The Leafs have fallen to seventh, with the possibility of ending tonight in ninth (with wins from Ottawa and New Jersey). They'll play Sunday against the Devils, then a back to back: Bruins on Tuesday and Sabres on Wednesday. The rough stretch continues.

Links!

VLM: Can the Leafs build on a loss?
Can you have moral victories when dropping like a rock in the standings?

Michael Grabner scores video game goal to defeat Colorado Avalanche
Mostly using the turbo button.

Mark Messier did an AMA over on /r/hockey
And answered some questions.

For the moment, it doesn’t sound like Brian Rafalski’s worried about making an ‘NHL’ comeback
Pump the breaks on that Rafalski return...

Sabres GM Tim Murray plans to drop Ted Nolan’s ‘interim’ tag
...bud Ted Nolan's is just about locked up.

Dive Files: Winter's worst - Eyes On The Prize
HEOTP has been putting together compilations of divers, and I'm sure you'll be shocked to know: no Habs made the list!

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