From the Branches: Brouillard impresses in preseason loss

Yesterday was exciting, and everything is finally happening again. The preseason started! Here's some bonafide hockey news! JP Nikota totally killed it yesterday with his coverage -- thanks, JP.

Leafs News

Recap: Baby Habs 6, Baby Leafs 4 | PPP

Let's Stop Asking Kapanen About The Kessel Trade | PPP

Marner Hoping To Improve Defensive Game | PPP

A Short Chat With Tyler Biggs | PPP

Wheeler's Top 25 Under 25 ranking explained | PPP

You won't believe what a cheeky fan hung in the Leafs locker room | PPP

Toronto Maple Leafs: Rookie Tournament Expectations | Editor in Leaf

First Impressions Of Leafs Prospects At Rookie Tournament | Hockey Buzz

Gauthier Continues to Impress Through Game 2 | Marlies.ca

Rumor: I heard through my reporter BFF Don Money that GARRET SPARKS is dressing for tonight's game! We'll see if this rumor pans out.

Why did I use Phaneuf's face above? It's because I just read Puck Daddy's article from Media Day. Not only did Wyshynski cite PPP, he also mentioned that Phaneuf has a case of "Resting Bitch Face." This describes him ... pretty well, actually, and it's not a bad trait at all in a C. Anyway, here are a few relevant parts:

6. Speaking Of Hot Dogs James van Riemsdyk said he’ll miss Phil Kessel, who was a close friend. We asked him if he ever visited the hog dog stand that Phil allegedly visited each day [he links to PPP's article]. "That was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen," he said of the Steve Simmons anecdote. "I didn’t really appreciate what was written there."And