I could not help but notice the latest in the “Grabbo
“saga” on Friday. Is he sick? Is he angry?
Tired of playing for the Johnston Chiefs (or whatever the team from that old "Slapshot" movie was...), has he bolted the team in a
fit of pique?
My guess is there are indeed issues at play here beyond an
illness, but unhappy players have been around forever, even on “winning
teams”. Assuming he is healthy, as I posted
yesterday I believe Grabovski can still be an important player for the Leafs
in the playoffs. How much would he love
a shot at playing the Habs in a seven-game series? That alone would well be
worth the price of admission.
Anyway, the Leafs are not home and cooled out, but we’d have
to be men (and women) of little faith if we truly believed they would not cross
the goal-line at this point. Yes, I well
recognize that the ‘goal-line’ should not just be a playoff berth, but in light
of recent history, I’ll take it. Not
that anything more would be a 'bonus', because I think this is one of those years
when the East is wide open, so who knows how they might do?
The Leafs have showed some mettle. We can all, I’m sure, concede at least that.
Given my pending schedule and absence, I wanted to do a quick
post and invite you to listen to the latest “Leaf Matters” podcast. Our guest on Episode 53 is Mike Strobel of
the Toronto Sun. Mike is not a sports
writer. His regular column at the Sun ventures
far and wide as he covers the Toronto scene.
But that makes him all the more engaging a guest, as he is in fact a
long-time Maple Leaf follower (and fan), something mainstream media beat
reporters and sports columnists can’t be. So he provides his own unique,
non-political perspective.
I also wanted to mention some other recent episodes that
featured fantastic guests. #48 gave us a
chance to chat with Miranda Furtado, the founder of the Babes Dig Balls web
site and podcast. Michael Traikos from
the National Post was on Episode 49. Episode
50 was our long-awaited fan-roundtable, while Episode 51 brought a visit from
the man who created the popular Maple Leaf Hot Stove blog site, Alec
Brownscombe. Then Brian Huddle guested
on Episode 52, with Strobel as our most recent interview subject.
Lots of good conversation, some solid insights and a few funny
stories along the way.
In the meantime, we’ll see how the Leafs do against the Habs
Saturday night. If you want to share any
thoughts by all mean post a comment and I’ll get to them as soon as I can!
I will look to resume normal posting sometime Sunday
night. Warm wishes until then…
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