The final game of the Maple Leafs annual Western Canada road trip is tonight. Normally this would be in Vancouver but their relentless whining about one 4:00 p.m. game per season was too much for the NHL to handle so they flipped things up and brought in the Oilers for this season.

We’ll have a preview of tonight’s game up later this afternoon.

The Marlies are hosting the Belleville Senators tonight. In a break from prior weeks, they aren’t playing the same team on Sunday. Instead the Rockford Ice Hogs (Chicago Blackhawks affiliates) will be in town.

The Marlies lost last Wednesday playing the Comets in Utica in a game with a bizarre second period. A.J. MacLean tries to explain what happened here.

We’re still waiting for an update on Adam Brooks who left the game injured on Wednesday.

ICYMI

Moore is back on the Leafs; Petan is going back to Toronto early - Katya
There’s nothing like a roster cut on a road trip to cement your status as a tweener. Katya has the latest on Nic Petan and Trevor Moore.

Mailbag: What To Do With The Leafs’ Defence And Some Horror Movies I Did Not Watch - Fulemin
[SPECIES: if you want to misappropriate funds from your organisation, Fulemin has advice for you.]

Other News

PWHPA members will be showing up some men at the ECHL All-Star game.

OT Stretch pass!

Lindblom diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma - Broad Street Hockey
Oskar Lindblom is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Coyotes place Fiore on unconditional waivers - Five For Howling
The Arizona Coyotes will be terminating the contract of Giovanni Fiore

Are We Currently Experiencing the Most Miserable Season in Devils History? - All About The Jersey
Things are bad. Just how bad are they? I’m starting to wonder if they have ever been worse.

Taylor Hall certainly must think it’s pretty bad for the Devils right now.

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