The Maple Leafs finish off their Western Canada road trip today with an appointment at the Vancouver Canucks. Said appointment is set for 7:00PM EST, to be aired on Hockey Night in Canada, much to the chagrin of Canucks fans.

Yes, it’s that once a season event (no, not the Moores sale, which is once a season, for the entire season) where the Leafs play the Canucks in Vancouver at 4:00PM PST, and Canucks fans have a collective temper tantrum over their precious terrible team being treated like an inferior market (it is).

Prepare to read many tweets about “Toronto bias” today, and revel in them!

I mean that’s ridiculous. The Canucks have important baby players too.


Oh, right. They don’t have any important young players.

The Marlies kicked off a three-in-three series last night in Rochester @ the Americans and wound up losing 3-2. Viktor Loov and Andreas Nielsen scored for the Marlies. They now face the Hartford Wolf Pack back in Toronto at Ricoh Coliseum; today at 5pm, and tomorrow at 3pm.

Marlies Weekend Preview: December 2-4 - MLHS
The Marlies will pass the quarter pole of the season this weekend.

ICYMI: Yegor Korshkov broke his leg - Katya
The video shows a mid-ice collision in Friday’s game.

Leaf fans upset by NHL Centennial Classic jersey snub - The Star
League’s online store couldn’t ship Centennial Classic jerseys to Canada.
[Nafio: they aren’t stocking women’s sizes either.]

The Worst Mascots in the CHL - elseldo
[Species: They are all terrifying]

It’s not too early to get outraged about the coming lockout in 2020 - DGB
It’s happening. The league is already getting ready for it.

Islanders legend left a f#%&ing impression on young Chris Jericho - LHH
The legends of The Boss and Y2J converge over the F-Bomb.

The Avs Are No Fun To Watch - MHH
Here is a burning hot take.

From the Press Box: Riding the tide - RC
“It would be easy - and a lot of fun - to write the lede to a game recap in Brian Boyle’s voice"

Le Batard’s father shouts out to Nieto on ‘Highly Questionable’ - FTF
File this under “Epic Sound of the Day.”

Hockey Abroad: The Austrian Thanksgiving fiasco - Ice Garden
As if Thanksgiving isn’t already busy enough, try cooking Thanksgiving in another country- with no turkey!

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