Yesterday was a good day. Now let all the signings, trades, and draft rumour-mongering begin!

With the break between round two of the playoffs and the conference finals running over a week, the Marlies made some news today by adding players.

What does it mean for the future of the team as well as the present?

The long-awaited announcement has come down; Dubas is the new chief.

Will Rasmus Dahlin fall to the Leafs? Probably not, but if we start a rumour that he’s a Bruins fan, there’s at least a chance.

The conference finals are set, bless their hearts.

Frederik Andersen ruined Kapanen’s day, but there’s more games to come.

A look at the best-named prospect in the draft,

It’s like a poem! A hockey poem.

A 2-1 win on the road sweeps the Crunch out of the Calder Cup Playoffs.

Dan Milstein, agent to many Russians, did an interview where he dished on former, current and maybe a future member of the Maple Leafs.

Good news and goodbyes from the past fortnight.

The Marlies eliminate Syracuse to advance to the semi-finals, and where did the rest of hockey go???

Toronto could sweep Tampa Bay’s farm team tonight.

A stroll through history reveals a big range of potential outcomes.

A right-shooting defenceman fell to the Leafs in last year’s draft. Will Ryan Merkley be available this year?

After Sunday’s 7-1 win, the Marlies can elimiante the Crunch tonight in Game Four.

Are they rolling along at a usual bureaucratic pace, or is this a special brand of inertia we should be concerned about?

Whinest bunch of whiners that ever whined lost the series despite totally being the better team, you guys.

The series sits at 3-0, with Game 4 slated for Tuesday night.

The weekend games featured few real contests, but later this week times get tougher.

Frederik Gauthier was the overtime hero for the Marlies on Saturday.

The Marlies defeated the Crunch 6-4 Thursday night.

Your weekend chat threads are right here.

Canada lost, Freddie Andersen won, and the Russians rolled to an easy win.