Last night we saw the Leafs completely dominate the Senators, their only goal coming when Mike Komisarek and Francois Beauchemin decided to hand Ottawa their second lengthy five on three. The positive is that maybe this convinces Ottawa to keep Sergei Gonchar who is clearly past his sell by date.

I wrote about James Reimer's debut last night at The Leafs Nation:

Reimer played a very technical game last night. He didn't make any sprawling saves because he didn't have to. In that sense he's a very "Allaire" goalie in the vein of J.S. Giguere before he turned 200 and forgot where the top of the crease was. Reimer played big in the net all night and let pucks come to him.

maplestirup looks at the Versteeg trade rumors Lebrun started last night:

When Pierre Lebrun mentioned on Hockey Night in Canada that Brian Burke had received a solid offer for Kris Versteeg recently, you could feel the foundation of Leafs Nation rocking beneath your feet.

Much to the chagrin of the rumor-crazed folks throughout the hockey world, Burke declined.

Add your links in the comments and I'll post them. Anybody else feelin' good this morning?

xterratu has last night's Game in 10 up at LeafsHQ

Five Minutes for Fighting has their own New Years Resolutions

Puckin' Eh touches on the Beauchemin rumors from Friday

Vintage Leaf Memories writes about the disappointing results in the Burke era so far

Harold has quite a few new pics up at Vintage Leafs

MLHS has a piece this morning on last night's report of an offer for Kris Versteeg

Broad Street Hockey writes that Flyers and Lincoln Financial Field have the early edge for the 2012 Winter Classic

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