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The Bay Street Bullies Are Back: Burke Sticks to His Word

The last couple weeks have been a tumultuous ride for Leaf fans. Could it be the excitement is coming back in Leaf land? June 23, NHL entry draft, The Leafs draft Nazem Kadri seventh overall...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about 4 months ago 63 reads 0 comments
OVECHKIN AND THE NO FUN LEAGUE

I really don’t understand what the big deal is with Alexander Ovechkin’s latest goal celebration. He is basically showing passion for the game that he grew up playing in Russia...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about 8 months ago 111 reads 0 comments
Team Canada 2010: Pre Olympic Roster

It is exactly one year until Team Canada begins playing their first game in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Tournament. While it's still 365 days away, it's not too early to begin predicting who will grace the Team Canada jersey and make the roster...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about 9 months ago 566 reads 3 comments
LOOKING BACK AT THE GRETZKY TRADE: 20 YEARS LATER

It was almost as if it happened yesterday. However, this is the day that changed the hockey landscape forever. Superstar athletes were untouchable from their respective teams back then, but this is what set the pace for free agency and trades...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 220 reads 3 comments
Why Brett Favre? Why? Athletes Hanging By a Thread

Is it for the love of the game? Is it for the love of money? Is it for the fact that an athlete has nothing better to do once they retire, so therefore they have to unretire to satisfy their boredom...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 831 reads 2 comments
Mats Sundin Contradicting Himself?

Mats Sundin has given everything he’s had to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He’s captained the team the last 10 years and never complained once about having a legitimate line-mate to play with...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 1,151 reads 7 comments
Kings-Maple Leafs: Remembering Game Seven 15 Years Later

I remember the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs like it was yesterday. In fact, as I am writing this, it was exactly 15 years ago from today that the most heartbreaking sports moment in my life happened...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 1,487 reads 3 comments
Maple Leafs, Raptors, Jays, Argos: Toronto Fans Look to Interesting Offseasons

It’s been quite the year in Toronto. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the third straight year. The Raptors disappointed down the stretch and eventually flamed out in 5 games to Orlando ...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 789 reads 1 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs: Playoff Tease Is Over...Put Andrew Raycroft Back In!

It was a good run while it lasted. The Leafs went 10–6–1 since February 2. However, now that their so called “Teaser Run” is over, it’s now time for the team to set their focus on a high draft pick...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 475 reads 0 comments
Draft Schmaft: Who Says Fletcher Can't Rebuild?

He has done it before. Even after he echoed the famous words “DRAFT SCHMAFT “ in 1996, Fletcher orchestrated a trade at the deadline in 1997 that would set the team up for success from 1999–2002...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 566 reads 2 comments
Maple Leafs: Looking Ahead to the Cliff Fletcher Era

It just seems fitting. With the Leafs needing important wins down the stretch before the All-Star break, the Leafs got a big one tonight...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 555 reads 0 comments
NFL Championship Sunday: Final Thoughts

After over 6 hours of viewing and eating junk food, I thought I would add some tidbits of this past Sunday's championship games... New England vs. San DiegoThis game failed to live up to its hype...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 1,056 reads 0 comments
Myth or Fact: Dissecting the Cowboys' Loss

The Giants upset the Cowboys 21-17 in the Divisional round of the NFC playoffs on Sunday Night. All of a sudden the questions are being asked: 1...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 1,373 reads 4 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs Midseason Report Card: What Should Ferguson and Maurice Do?

The Toronto Maple Leafs have played 42 games up until this point with just 40 points to show for. That projects to about 80 points, a total that is not good enough to make the playoffs, given that the standard the past two years has been 92 points...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 773 reads 1 comments
Formula for the Cure: Five Things the Toronto Maple Leafs Can Do to Save Their Franchise

The Leafs lost another embarrassing one last night, 6-2 to the high-flying Pittsburgh Penguins. Toronto has fallen to 13th place in the Eastern Conference...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 877 reads 5 comments
Toronto Maple Leafs Finally Win a Shootout

In the spirit of the New Year, it looks as though the Leafs have made a resolution of their own. They won a game in a shootout—2-1, against the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning. The final score was 4-3 for the Leafs...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 548 reads 0 comments
Winter Classic: A Dull and Boring Affair

The 2007 Winter Classic was as dull and boring as the Ralph Wilson Stadium ice surface.The game lasted more than three and half hours, which brought me back to the days when all games lasted that long...

Written by Joseph Cosentino about about 1 year ago 1,053 reads 13 comments

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Joseph Cosentino Article Archive

The Bay Street Bullies Are Back: Burke Sticks to His Word

OVECHKIN AND THE NO FUN LEAGUE

Team Canada 2010: Pre Olympic Roster

LOOKING BACK AT THE GRETZKY TRADE: 20 YEARS LATER

Why Brett Favre? Why? Athletes Hanging By a Thread

Mats Sundin Contradicting Himself?

Kings-Maple Leafs: Remembering Game Seven 15 Years Later

Maple Leafs, Raptors, Jays, Argos: Toronto Fans Look to Interesting Offseasons

Toronto Maple Leafs: Playoff Tease Is Over...Put Andrew Raycroft Back In!

Draft Schmaft: Who Says Fletcher Can't Rebuild?

Maple Leafs: Looking Ahead to the Cliff Fletcher Era

NFL Championship Sunday: Final Thoughts

Myth or Fact: Dissecting the Cowboys' Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs Midseason Report Card: What Should Ferguson and Maurice Do?

Formula for the Cure: Five Things the Toronto Maple Leafs Can Do to Save Their Franchise

Toronto Maple Leafs Finally Win a Shootout

Winter Classic: A Dull and Boring Affair

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