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Something Amiss with the Montreal Canadiens

Heard On Episode 4.22 of A Foot In The Crease Heading into the season, many prognosticators were suggesting that the Montreal Canadiens—who are commemorating their hundredth year of existence ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 9 months ago 191 reads 1 comments
Burke Must Avoid Fletcher's Mistakes a Year Ago

Heard On Episode 4.21 of A Foot In The Crease With the NHL’s Trade Deadline less than a month away, Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke is going to have to face a number of questions ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 10 months ago 94 reads 6 comments
Gilmour, Vaive Earned Banners In Rafters

On Saturday night, for the second time this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs will enshrine another player in the rafters of Air Canada Centre by raising the banner of Doug Gilmour. They will officially honour No...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 10 months ago 72 reads 1 comments
Are The Toronto Maple Leafs Purposefully Losing Games?

Heard On Episode 4.19 of A Foot In The Crease The theory of “Tank Nation” pertaining to the Maple Leafs has become a touchy subject since midway through last season when it became ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 10 months ago 183 reads 2 comments
Why Wade Belak Got A Good Reception

Heard On Episode 4.18 of A Foot In The Crease Last week, Maple Leaf fans witnessed the return of Bryan McCabe to Toronto. In just over a month from now, the much hyped return of Mats Sundin will take place...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 10 months ago 39 reads 0 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs: Has the Magic Run Out?

Heard On Episode 4.17 of A Foot in the Crease Well well well. Perhaps the clock, as the Maple Leafs approach the midway point of their schedule, has indeed struck midnight...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 11 months ago 34 reads 2 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs' New Year's Resolutions

Heard On Episode 4.16 of AFITC After handing out glasses of holiday cheer and lumps of coal for some of the best and worst of the pre-Christmas portion of the Maple Leafs' schedule last week ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 11 months ago 15 reads 0 comments
Holiday Cheer and Lumps Of Coal For Maple Leafs

Heard on Episode 4.15 of A Foot In The Crease Now having hit the conclusion of the pre Christmas portion of the Maple Leafs schedule, it’s an appropriate time to sit back and digest – ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 11 months ago 50 reads 0 comments
Will Jeremy Williams Stick With the Leafs This Time?

Heard On Episode 4.14 of AFITC Jeremy Williams can put the puck in the net. Period. But as any hotshot young sniper will quickly learn, there is much more to becoming an everyday NHL player than merely a one-dimensional ability to score...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 11 months ago 72 reads 0 comments
Which of the Toronto Maple Leafs Will Be the First To Go?

Heard On Episode 4.13 of A Foot In The Crease Heading into the season, it was very clear that if the Maple Leafs were not in a competitive position by the midway point in the season, trade talks ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about 12 months ago 57 reads 1 comments
Curtis Joseph Has Reached the End

Heard On Episode 4.12 of A Foot In The Crease No matter how good of a general manager you may have running your team, inevitably some moves that are made just simply don’t not turn out well...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 80 reads 2 comments
Wendel Clark Not Worthy of the Toronto Maple Leafs' Rafters

Heard On Episode 4.11 of A Foot In The Crease Prior to their game against the Chicago Blackhawks—and on the same night as their longtime rivals from Montreal retired the legendary number ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 140 reads 4 comments
Vesa Toskala: A Growing Concern

Heard on Episode 4.10 of AFITC Through the first nineteen games of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have shown their fans for the first time since the lockout that there is much to be get excited about in terms of the future of this team...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 159 reads 1 comments
Tom Kostopolous' Apology Is Sincere

Heard On Episode 4.9 of A Foot In The Crease Undoubtedly every season in the National Hockey League, a variety of incidents take place resulting in serious injuries followed by half hearted apologies from the perpetrators...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 128 reads 1 comments
Maple Leafs Hard Work Serving Them Well

Heard On Episode 4.8 of A Foot In The Crease Is it just me or is everybody starting to get a feeling that something special is building in the Maple Leafs locker room? On Saturday night, we ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 108 reads 0 comments
Maple Leafs Playing Too Well? Nonsense

