Okay Toronto Maple Leafs fans. It's August 21st and I'm bored. Dozens of RFA's are still unsigned - aside from Colin White yesterday - and nothing seems to be moving them along.

The ploy of moving to Europe is right on schedule, and no one cares, Darren, because we all saw it coming. You're a predictable dingleberry.

Junior teams are announcing training camps that start next week and the QMJHL is already having pre-season games.

I'm too hot to be bothered to care at all about this stuff, and man does August drag on.

Now the #isitoctoberyet nonsense is happening earlier too!

No! It's not October! Get a calendar!

The Top 25 is almost over. #8 comes out today. Soon enough the Leafs will be in Newfoundland for training camp and we can start getting actual real news and things to talk about.

Top 25 Under 25: Timothy Liljegren Slides to #9

Hopefully by then we won't care so much what retired players have to say.

Here are some links, none of them are about Mitch Marner.

The NHL is waiting for Marner to sign

Aw man, I blew it right off the hop.

Steady Tavares won't be a distraction

Yeah, ‘cause he’s signed. Unlike Marner.

Aw dammit.

Can a prospect push Marc Staal out of the NY Rangers lineup?

All they have to do is come up on his right and he won’t see them.

Henrik Lundqvist Announces Support of Swedish Women’s Boycott

Way to go! [THUMBS UP]

Mitch Marner’s Great European Vacation

Wait a minute, these aren’t photos from his instagram.

Patrick Marleau to Arizona? It’s a possibility, according to reports

Well, if he still wants to play, he’ll have to go where he’s wanted.

What does Father Time have in store for Shea Weber?

Hopefully bad things.

Derick Brassard Signs With New York Islanders - Last Word on Hockey

Oh no, that cuts into the...*giggles*...offer sheet budget.

Mikko Rantanen to begin practicing with Norwegian pro team

Hey someone else is doing it too!

Bill Guerin is officially named new general manager of the Minnesota Wild

That’s a guy alright.

Enjoy your day everyone!

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