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Lance Hornby at the Toronto Sun Unless the Hockey Hall of Fame committee succumbs to Maple Leaf myopia, there won’t be a second consecutive slate of Toronto-tinged inductees to announce in a few days. While it would be nice for Mats Sundin, Gary Roberts and Curtis Joseph to get

Dear Brian, Please Focus on the Task at Hand - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories Monday night, the Toronto Star penned a short piece outlining Burke’s apparent displeasure at a CBC/Hockey Night in Canada post from Elliotte Friedman. As we all know, Friedman has worked "in

Bad Bounce for Marlies Gives Admirals a Stranglehold on Calder Cup - James Mirtle at the Globe and Mail As Norfolk Admirals defenceman Mike Kostka dumped the puck in off the glass, Marlies netminder Ben Scrivens went behind the net to play the puck, as he had dozens of times

You damn right. Ballin'. But enough of that, the 2013 Bridgestone Winter Classic Presented by Amway and broadcast on NBC schedule has been announced. Let's get to dem deets. Dec. 15-26: Celebration of hockey featuring amateur games, corporate outings and open skates. Information on booking ice time

With the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom last week, the question posted by Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories seems a bit odd: As talented as he is, will Jake Gardiner be physical enough to be effective in the playoffs at the NHL level? Lidstrom paved his way to multiple Norris&

Lidstrom retired, Tim Thomas continues to be crazy, and hockey was not played. Yawn. What's up with you all today? Leafs Links Preview: Marlies vs. Admirals, Calder Cup Final Jeffler with the rundown. Marlies Face a Formidable Foe Mirtle with a look at the Calder Cup Final. Is

For those of you like myself who were forced to watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC and berated by the voices and faces of Doc Emrick, Pierre McGuire, Mike Milbury, and Darren Pang (seriously, what a shit show) perhaps the hardest thing to endure is knowing

I bring you links on this, the most sexually suggestive day of the week. Leafs Links Frattin Out Rest of Postseason with Knee Injury Well that sucks. Matt Frattin Out for the Season, and More Injury Updated Jeffler with the dl on the Marlies DL. Why are the Leafs Called

After Steve Yzerman's Luongo-centric comments on a Tampa radio station, you just knew Mr. Roberto would be back in the Leafs cooler talk. Here's Mike from VLM on why he doesn't want Luongo: My reasons are not based on advanced stats or any of

To get a different perspective and take on yesterday's news that CBC has picked the While the Men Watch blog for coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals, we turn to Heather. You can follow her on Twitter; @fergus30. Being a Leafs fan is not easy, as many of

via blogimages.thescore.com Originally posted over on Reddit Hockey, the Backhand Shelf sheds some light on the psychology of being a Leafs fan and how it might drive one to drink. Bottoms up to Brian Burke! Links after the jump. Leafs Links The Value Behind 35 Why keeping our

Some say that we here at Pension Plan Puppets Heavy Industries and Pug Manufacturing LLC have a reputation of being rather harsh, and justifiably so. We don't take kindly to bigots, homophobes, and Habs fans and we let them know it. However, the one groups we despise more

Marlie Open Conference Finals With Win - Jeffler at Marlies HQ While saying that the Marlies had a good shot at this series was far from a ridiculous prediction, nobody could say that they expected tonight’s start. If they did, they were probably criticized for doing so, and deserve

Sure this has nothing to do with the Leafs, but it's too good of a story to pass up. Letter to Jets Fans Past and Present - Jeff Mazur at The Hockey Writers I know this doesn’t apply to everyone, just some of you. You know who

Money, expectations and our macho culture can’t help but lead to issues for many athletes: a delicate balance that doesn’t always work out - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories When Ron MacLean spoke the other night on Hockey Night in Canada and tried to, albeit somewhat awkwardly,

So last night the Flyers fell to the Devils, and three of the four conference finalists are now known. Tonight could make it four as the Rangers are one game away from eliminating the Capitals. Who ya got in tonight's game? What about the possible conference finals matchups?

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This is where I would put the links if I hadn't driven back from Montreal last night after walked a quarter of a marathon while the lady friend ran half of one. Needless to say, tired. Put your links in the comments and I'll get to

Staying up to watch a double-OT game that didn't start until 8:30pm EST because NBCSports is stupid will do many things to man. One of them being making him forget to write an FTB. I am that man. This is that FTB. Tonight starts the second round

(Not Leafs related, but whatever.) If you're on Twitter and for some reason follow Michael Yormark, president of the Florida Panthers, than you know that he's...well frankly he's a dick. On multiple occasions he's resorted to childish name calling against those

With all of this Playoff hockey on TV, I believe I've created my very own permanent Homer Simpson butt groove in my couch. I have no regrets. Leafs Links Leafs Nation Podcast: PLAYOFFS!!1 Yes, playoffs. Talking Marlies, NHL Playoff Hockey, and 10 Questions Mike from VLM does

Marlies Take 1-0 Series Lead - Jeffler at MarliesHQ Just when you thought that ten games was enough times to see two hockey teams face each other, the Toronto Marlies and Rochester Americans have set themselves up for another few attempts at it all. The crazy part though? This time,

In last night's Blackhawks v. Coyotes Raffi Torres did what Raffi Torreses does and delivered a late, leaping headshot to the chin of Marian Hossa breaking Big Hoss' jaw. Twice this season Torres has been on the receiving end of the Shannahammer giving him the lable '

Yesterday the Penguins and Flyers most certainly did not piss on Eddie Shore. That game was straight out of the 1970s and I loved every minute. Here be your links. Leafs Links Rumbling of Leafs Defections Brian Burke Damien Cox with news that Francois Allaire may be out the door.

Overtimes. Multiple Overtimes. Blowouts. Damn do I love me some Playoff hockey. Not a lot happened in Leafland yesterday (save for Ricky Vaive getting cleared of drunk driving charge, so uhh good for him.) But now that we're in the dry season for Leafs content, at least the