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Links Leafs Sign David Booth to 1-Year Deal Carlton put on endangered species list. Red Wings Take Nearly $300M from Bankrupt City of Detroit Fuck Mike Ilitch right in his stupid fucking zombie ass. Leafs Go Advanced Stats in the Front Office No, I think they went smart. Loiselle and

Glad to have you back, Cody.

Links Leafs, Franson Ready for Arbitration War Neat. Why Nazem Kadri Deserves Respect Because he's the best center in the organization? Disproving the Improving Bozak isn't getting better guys. Can Carlyle Really Adjust? Haha, no. He's a dinosaur. Exploited by Randomness and the David

We're in the no-hockey doldrums, everyone.

Links Underlying Metrics are Stupid Stupid easy that is. The Bizarro-meter Returns Which NHL team have had the weirdest offseasons. Can You Afford Leafs Tickets? Are kids with pictures of Lamborghinis on their walls constantly shouting at VW to make them more affordable? Peter Horachek Interview on Fan590 This doesn&

It's only a two-year contract, but the cap hit is reasonable.

Links Toronto Marlies Promote Gord Dineen to Head Coach Now that's a Canadian name. No Really, How is Carlyle Still the Coach Because Leafs. 10 Midsummer Thoughts on the Maple Leafs Why hasn't Puck blesses this team with luck? Designing the 90s Part Three When teal

Paul Ranger has agreed to a 2 year deal to play in Geneva, Switzerland. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 15, 2014 Paul Ranger is an ex-Leaf. Best of luck to him on his euro tour. Leiweke: Toronto pitching to host NHL events Maybe Tim could run a parade down the cup

70 days until the Leafs' pre-season opener. Links Signings: Maple Leafs sign forward Jamie Devane to two-year contract Last year Devane put up 8 points in 55 AHL games with 146 penalty minutes, making him a waste of a roster (and contract) slot. Arizona Coyotes re-sign David Moss to

Links Maple Leafs Re-sign Trevor Smith to 1-Year Deal Sure. Whatever. Nylander's Hair and Dev Camp He's so pretty. Lebron to Toronto? I'm on board. RNH, Crosby, and IPP mc79 wants to know if you're down with it. Maple Leafs' Assistant

Three big extensions yesterday, as Kane, Toews, and Schneider are signed to their current teams for a lonnnng time. Contract news: A Great Day In Blackhawks History - Second City Hockey Toews and Kane sign contract extensions, 8 years, 10.5M each. Ducks sign what’s left of Dany Heatley

Links Bargain Shopping: Remaining UFA Forwards I wouldn't mind Setoguchi. Watching Kessel's Prime Years Fade Away So is Kessel the new Mike Gartner? Seriously, Points aren't Offense At least when talking about defensemen as mc79 shows. Gardiner, Phaneuf, and Quality of Competition Jake Gardiner,

Creative title huh?

Links Reimer, Franson File for Arbitration Going to be interesting to see if either settles beforehand. Is the Bar in Leafland Set High Enough? At the beginning of the season? Yes. Retroactively after the season? No. Orpik, Niskanen, Joe Morgan and the Engine Room mc79 looks into the "abilities&

There are still a few interesting names available in free agency - Heatley, Roy, Malone, Setoguchi, Leino - but generally speaking, it seems like the signing flurry has come to a close. So buckle up for the offseason, 'cause there are 79 days until pre-season opens. Links: Senators sign

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Let's hope for the best.

A wild batch of trades keeps us on our toes.

Woo!

Against all odds and reason, I'm excited.

The five day window for negotiating with UFAs-to-be has started, and reportedly there is some interest in Dave Bolland, who reportedly asked for around 5 million and 7-8 years in negotiations. Must be easy to invent numbers when you're staring at Bozak and Clarkson. The Leafs' offer

The NHL Awards were held last night and the Maple Leafs, as a team, as an organization, didn't earn a single vote for any award or trophy. Not a single one. Even in a year with more than it's fair share of questionable votes (Gustav Nyquist

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Lots of talk surrounding the Leafs' poor performance last season has come with the explanation that "they're a young team. Lots of room to grow and develop." What I wanted to know is, is that true? Are the Leafs a young team relatively speaking? What

It's NHL schedule day, so the Toronto Maple Leafs have released their schedule for 2014-15 season. via MapleLeafs.NHL.com The Leafs will have 18 back-to-backs, which is above average compared to the NHL average over last three years. Saturdays reign supreme, as Toronto will play on all