Julian Sanchez

Today the Toronto Marlies confirmed that they would be playing an outdoor game at Ivor Wynne Stadium against the Hamilton Bulldogs. For fans that likely won't see a Leafs outdoor game for a long time, this will have to do for now. Get your gas masks early as

The Toronto Maple Leafs have already won the Cody Franson - Brett Lebda deal by a mile but, while that title might seem wildly optimistic, the margin of victory may be extended: "He is cleared for full activity on the bike," Burke said in a phone interview. "

Brian Burke has spent his time focused on rebuilding, restocking, and retooling the Leafs' prospect system and on making better use of the clubs' financial muscle among other things. The Franson trade is a good example of the latter and the hiring of Francois Allaire has been a

The SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's Free! And it's excellence is the reason that Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's CEO. He saw the mountaintop and realised that there was nowhere else to go but down

For the third summer in a row, members of the Barilkosphere - led by Alec Brownscombe - have joined other leading lights including Puck Daddy, Dirk Hoag, the Goalie Guild's Justin Goldman, and TSN Radio's Jonas Seigel (uhhh that factual inaccuracy is in no way indicative

One of the most common questions I get is "why isn't there a PPP App?". While there is a mobile site, there is much to be desired. I'm glad to tell you that the technical gurus at SB Nation have been hard at work

The Leafs have had a busy off-season. Before the draft, trading for Cody Franson, signing Tim Connolly and Clarke MacArthur, the Leafs have been expanding their league leading front office. One of the surprise moves was the firing of Tim Hunter and Keith Acton. The former because Ron Wilson has

[Listen To The Interview] Cody Franson was out in Calgary for a charity golf tournament with Mike Green. Turns out they're good friends that train together during the summer. Pat Steinberg of 960AM interviewed him on a number of topics. It's a really good, open interview

On the heels of the Clarke MacArthur signing the Maple Leafs also tied down another RFA by inking Tyler Bozak to a reported two-year deal worth $3 million. That means that his cap hit will come down from $3.725M to $1.5M over the next two years. This season

Share links to whatever you're reading. Here are some to get you started! Vintage Leafs: King Clancy: All Time Great Lots of great updates including this card of one of Toronto's early heroes. Brad Richards' 'Decision' is New York - Blueshirt Banter Big

Tomorrow is July 1st. For 33 million people it is a day to relax in the sun, imbibe some cold beverages, and most importantly, see what course their team's general manager will chart for the next few years. The signings will hopefully come in quickly and frequently or

Just a short day after receiving a qualifying offer Luca Caputi is officially still a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. His salary last year was $585K in the NHL and $55K in the AHL. I am not quite sure how they managed to sign him to a deal worth

Yesterday's big news was that three players with Maple Leafs' connections were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ed Belfour, Joe Nieuwendyk, and especially Doug Gilmour had short but impactful stopovers in Toronto. They all may have won their Stanley Cups elsewhere but they all played big

It's that time of year again: Hall of Fame Inductees Day. The day where anyone with the barest connection to the Leafs' will have their accomplishments derided because the Hall is so Toronto-centric. Proof of that particular slur is that there are so many Leafs in the

As per Ken Beckett, the Toronto Maple Leafs have offered qualifying offers to the following restricted free agents: Tyler Bozak, Luca Caputi, Matt Lashoff, Clarke MacArthur, Luke Schenn, Greg Scott, and Ben Scrivens. While some may not sign, this was a paperwork move in order to ensure that the players

With the 25th overall pick the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Stuart Percy from the Mississauga St. Mike's Majors. This is a great pick for me because I can go to see him play a lot. Just kidding, Leafs fans don't watch junior hockey. Stuart Percy grew

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded the 30th and 39th overall pick to Anaheim in order to move up to picked 22nd. They then used that pick to grab Tyler Biggs from the US National Team Development program. Biggs is, as "they" love to say, a "Brian Burke-type

The Toronto Maple Leafs, as of right now, still hold the 25th and 30th overall pick in tonight's entry draft in sunny Minnesota. I say as of right now because Brian Burke is eager to trade his magic beans for an established player and rip the headlines back

The Copper & Blue is one of the best hockey websites, "professional" or "amateur", that I read on a near daily basis especially because of the cantakerous chief Derek Zona. Today they have an interesting look at a player that the Leafs are surreptitiously scouting: Austrian

There is little doubt that Brian Burke is seething. On the eve of the NHL Entry Draft, after proclaiming that he was open for business with his top three draft picks, Paul Holmgren decided that he was going to give Mr. Wheel and Deal a lesson in taking over the

ESPN is a lot of things but boring is not one of them. They are masters of promotion and know which buttons to press in order to attract attention. The ultimate standings that they have produced over the last nine years is always an excellent piece of linkbait and this

AAAAAAAAAND EXHALE. The seeming juggernaut of the Vancouver Canucks, who steamrolled their way to a President's Trophy before overcoming every challenge in the playoffs, was crushed under the righteous fury of the Boston Bruins. The Beantowners rallied after the vicious and filthy hit perpetrated on Nathan Horton to

Carey Price has done an admirable job stepping into the breach for the departed Jarosav Halak. He put together the season long version of last year's playoff run as the Canadies, despite small forwards that were almost uniformly outscored by th Means of Production Line, a brittle defence,

Back in January I was contacted by Matthew Whitty (@Matthew_Whitty) to talk on camera about being a Maple Leafs fan. It was probably the depth of recent Leafs fandom. The Maple Leafs were fifth last in the NHL and seemed destined for another year in the draft lottery. James

The Toronto Maple Leafs have left their fans without a rooting interest past the middle of April for the 6th Spring in a row. The league kicked in one more Spring possibly as part of some sort of promotion. Anyway, we here at PPP Amalgamated Heavy Industries, Kitten Ranch, Pug