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Argos Came Back From The Dead TORONTO (Nov. 18) — The team upon which I threw in the towel near the end of September tossed it right back at me — full of the blood, sweat and snot required to overcome crippling adversity and win the…
It Was Berube’s Finest Moment - betweentheposts.ca
11 hours ago · TORONTO (Nov. 23) — Hold one hand close to your face and read the following sentence through the gap between your fingers. It’s a chilling prospect for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Yet, undeniable at the quarter–mark of the National Hockey League season: Were the Jack Adams Award presented today, Craig Berube would be NHL coach–of–the–year.
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Howard Berger. Hockey/baseball reporter at THE FAN-590 for 23 years (1988-2011), and original from September 1992 launch of Canada’s first all-sports radio station. Covered Toronto Blue Jays 1992 and 1993 World Series victories. Started with Leafs full time in 1994. Enjoying life with my family (kids Shane and Lauren).
We Live In A Sad Newspaper Era - betweentheposts.ca
TORONTO (Nov. 16) — Any person beyond the age of 40 would have to agree that newspaper coverage of sports is dying. Slowly and excruciatingly. Which sadly jibes with the world, today, of instant information and reaction; ushered in — and usurped — …
2021 - betweentheposts.ca
Expect the NHL to Pause Until 2022. TORONTO (Dec. 25) — It isn’t likely the merriest Christmas amid the tall thinkers in the National Hockey League, who are spending this holy day forming a rescue plan for the 2021–22 season. Despite vaccination that …
The Longer We Live…
Jan 19, 2024 · The Longer We Live…. TORONTO (Jan. 19) — I lost my brother this morning. Not my blood brother, because I never had one. But, the individual that has come closest in my life to filling that void. Big Moishe. My sweet Benjamin’s colleague. The person I grew to love more deeply than anyone but my closest relatives. Gone without warning.
The Hidden Urgency For The Leafs
Mar 3, 2023 · TORONTO (Feb. 28) — Never in the modern history of the National Hockey League trade deadline has a general manager gone quite as berserk as Kyle Dubas. Time will tell whether his stunning, 24–hour makeover of the blue line can help lift the Maple Leafs into Stanley Cup contention. But, it’s crystal clear this was not the result of a ...
Two Solitudes… Like Never Before - betweentheposts.ca
Two Solitudes… Like Never Before. TORONTO (Feb. 3) — Without bothering to check, I can tell you that only once have the Toronto Maple Leafs been more than 28 points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens at any juncture of a season in the 105–year history of the National Hockey League. And, never at the middle portion of the schedule.
2022 - betweentheposts.ca
The Popcorn Kid Remembers Borje. TORONTO (Nov. 29) — When reflecting on the core of the good–but–not–quite–good–enough Maple Leaf teams in the late–1970’s, six names come immediately to mind: Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald, Dave (Tiger) Williams, Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull and Mike Palmateer. The first….
No One’s Worried About Anything - betweentheposts.ca
Mar 5, 2022 · THE MUZZIN ARGUMENT: It’s understandable why Jake Muzzin is a mega–factor in the Leafs’ trade–deadline strategy, given that $5.6 million of cap space is freed up with the veteran defenseman on Long Term Injury Reserve. We wish Muzzin the absolute best in his recovery from a concussion and return to the ice.