Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

Next weekend is Labour Day Weekend and here in Ontario it means summer vacation is over, kids are heading back to school, and I get my empty house afternoons back.

For now, we'll struggle through seven long days as we countdown to the best season: fall!

Speaking of end of summer, it's the pre-seaeon across the sea.

Zdeno Chara continues to show why he's some kind of superhuman.

Is it good? I hope it's good.

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During this offseason, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has made his mark and defence is among those changes.
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Dump trucks full of cash would be one good reason to add another NHL team in Toronto.

The Hockey News looks into it.

Bill Daly says further NHL expansion likely but there is a maximum amount of teams the league can have
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The Utah Hockey Club has picked the Allen Americans as their ECHL affiliate.

Color of Hockey: ECHL team owned by NFL veteran Jack, mom now Utah affiliate | NHL.com
Majority stakeholders of Allen look forward to ‘doing big things’ with newest NHL team
NHL logoWilliam Douglas

Finally, I'll just ignore the whole thing where I was graduated from college when he was drafted. Time is a monster.

Alex Ovechkin will enter the 2024-25 season as the fifth-oldest player in the NHL
Alex Ovechkin is set to enter his 20th season in the NHL after making his debut in 2005 as a 20-year-old. The…
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Enjoy your day!

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