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Takin' a T/O with BT: Anton Stralman's Success Against the Numbers Game

Simply put: Numbers games suck. Granted, "suck" isn’t the most gracious word to use for that, but it fits doesn’t it? The word "suck" is ugly and harsh—exactly what numbers games are...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 22 hours ago 56 reads 0 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT: Junior Seau and the Sports Jobs You Never Knew About

When you’re young and you look out onto a sports field, or look up to your favorite athletes, you know what you want to be; who you want to be; where you want to be. Out there. With them. Playing the game you love...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 8 days ago 109 reads 0 comments
Who'll Line Up Beside the Toronto Maple Leafs' Kessel in Future?

When the season started off with a slump for the Toronto Maple Leafs, LeafsNation fell into a panic.All of a sudden they were last in the league, the only team without a regulation win, and without a first round draft pick this year or next...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 8 days ago 397 reads 2 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT—Bill Belichick and the Patriots Will See Another Day

It's amazing the amount of time it takes to change something, isn't it? One play. One pass. A matter of seconds. A handful of yards...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 10 days ago 166 reads 1 comments
Bleacher Report's NHL Awards at the One-Quarter Mark

From the moment a season starts, people wonder where everyone will be at the end. Who'll be the break-out star? Whose going to be answering questions about retirement? Is anyone going to be ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 15 days ago 2,078 reads 2 comments
Staying Up with the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies

In honor of one of the greatest Hockey Hall of Fame classes ever, we’re going to be accomplishing one of the greatest running diaries ever. Or not...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 17 days ago 118 reads 0 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: A Suspension To Follow the OHL and David Branch

As word was passed down from the Ontario Hockey League's offices yesterday that Michael Liambas' OHL career had, for all intents and purposes, ended thanks to a dangerous hit on the Kitchener ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 21 days ago 50 reads 9 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: 10 Bright Spots for the Toronto Maple Leafs

In Theoren Fleury's book Playing with Fire , Fleury goes on record saying that he would've liked playing in Toronto, except for one thing. The media. According to Theo, and this is very apt, the media always keys on a low-point for the team...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 24 days ago 405 reads 2 comments
BT's 31 Scariest Sports Things and Thoughts for Halloween

For every holiday, people develop their own traditions. Granted, Halloween isn’t exactly a holiday, but it’s a day to relax and get re-acquainted with friends—whether you’re dressed up like Barack Obama or not...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 26 days ago 135 reads 2 comments
Taking a T/O With BT—The Toronto Maple Leafs Long Ride on the Losing Side

Most times we'd start with something profound. Perhaps a quote, or a line weighed down by cliches, alliteration, or metaphors. How about this: It's about [expletive ] time...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 136 reads 2 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT: 10 Injury-Plagued Teams around the NHL

Injuries are like babies: The minute they happen, everybody thinks theirs is special. That is until the doctor comes in, snips the cord, spanks it on the bottom, and leaves...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 310 reads 7 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT—Phil Kessel Isn't the Leafs' Solution to Everything

Whenever a team stumbles out of the gate, the popular thing to do is to pick on them. Granted, there have been a lot of people poking fun at the Leafs, including their own fans , but it's hard ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 268 reads 5 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: The Toronto Maple Leafs Need More Gary Than Goonery

There have been a lot of things said over the past few weeks: The Leafs don’t have enough offense to compete, the goaltending simply isn’t there to carry them, and wondering when are all these pieces going to mesh...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 283 reads 16 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT—Back-End Blues for the Toronto Maple Leafs' Defense

Last year, I started to distance myself from Don Cherry.Not in any specific way, but (Before this became the “it” article to write) I started to feel as if we were on two very different wavelengths—which ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 228 reads 5 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: Early Season NHL Woes Are Nothing to Fret About

Fortunately for me, James Duthie and myself are thinking along the same lines. Unfortunately, he's a lot cooler than me. Each and every year, fans everywhere anticipate the NHL season...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 55 reads 1 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: Toskala and Gustavsson—Pedaling the Bike Together?

Without disagreement, differences, or discrepancies, life would be pretty boring.Everyone would get along, there’d be no differing opinions, and politics would have no playing field—leaving ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 236 reads 0 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: Letters Galore for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Today was an eventful one for the NHL, as announcements around the league ranged in their ramifications. From trade demands in Montreal and Ottawa, to decision-day in Phoenix, followed up by ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 172 reads 0 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs

Like the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres before them, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a shot at second place if they can answer the questions they came into the season with...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 693 reads 0 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Ottawa Senators

Like the rest of the Northeast, the Ottawa Senators come into the season with a question that, if it gets answered, gives them the best shot at second place...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 393 reads 1 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Montreal Canadiens

As we approach the halfway point of the Northeast division, we come to a team that went through wholesale change. While the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres didn't change much about their team's ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 445 reads 0 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Buffalo Sabres

Yesterday we examined the Boston Bruins. While the Bruins do have a question to answer in who replaces Phil Kessel and how successful they are, we also have to consider that they were always ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 527 reads 0 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Boston Bruins

It's finally here: The end is in sight. After five weeks we've made it through the Central, the Atlantic, the Northwest, the Southeast, and the Pacific. Now? We're simply left with the Northeast...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 393 reads 0 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

We're finally getting there. After countless glasses of scotch, cartons of cigarettes, and an endless supply of people approaching my front door saying, "If I could just have a few minutes of ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 213 reads 2 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Detroit Red Wings

The Central division is one of the hardest to predict. Not only do the two teams that should be at the top have some of the most prolific offenses in the leauge (Detroit and Chicago), but it's almost impossible to discount the St...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 447 reads 3 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: St Louis Blues

St Louis Blues2008/09 Record: 41-31-10, 92 points, 6th in West—Swept by Vancouver Canucks in first roundAdditions: Ty Conklin—G (2 years/$2.6 mil), Derek Armstrong—F (FA), Brendan Bell—D (FA), Darryl Sydor—(T...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 months ago 254 reads 3 comments

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Bryan Thiel Article Archive

Takin' a T/O with BT: Anton Stralman's Success Against the Numbers Game

Takin' a T/O with BT: Junior Seau and the Sports Jobs You Never Knew About

Who'll Line Up Beside the Toronto Maple Leafs' Kessel in Future?

Takin' a T/O with BT—Bill Belichick and the Patriots Will See Another Day

Bleacher Report's NHL Awards at the One-Quarter Mark

Staying Up with the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies

Takin' a T/O With BT: A Suspension To Follow the OHL and David Branch

Takin' a T/O With BT: 10 Bright Spots for the Toronto Maple Leafs

BT's 31 Scariest Sports Things and Thoughts for Halloween

Taking a T/O With BT—The Toronto Maple Leafs Long Ride on the Losing Side

Takin' a T/O with BT: 10 Injury-Plagued Teams around the NHL

Takin' a T/O With BT—Phil Kessel Isn't the Leafs' Solution to Everything

Takin' a T/O With BT: The Toronto Maple Leafs Need More Gary Than Goonery

Takin' a T/O With BT—Back-End Blues for the Toronto Maple Leafs' Defense

Takin' a T/O With BT: Early Season NHL Woes Are Nothing to Fret About

Takin' a T/O With BT: Toskala and Gustavsson—Pedaling the Bike Together?

Takin' a T/O With BT: Letters Galore for the Toronto Maple Leafs

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Ottawa Senators

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Montreal Canadiens

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Buffalo Sabres

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Boston Bruins

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Detroit Red Wings

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: St Louis Blues

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