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Burke Restoring Pride in Toronto

ITB&WB really really likes what Burke has been doing lately.

Maple Leafs + Tim Connolly = Stopgap

PPP over at Leafs Nation speaks the truth about Connolly.

Brian Burke is a Wizard

LeafsHQ likes the trade.

Doug Gilmour's Hall of Fame Case

Kuklas Korner with a rundown of why Killer deserves to be enshrined.

What's Next For Leafs?

Leafs Nation Online contemplates Burke's next move.

Is the Richards Miss Really a Miss?

VLM thinks a new toy would have been nice, but all together the wrong thing.

In Future News...

Barry Melrose Rocks takes a ride in the Delorean to bring you trades of the future.

How the NBA Lockout Will Affect the Hockey Fan

Dirty Dangles brings you warnings and rule changes once b-ball goes away.

In Honor of July 4th, Counting Down the Top American Players of All-Time

Hockey Quarterly with their top 5 and some honorable mentions. Somehow leave off Hull, Roenick, and Housley.

Flyers In Trouble Over Talbot Contract

As said last night, with the joke deals given to Bryzgalov and Richards, good on the NHL going after the guy with the $1.8M caphit.