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Life with the Leafs
The blog's growing weeds here a bit. Time for a trim. The first thing I'll do is offer a hearty congratulations to Tim Wharnsby, my former colleague at The Globe who's now joined CBC.ca as their senio...
Wilson won't be homeless for long
Photo: SharkspageBut then came the playoffs and with them, some of the usual postseason difficulties. Once again, Wilson reverted to the abusive tactics that he had been told by management to forsake....
Wilson fired
No surprise here, but the Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson earlier tonight. Here's San Jose Mercury News columnist Mark Purdy:The dismissal of Sharks coach Ron Wilson comes as no stunner. As a regular se...
Wilson takes Leafs coaching gig
"Within a week of my dismissal, I got a call from Cliff Fletcher, and he asked if I was interested. And of course I said yes."Cliff convinced me that I was the guy for the job. ... I was just glad I w...
'We're not going to win the Stanley Cup'
"It was an exhibition game – it didn't bother me at all. What bothers me is being asked asinine questions while you're trying to give young players a chance."We're not going to win the Stanley Cup t...
Leafs update: Sifers stays, Stralman goes
A very minor update from the land of the Maple Leafs: Gone is defenceman Anton Stralman, off for his first stint in the AHL this season, and staying put is rookie Jaime Sifers, who has impressed every...
From The Rink goes to the rink
Things may be a bit quiet here for the weekend. Sunday I'll be at the Leafs' afternoon practice, so if there are any questions you'd like to see asked of Ron Wilson or others, by all means, let me kno...
Wilson makes an impression in Toronto
So to this group, many of them just passing through, many of them unaware of the weight that crest once carried, he offers a simple message. “This is really special to play for the Toronto Ma...
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