From The Branches

Game Recaps VLM Links To the Jersey Tosser It was a Clarkson jersey. Too good. Leafs Prospect Updates How the kids are doing... LFR: Game Two Dangle is not too pleased. Marlies Close Weekend with OT Win Good for them.

The Leafs will host the Penguins tonight at 7, as every team in the NHL takes the ice tonight. "Hockey all day!" you might think - but no. There are nine games starting at 7, and the rest of the league follows afterwards. Re-Evaluating Dion Phaneuf -- A Victim

There's only one game on tonight - Islanders vs. Hurricanes. Always seems weird that the NHL so rarely schedules Friday night games, considering Saturday and Sunday are football days in the US (and some on Monday and Thursday as well). Beside than tonight's relative hiatus, the season

I'm in love with this picture. One of the brighter sides to losing last night's game is that we won't have to deal with the overinflated expectations that come with a hot start, I suppose. Read last night's recap, talk about the

Links Restructured Management Impacting the Leafs Yeah, it's almost like they're being asked to make smart decisions for once. Why Phil Kessel is the Best Leafs Winger of our Lifetime Because Jeffler is like 12 years old? 2014-15 Season Preview Maple Leafs Player Projections at

Everything's coming up Milhouse!

The final round of roster cuts are expected today, as the deadline is Tuesday and the Leafs kick off their season on Wednesday. Here's what Jonas Siegel has to say: No sign of Colton Orr. Carter Ashton though is with the Leafs. Appears he and not Orr has

Links, news, and notes from around the league for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

In their last game of the pre-season, the Leafs beat the Red Wings 5-1 - although 5 Gustavsson goals translate to roughly 3 non-Gustavsson goals. Two goals from the Captain, one from Gardiner, Kozun with a beautiful little flip (he had a three point night), and one from

Links Leafs Roster Preview: Morgan Rielly That boy good. Leafs Trying to Trade Ashton as Lineup Take Shape Oh joy. The Steve Dangle Podcast This one is titled "Blueberry Muffin". 2014-15 Season Preview: The Contenders The Rangers and Penguins? Really?

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Links What to Expect: Stephane Robidas Lots of time spent on the IR probably. Leafs Roster Preview: Roman Polak The Leafs retained salary in the trade. Retained it! DGB's Season Preview: The Middle of the Pack Looking at the so-so teams. Oilers Sign Tkachev to an Entry

It wasn't thrilling hockey, but at least it was hockey.

Links Little Brother, Big Dreams This is the longest thing ever written about Blake Kessel. Unsheathed Sabres Puck Buddys reviews Friday's pre-season game. 2014-15 Fantasy Hockey Draft Kit All you need to know to dominate the competition or something. 10 Leafs Moments as VLM Hit 5-

The evening opened with Chris Stewart scoring a backhand goal on a short breakaway, which was met with a Roman Polak goal after Bozak absolutely threads the needle on a pass. Bozak gets right back into the spotlight, getting in front of the net and going top corner on Neuvirth.

Links Steve Dangle: Alive Aww shucks. Uniform, Rules, and Lottery Galore Going over some offseason changes. Avalanche Promise to Maintain Style of Play Welp, they're boned. Thesis: Forecasting Success Using In-Game Data Pretty neat study being proposed here. Mind Boggling Randy Carlyle goes full on Randy Carlyle.

The Maple Leafs played a pair of split squad games against the Senators. They dropped both - one 4-3 in the shootout and one 3-2 in regular time. There were goals from JVR, from Kadri, from Rielly, and from Carrick. I haven't been able to watch much

The ones you'd expect to look good looked good. It wasn't surprising, but it was reassuring.

You remembered to go hang out with PPPPeople, right? You've read through all the Top 25 Under 25? Okay, then you can read these links: Breakdown: Who will make the Maple Leafs The pre-season competition is upon us. Mirtle: Breaking up Leafs’ top line makes sense Especially

With the opening of the Leafs' training camp, there were a lot of Leafs on hand to ask questions.

David Alter has the list of players and their numbers for this weekend's training camp. Should be fun as we all follow along and read too deeply into premature line decisions, fights, and performances! Until that kicks off, enjoy these links: Goalie situation frustrates Wild coach Yeo "

Links Leafs Roster Report: David Booth No animals were harmed during the making of this report. Rookie Tournament Game #3: Leafs 2, Pens 0 Leafs finish the tournament 2-1-0. Barn Blog: Cambria County War Memorial Arena "The Chiefs are at home against Hyannisport at the War Memorial

It's been a long summer, but fall is here and with the weather cooling down, Leafs chatter is heating up.

Links Rookie Tournament Game 2 Recap Leafs lose to Senators. Everyone sucks. Hockey Pages: Blood on the Ice Do you like hockey? Do you like vampires? Then here's a book for you. Show Me the Color of Hockey If you're a hockey fan of color, give

The Toronto Maple Leafs rookies will face off against Chicago's tonight at 7! Then against Ottawa tomorrow, and Pittsburgh on Tuesday. You can find the roster and schedule here. I'm sure twitter and the comments section will be overflowing with amateur analysis of the year'