I don't know if you've been over to Anaheim Calling lately, but the big news there has a familiar face. They've rightly identified the hiring of Nonis as a move that simply shuffles around the Good Old Boy's network, and in the words of one glum Ducks fan, "Dumb people hire other dumb people. Who thinks he ends up taking bobs spot once he is eventually fired?"

And here's another, important question posed by Ducks fans: "Sod hired his eventual replacement, my only question is what to call him?" "I kind of like son of sod."

If you want, you can go leave your condolences in this thread.

Also, Leafs prospect camp starts on Tuesday and I'm excited! Two Solar Bears join the ranks, Patrick Watling and Brady Vail, and while I hope I see them again in Orlando, I also hope I don't, if you comprehend me. (I also noticed that Solar Bear Brett Findlay signed with the Marlies, but is not going to prospect camp, and neither is Garret Sparks. I guess those two are no longer considered prospects.)

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Is Mitch Marner or William Nylander the Leafs' best prospect? | PPP

When the Leafs selected William Nylander eighth overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, he became the team's unquestioned best prospect. With the selection of Mitch Marner fourth overall in this year's draft, has that changed?

Ducks add former Maple Leafs GM to front office | Sportsnet

Maple Leafs sign Byron Froese to two-year deal | Maple Leafs

Where will Cody Franson end up? Toronto Maple Leafs? Edmonton Oilers? Calgary Flames? | Edmonton Journal

Toronto Maple Leafs: Should David Booth be the Next Captain? | Tip of the Tower

There are three obvious counterarguments to making Booth the next captain of the Leafs: 1) he’s rarely healthy; 2) he’s no longer a star player in the NHL; and 3) he’s not under contract right now. If you remember, however, this is hypothetical exercise so we can ignore all of these pesky "hiccups" sent our way by reality.Toronto Maple Leafs 2015 Draft Review – Part 1 | Maple Leafs Hot Stove

Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs & Dallas Stars positioned to grab free agent bargains | Edmonton Journal

A Statistical Look at the Maple Leafs Defence Entering the Rebuild | Maple Leafs Hot Stove

My intent for this article was to write a glowing article about Jake Gardiner and how he clearly is the Leafs best defenceman, but, as is often the case when you really dig deep into the numbers, nothing is ever that clear.

'There was Gretzky, and then there is Connor': Edmonton gets its first glimpse of McDavid | Globe and Mail

NHL’s expansion process comes at inopportune time for KC hockey fans | Kansas City Star

NHL Free Agents 2015: Updated Rumors and Predictions Around the League | Bleacher Report

Trial of two men accused of scamming NHL players wrapping up | Toronto Sun, but from a wire report, so not any writer that sucks

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