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.

All that and more in this edition of the mailbag.

This may be the last birthday we share together.

Toronto vs Tampa Bay as it always should have been.

The potential for an Andersen - McElhinney showdown in Andersen’s home town is just one thing to look forward to.

Sandin could pair up with Timothy Liljegren at this year’s World Juniors. Could they also pair up on the Leafs one day?

Not in the fun way, but he was finally suspended.

It’s not a case of Player Safety dropping the ball; the system is working as intended.

Game one of the OHL Championship series kick off tomorrow night in the Soo

One of the legacies of Kyle Dubas, Marlies GM, was a very slow march away from an AHL tradition of fighters, goons, and guys who are good in the room.

It was a pretty crazy night of playoff hockey last night

All eyes will be on the William Nylander contract, but there are a lot of others needing attention too.

He just won a gold medal, and is able to play up the middle. What more can you ask for?

His name rhymes with Mile Schnubas.

Talk about today’s Maple Leafs news and NHL playoff games here.

The GM is transitioning to a Senior Advisor role as this season ends on June 30; his successor has yet to be announced.

Travis Dermott and Andreas Johnsson come home for some unfinished business.

It might seem like the off-season is months away, but the clock is ticking on some decisions.

Let us laugh at our rivals, that we may feel joy.

The Skellefteå forward had an outstanding year, as the 1C on a top SHL team and made the Olympic team as well.

The Marlies will face the Syarcuse Crunch in the next round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.