Sorry
Jul 29th
Sorry for the lack of activity and seemingly effort the last few days. I can’t speak for the others, but I’ve been out gathering stuff for an article for the past two days, and that article will be up at some point today. Also, an Mike Van Ryn article I was almost done should be up soon too.
So trust me, nobody’s suddenly giving up – it just seems that everyone’s either lazy or has had something to do lately. We pride ourselves on activity, and there hasn’t been a new article in days, which is below our standards. Thanks everyone for reading, and I promise that at least I’ll be in my daily-or-close-to-it pace starting tonight.
I Have Failed You
Jul 28th
Since early June, Leafs HQ has not fallen below 2000 unique website visitors per day. After a couple weeks of continued success me and Jeff sort of set a goal quietly amongst ourselves that we would try to hit 2000 at the minimum every day until humanly possible. Well folks, in a surprising turn of events, after being featured on Pension Plan Puppet’s FTB and everything, we only managed 1960 views today. It was a shocker. Jeff is out, busy getting important footage for…something…and I suppose he left me in charge. Unfortunately I was playing Bioshock 2 and didn’t notice we only had about 1850 views by 11:30. I did everything I could in the last half hour to save ourselves, but we only managed 1960 views. From now on, 1960 is our new 1967, our new 0-7-1. It is a reminder that we have to work for every view, that we have to give our blood sweat and tears into reaching this goal.
It truly is a grim day in Leafs HQ history.
When I saw the final count all I could think of was this
P.S.: If you never watched Lost you are probably very confused.
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7 Reasons #84 Should Stay
Jul 26th
Editor’s Note: There’s been a lot of discussion amongst fans whether it’s in the comments, or forums or Twitter or things like that which state the Leafs should trade Mikhail Grabovski, and that he’s expendable with the acquisitions of guys like Kris Versteeg, or that he can be packaged with Tomas Kaberle for a greater return or things like that. This is a post I made way back in April, one of my first here at LHQ, stating why we should keep Grabovski, at least for one more season. Pretty much all of the points still stand. Enjoy.
Whether it’s TSN’s Off-Season Game Plan or just another thread on the HF Boards, the consensus is that Mikhail Grabovski could be shipped out of town. But why?
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think he’s the greatest offensive stud or an answer to any position longterm, I don’t think he’s going to score 30 goals or dish 50 assists, I don’t think he has any shot at ever topping 55 points in a season. I don’t really like his cap hit, his contract, his attitude or his ethic. I don’t like his defense, his rushes or even his hair. But put all those negatives aside, and Mikhail Grabovski is a guy who could be integral in helping the Maple Leafs reach the playoffs next season. How?
Here’s how: More >
Return Of the Enforcer
Jul 25th
During these months of summer it really is difficult to find something fresh and other than Kovalchuk to write about so here is my effort to keep you interested in Leafs hockey even if the market is as boring as it ever was. It will also keep my mind from searching for any kind of news regarding the Leafs and Kaberle. What I’m really trying to say is sorry for the writer’s block. Every hockey team needs them, every hockey team has them (more or less). They are the people with special skills that differ from those of a normal hockey player. Skills which they use to perfection. In this one, I’ll examine the pugilist of the Toronto Maple Leafs and closely look at the skills that make him such a valuable asset to this team. Also I’ll examine the emerging trend of teams upping on toughness and grit by adding and paying top dollar to big guys that know how to use their fists.
My Five Outrageous Predictions
Jul 24th
Well, since I am clearly the only person still writing on this site anymore, I thought I would make up a totally unique idea, unfounded by any previous member of this website, and list off five predictions I have for the Leafs next season. They could be good or bad, but we’re Leafs fans, we’re pessimists, so really don’t expect much to cheer about (not in this post anyways).
Without further ado, here they are:
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