Leafs

Nazem Kadri: Is He First Line Material?
Yes

LFR8 - Game 34 - Big Fish - Tor 0, Chi 4
Dangle has a stroke, probably.

Monday Mailbag: LUNCH! | The LeafsNation
Jeffler's weekly (I think) mailbag

Around the NHL

No, President Obama will not attend the Winter Classic | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports
Cool

A long road to your first NHL win
Nice story about Rob Zepp

Braden Holtby's Winter Classic Throwback Mask Revealed - Japers' Rink
Nice throwback to Olie the goalie

Loui Eriksson and Frustrating Impatience - Stanley Cup of Chowder
I'm continuing my streak of making fun of this trade every time I do a FTB

World Juniors

Team Canada names Lazar captain for World Juniors
Nothing too surprising here. McDavid and Reinhard are the A's

WJHC: Fucale, Comrie fighting for starting job - TSN (Video)
A look at what has been a historic weakness for Canada

Ten players to watch at World Juniors not named McDavid
Among them are Eichel, Nylander, and Bruins draft pick David Pastrnak

Non Sports

Ruble’s Rescue Comes With Cost for Russian Economy - Bloomberg
Russia is increasing interest rates, which helped the ruble, but is squeezing companies and individuals in Russia.

Ferguson prosecutor says witnesses in Darren Wilson case lied under oath
Ugh

Sushi under threat from overfishing
Looks like lower bowl ticketholders in the ACC will have to eat something else.

Book of the Day

Lets go with something seasonal, like A Christmas Carol by Charlie Dickens

Album of the Day

An Awesome Wave by Alt-J

From The Branches