I was so happy to discover that Maple Gardens would no longer be languishing in developer hell. I've lived in the neighbourhood for 5+ years and that whole time this monument to hockey remained quiet, still, home to some very sketchy characters haunting the various nooks & crannies. Now it's a Loblaws, viola!
It's a decent grocery store, has everything and more. Lovely pastry section, the wall of cheese is something to behold. But it is seriously overpriced in some regards - charging restaurant prices for their pre-packaged sushi, there is no bargain bin for meats (like at the Metro at College Park) and sometimes you don't want to spend $7.00 on a small packet of ground beef.
It's great it has a medical clinic and pharmacy. For a grocery store pharmacy, again, it is overpriced. Most grocery stores who also have an in-house pharmacy do not charge dispensing fees nearly equal to that of Shopper's Drugmart or Rexall/PharmaPlus.
The true downside to this grocery store is the sheer number of suburbanites who show up cos they think it's cool to shop for their eggs/milk/yoghurt/tampons in the middle of centre-ice. During the week it isn't too bad. But if you live in the neighbourhood avoid this place on weekends, best do your shop in the middle of the week.