From The Branches

Stuff happened yesterday. Nothing that'll throw you out of your seat, but hey - it's hockey news. There are links! Leafs news: Leafs Re-Sign Brandon Kozun | The LeafsNation Two-way, one year after a strong AHL season from the 24 year old. Buyout News: Blue Seat Blogs

And before you say it, no. Some idiot saying Jake Gardiner could be moved to forward is stupid and not link worthy. Therefore I have no links for you today. Make up your own links. Here's mine.

In Toronto, there's no consequence for spending a lot of money and getting no results. Just do a mediocre job in a shortened season, and you're set!

Links Speculation: Punchers and Picks There's no way this ends well right? Draft Profile: Robby Fabbri You gotta think his parents missed the boat on naming him Robbi. Evaluation Dman Performance Based on CorsiRel and OppCorsiRel Pretty good stuff here.

Rumours abound!

Links NHL Silly Season has Begun Mirtle's got the scoop. TML Powerplay Lots of room for improvement. Jeffler's Mailbag Answers and stuff. Maple Leafs Fans Need to See Something Next Season That's an understatement. Where are They Now? Still playing hockey for the most

If you weren't watching, you missed a doozie.

Henrik Lundqvist and the NY Rangers weathered the Kings to send the series back to LA. The series is at 3-1 now, and game five will kick off at 8 PM EST Friday night. A couple links, with more added when Feedly comes back online, since I haven't

Links Boudreau on Ducks Corsi I think Boudreau might be falling into the percentage pitfall instead of looking at raw figures. USA Hockey Board Approves Stronger Rule to Curtail Fighting in Junior Hockey Good. It's stupid. Playoff LFR Gotham's reckoning. Mailbag: The Catchup Jeffler answers questions.

And no one is surprised.

Links Mailbag: Lazy Sunday Jeffler answers your Leafs related mail. Should the Leafs Stand Pat at the Draft or Make a Move? Who cares, they'll fuck it up anyways. Steve Dangle Podcast Scout Clout. Playoff LFR Crown in the crease. Leafs Pursuing Thornton? God I hope not.

The Kings may have overcome an early deficit, but the end result wasn't a shock.

#Leafs remain aggressive in #NHL trade market. The only 4 players I hear they are not actively shopping are Bernier Kessel Bozak and Rielly — Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) June 6, 2014 Why? Because we're Leafs fans and we're not allowed to have nice things. Things like 30

Watching a team like the Los Angeles Kings go to work is really a remarkable thing, but it does cast our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs in something less than a favorable light. When you start stacking the teams up, position by position, it can be a grim exercise. Kopitar vs.

Sigh.

Good news, everyone!

Links NHL Scouting Combine Continues to Evolve Sam Bennett didn't evolve to do pushups. Dave Bolland on TSN 1050 Please go away Dave Bolland. Are the Leafs Close or Far Away? Like Oz, they're far far away. Steve Dangle Podcast Facts optional.

Three cheers for Dorothy! I mean New York!

Links Maple Leafs Prospects Season Wrap Up None of them won anything of any regard. Playoff LFR Vista Cruiser Analytics Mailbag Brought to you by Stamps.com; use the offer code WTF. The Return of Leo? That'd be nice.

The series is knotted at 1 game apiece heading back to Toronto.

You know, this and that.

At least they won.

So that's something.

Tyler Dellow has the scoop.

I'll get some links here soon enough.