs – Sens rookie game last night, and maybe write a little bit here about the game.

Unfortunately, the game wasn’t on LeafsTV – hey, what are the chances that anyone who is willingly extorted by MLSE pays for this service would be interested in actual hockey being played […]

Stop the Internets, I Want to Get Off

I can’t stop laughing about this comment, a delectable treat appurtenant to another brilliant piece in today’s National Post by Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown fame.

DGB is always funny, and his piece in today’s Post is no exception. Understand that I mean this when I tell you that notwithstanding DGB’s brilliance, the biggest […]

Million Dollar Idea Number One

I’m going to invent a new social media site that invites users to post messages of up to 140 characters complaining about the fact that the Twitter API is down. Based on Twitter’s record over the last couple days, I have reason to believe that my service will be at least as popular as Twitter […]

Predictions: Donald Fehr and the NHLPA

Hail to the Chief!

There was a report on TSN’s website Sunday night that the National Hockey League Players’ Association is preparing to offer Donald Fehr the top job with the union. Those of you following along at home will recall that the last fellow who was hired to do this job, Paul […]

CSI: Winter Wonderland

(With apologies to John Moe for totally ripping off his excellent stuff:)

POLICE OCCURRENCE REPORT – DECEMBER 25, 2009

Police were dispatched to a location in the general vicinity of complainant’s residence on the morning of December 25th in relation to a report of a deceased elderly female. Upon arrival, officers spoke to complainant/reporter, who […]

Phil Kessel: The True Story

Imagine, if you will, Brian Burke sitting at his desk in the MLSE offices today. Any GM

Clancy is an intimidating ghost

of the Leafs is no doubt a busy man, but Burkie’s recently been a bit busier than most. On top of the usual day to day stuff, he’s still dealing with […]

Leagues of Nations: Enough. No, Leafs, No!

No. Not "Leafs Nation"

I’m going to go ahead and say it – fuck “Leafs Nation”. Strange words to hear from a lifelong Leafs fan and recent contributor to the Maple Leafs Annual? Maybe. Hear me out.

Kim Jorn, Godd Till and mf37, the Three Amigos of the Barilkosphere, have […]

Fare Use: Kane’s Hack Licence, Part II

That didn’t take long. The caption I chose is up over at Patrick Kane’s hockey-reference.com page.

I like it, but if you’ve got a better idea, drop it in the comments.

Portrait of the Artist as a Wrung Man

I have been working all day on a writing project that is due shortly. The “writing process” (by which I mean “staring at the screen wondering what the hell I’ve gottem myself into”) was going painfully slow a bit earlier, so Spouse convinced me to take a break to go into town. We had dry […]

On Birthdays

When I was younger, birthdays were an event. As a child, there were parties to be held, loot bags to be distributed, toys to be acquired, opened, assembled and played with, not to mention occasionally repaired immediately thereafter. As a young man, there were social outings with friends to be organized; alcohol to be consumed; […]