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Happy Sunday, everyone! The above-linked video is supposed to be about fans refusing to accept a lockout, but I think it's mostly just a sweet compilation of highlights. Glove tap to Habs Eyes On The Prize for finding this one. Hope you enjoy. Below the jump I'

Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. I wish there was something you would do or say to make me change my mind and stay. But screw all the bad times, let's remember when things went right, and I didn't have

Étant donné que la grand majorité du Canada partage ses richesses avec le Québec, j'ai écrit ce FTB en Français afin de leur offrir un petit goût de ce qu'on appelle <<real hockey coverage>>. Voilà un bon exemple d'un bon

There isn't a whole lot of Toronto Maple Leafs news to call upon at this point in the year, but I have to hand it to our blogroll; folks have found a lot of different subjects to expand upon. Ryan Rupert, for instance, has been interviewed by Kyle

OK, so it's not huge, but I know that there are plenty of you that would rather read about things more specifically related to the Leafs, so here you are, courtesy of Steve Dangle, at The Leafs Nation: A source I trust has confirmed the rumours that former

I would like to think that the NHL and it's players could come to an agreement before September 15th, but even with the players accepting a hard cap on team payroll going forward, there remains a substantial gulf to be bridged. In fact, Donald Fehr and the players

Technically, we might not consider this a counter offer so much as it is taking CBA negotiations in a completely new direction, but I'm still curious to see what Donald Fehr & Co. have in store for Gary Bettman and the NHL owners: Faced with an initial proposal

Nuts to another team coming to Toronto (or Markham, whatever). I swear allegiance to the Blue & White Maple Leafs Flag, and vow that my bones will be long dry by the time they put me in a jersey that says "The Hogtown Beavers" or whatever stupid name

As it stands, the Leafs are way too deep a team for Nazem Kadri to make the big club right out of camp. I think we can all agree on this. Mitch Gleaves points this out at Maple Leafs Central: Kadri may have been able to develop playing on the

It's a good day if your name is Don Cherry, because "faceoff specialist" Mike Zigomanis has been re-signed to return to play with the Toronto Marlies. Also signing on is Will Acton, and some other guy who played for the Oklahoma City Barons last season. Kyle

There isn't a whole lot of specific info about what Steve Staios will do for the Leafs on a daily basis, but the best summary of things actually comes from the Leafs' official site: Staios, 39, will advise the Leafs management team on the prospects and players

Rick Nash finally got traded and it wasn't to Toronto. He was traded to the New York Rangers along with a minor leaguer and a conditional 3rd round pick (if the Rangers make the finals) for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon, and a 1st round pick. It&

So as some of you sleepyheads will have noticed by now, at approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning, Darren Dreger revealed that Shea Weber has signed an offer sheet from Paul "Mad Man" Holmgren for over $100M and 14 years. Should the David Poile and the Nashville

I'm still not sure I buy the rumour that the Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs have made a serious offer for Jonathan Bernier, but the outcry from us around here at PPP makes it clear that most of us have our eyes set on a larger

Yesterday, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings released the names of some of the players who would participate in the Alumni Game leading up to the Winter Classic. That is, they released the names of players that would play in one of the Alumni Games. That's

As Cam Charron points out, Nikolai Kulemin is scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on August 4th. Naturally, we all hope that it doesn't come down to that, but there are definitely a lot of wingers in the depth chart, and a trade could yet be looming for

Both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are going to play for the Minnesota Wild next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the

I suppose there must be some people out there that just want know where the likes of Zach Parise, Ryan Suter et al. will eventually sign, but myself, I'm in no rush to enter the hockey-free news days of the summer. I also have no problem with players

All the cool kids are doing it, even Brian Burke. As transcribed by Alec Brownscombe at Maple Leafs Hot Stove, Burke spoke yesterday in Prince Edward Island at the Special Olympics Festival, and had a few interesting quips about this summer: "With the salary cap and the new collective

Don't fret, Brian Burke & Co. have finally filed all the important qualifying offers. The likes of Cody Franson, Nikolai Kulemin, Matt Frattin, Ben Scrivens, Jussi Rynnas, and Korbinian Holzer have all been qualified. Cam Charron has the story: The other Leafs assets that needed to be tendered

Alright, ladies and gentlemen. There is a lot of chatting to do today, so find some "project" to work on, stay clear of the boss, and hunker down for a fun day of trades and picks. I've got a bunch of links for you guys today,

Darren Dreger says that Florida and Toronto are the two leading contenders for the services of Roberto Luongo, but that Florida's budgetary situation likely makes the Leafs better trading partners for Vancouver. Nothing happening right now, though. Jump for a bunch of links, including a few tidbits on

Considering that there has been absolutely no hockey played this week, there are quite a number of articles today for your perusal. I'll let the links do the talkin'. Leafs Links: Leafs Team Needs: Top-Six Winger From yours truly at The Leafs Nation. Leafs Nation Podcast: Pre-Draft

Unfortunately, the time has come: there is no more hockey to be played in the NHL until October. Most of you have summer sports that you can use to fill the gap, but some of us are really S.O.L. for the next five months. The Euro Cup'

Good morning, everyone. Hope your weekend was full of hockey and soccer watching. Our dear mf37 and I both happened to be at the Marlies' last game, and had some thoughts to share with all of you via The Leafs' Nation podcast, so go check that out. Naturally,