Cathy Squires

The annual pre-season tradition of a trip to St. John’s to play the IceCaps is a casualty of their move to Laval.

This is also your chance to see next year’s draft phenomenon Rasmus Dahlin.

The occasional bit of news washes up like driftwood at the beach.

Next year will seem odd without the man who has been on every list so far.

Who to watch in Europe this year.

This is your emergency FTB hologram. Please state the nature of your Leafs emergency?

Cal Heeter brings experience and depth to the Marlies in net.

Sign with the Avs that is.

Marner to the Jays, maybe?

But what kind of waivers? That’s the question.

If he didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him, but he’s here for us when we need a laugh.

Or anywhere else.

Stretching from Europe to Asia and employing some of the top players in the world, the KHL is a league you should know a little about.

He’s new, he’s largely unknown, but he made the middle of the rankings.

Niklas Kronwall is hosting a free match between some NHL stars in Stockholm and his old team. He didn’t have to look any farther than William Nylander to find a star to play for him.

The Leafs have only one player straddling the line between depth and prospect.

Canada - Russia at the Sochi Cup was not the friendliest of friendly matches.

As Team Canada Euro edition played against Yegor Korshkov in Sochi, the final word on NHLers of any kind in the Olympics has been given.

It’s a long weekend, you need reading material.

He was the first free agent signing by the Leafs this summer, and he’s still the least known player in the system.

The question unanswered officially is if he will ever go back to the SHL at all.

Woll wants another chance at the WJC. One gold medal wasn’t enough.

TSN is televising some of the WJSS, but they seem think the red maple leaf is what matters.

I go way beyond mere skepticism, and you find this annoying, I know.

It seems like Connor Brown’s number 12 has officially been pinched by the new guy.