Rope-a-dope, baby.

@ 13-9-4 Ranks 14-11-3 10th in the West 8th in the East 13th FF% 29th 21st Sv% 2nd 10th PDO 2nd

The Sharks' forwards were one reason the Leafs had a hard time gaining the offensive zone.

In June 2012, the Leafs noted that a top six bottom six model is no longer good enough for the NHL. In December 2013, the Leafs are really committed to a model that's no longer good enough for the NHL.

The holiday season didn't get off to the best start but your day can get kicked off right with these links

I know, I know, it's shocking.

@ 18-3-5 Ranks 14-10-3 2nd in the West 8th in the East 5th FF% 29th 11th Sv% 5th 7th PDO 4th

December Death begins tonight with a game against San Jose. Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen.

Comparing this Leafs teams to teams of the past few years.

Leafs Links The Curious Case of Nifty Mittens Kadri My favorite part is the inconsistent minutes. Marlies Win 3-2 Over

The bounces can't always go the Leafs' way.

Here's the HNIC Montage for Tonight.

You'd have to be some sort of paranoid schizophrenic to think a conspiracy is afoot here.

The Leafs come off the first half of a back-to-back with an overtime loss against the worst team in the league, and December doesn't get much better.

The Leafs are suddenly 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. Two of those defeats were against Buffalo.

Peter Holland and Morgan Rielly are expected to sit tonight in favor of knuckle-draggers. The Leafs are 1-1 against the

For a fun exercise, here's a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' projected results using the log5 method first devised by Bill James.

The Leafs have been rebuilt a couple times since Brian Burke took office, but how much better shape are they in?

Lots of links to keep you busy on your off day.

This is an experiment. Let's see if you can figure out which critiques we've all had and which the team has to offer up.

There is only one link about last night's game.

The Buds went shotless through the final 25 minutes of the game.

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the US. Hopefully the Leafs can avoid another drubbing.

Today's links cover the best t-shirt ever made, tonnes on the Sportsnet-NHL deal, and Bo Jackson.

Dave Bolland will likely miss the rest of the season with an unfortunate laceration of his ankle tendons. Are the Leafs negotiating an extension with him?