Pension Plan Puppets, a Toronto Maple Leafs community

The Leafs vice-president of hockey operations (and PPP doppelganger) is going to be the GM for Team Canada. Guess that means Team Canada is counting the Leafs out for the playoffs.

Sources close to the Toronto Maple Leafs tell TSN Dave Nonis, the Leafs vice president of hockey operations has pulled himself out of the running for the Lightning job.

I really really hope this is just Tampa being hopeful, I find it hard to believe that Nonis would think the GM job in Tampa is a better gig than being Burke's right hand man in T.O.

Nonis joins the Leafs front office. Deal matches the length of Burkes.

According to Sportsnet, the Leafs have offered the position of Sr. Vice President and director of Hockey Operations to the Ducks' Dave Nonis. An extremely poorly kept secret has been made all but official

Could this end the tamper talk? And what does this mean for the Leafs? Well, if Burke was Plan A and Plan B was wait then the Leafs could be back to the drawing board. However, two thoughts: 1 - Nonis will apparently have an out clause in his contract 2 - Burke could be getting his replacement in place Which angle will the media report? I am going with the replacement theory.