Heard On Episode 4.7 of A Foot In The Crease Sometimes it is really difficult to figure out Maple Leafs' fans. For years, the play of the blue and white was examined microscopically by fans ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 83 reads 0 comments
Promise Lies Ahead, Despite Slow Start for Toronto Maple Leafs

Heard On Episode 4.6 of A Foot In The Crease After a shockingly unexpected defeat of the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in their season-opening contest was followed by four ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 276 reads 2 comments
Ryan Hollweg of Toronto Maple Leafs Not Needed

Heard on Episode 4.5 of A Foot In The Crease. Throughout much of last season, it was clear that the Maple Leafs were not a tough enough team to play against—except for when Wade Belak was in the lineup, which wasn’t very often...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 364 reads 6 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs: Never Trade First Round Picks? Not So Fast...

Heard On Episode 4.4 of AFITC Clearly, the 2008-2009 season is one of rebuilding and retooling for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Development of younger players is paramount whereas winning games is really not...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 737 reads 6 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets Go to Waste in Fans-First Game

Heard On Episode 4.3 of AFITC Earlier this summer, the Toronto Maple Leafs put out a mysterious message that a major announcement would be made, but said nothing else about what was to be expected...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 349 reads 4 comments
Four Qualities A Captain Must Have And Why The Leafs Have Nobody To Fit The Bill

Heard on Episode 4.2 of AFITC When Maple Leaf training camp commenced over the weekend, something was missing. For the first time since 1986, the Maple Leafs roster included neither Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour, nor Mats Sundin...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 845 reads 7 comments
Interest in Maple Leafs This Season Focuses on Development, Not Playoff Spots

Heard on Episode 4.1 of A Foot In the Crease Quite a stark contrast from just one year ago: As the Maple Leafs gathered to prepare for the 2007-08 campaign, then-head coach Paul Maurice proclaimed ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 406 reads 2 comments
Maple Leafs In The Military: Defining Moments In Leafs History No. 7

It was 1940. World War II had descended in Europe and military enlistment was decreasing. Maple Leafs' owner Conn Smythe was a former military Major who had three morals: church, military and hockey...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 265 reads 2 comments
Mats Sundin Is Not About the Money

Heard Sunday July 7 On the Season Finale of AFITC Now, close to a week into free agency, and we still have not heard a decision from Mats Sundin regarding his playing future, other than him saying ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 905 reads 5 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs Should Tread Carefully in Free Agent Waters

Heard on Episode 3.43 of AFITC Every year in the days leading up to unrestricted free agency on July 1, the top free-agent prizes are identified—and then as sure as the sun will come up ...

Written by Dave McCarthy about about 1 year ago 1,254 reads 20 comments

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Dave McCarthy Article Archive

Something Amiss with the Montreal Canadiens

Burke Must Avoid Fletcher's Mistakes a Year Ago

Gilmour, Vaive Earned Banners In Rafters

Are The Toronto Maple Leafs Purposefully Losing Games?

Why Wade Belak Got A Good Reception

Toronto Maple Leafs: Has the Magic Run Out?

Toronto Maple Leafs' New Year's Resolutions

Holiday Cheer and Lumps Of Coal For Maple Leafs

Will Jeremy Williams Stick With the Leafs This Time?

Which of the Toronto Maple Leafs Will Be the First To Go?

Curtis Joseph Has Reached the End

Wendel Clark Not Worthy of the Toronto Maple Leafs' Rafters

Vesa Toskala: A Growing Concern

Tom Kostopolous' Apology Is Sincere

Maple Leafs Hard Work Serving Them Well

Maple Leafs Playing Too Well? Nonsense

Promise Lies Ahead, Despite Slow Start for Toronto Maple Leafs

Ryan Hollweg of Toronto Maple Leafs Not Needed

Toronto Maple Leafs: Never Trade First Round Picks? Not So Fast...

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets Go to Waste in Fans-First Game

Four Qualities A Captain Must Have And Why The Leafs Have Nobody To Fit The Bill

Interest in Maple Leafs This Season Focuses on Development, Not Playoff Spots

Maple Leafs In The Military: Defining Moments In Leafs History No. 7

Mats Sundin Is Not About the Money

Toronto Maple Leafs Should Tread Carefully in Free Agent Waters

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