We are MLSE. Lower your blockers and surrender your water bottles. Your Swedish defenceman will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

So the Leafs signed a player named Andreas Borgman. If your first reaction was “Borgman? Sounds Swedish.” You would be correct!

The Maple Leafs extracted him from the collective with their superior GM skills.

It wasn’t only Borgman, the Leafs snagged two defenceman today.


Maple Leafs sign Calle Rosen and Andreas Borgman to ELCs


No matter what happens, history tells us that the Leafs will prevail. Even if it takes a millennium. We will prevail.

Here’s what else we wrote about on this fine day

Mitch Marner dominates Finland at 2017 IIHF World Championships - Arvind
Another day, another Leaf player kicking butt

Marner, Matthews, and the impact of the NHL’s greatest puck thieves - Kavin Papetti
Mike Babcock used to coach the NHL’s best puck thief In Pavel Datsyuk. He now coaches three takeaway machines in Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander.

Schedule

7:00PM
Providence Bruins @ Hershey Bears on AHL Live

8:00PM
Anaheim Ducks @ Nashville Predators on CBC

I hope you all have a great night, and please don’t think in three dimensional terms.

The Borg Queen was:

a dumb idea that ruined the Borg.32
an interesting plot twist which added depth to the Borg29
a cheesy forced plot device which was saved only by Alice Krige’s good acting.46