From The Branches

The Leafs have a rare Saturday night off, as they travel from the west coast to Washington DC, where they'll take on the Caps at 3pm tomorrow. Good news, though: I've got a whole bunch of links for you to read. Chat about whatever second-rate team

So how about that game huh? Wasn't awesome when (insert beneficial event here) happened because of (insert Leafs player)'s great play? Look, the game started at 10:30pm Eastern and I got work in the morning. Links A Defense of David Clarkson "Remember, it isn&

Right. Well, a game like that wasn't entirely unexpected. It's the Sharks. Shrug.

Believe. Believe in James Reimer.

Links LFR7 - Game 64 Pretty Fly Call me the juice and you know Imma stunt. Crunching Numbers Leafs need to go .500 to make the playoffs. Depth Propels Leafs to Victory First W without a point from Kessel, JVR, or Bozak. Leafs Prospect Update The Leafs prospects aren'

As Chemmy pointed out yesterday, the Leafs can't drag their feet on any of these upcoming games, especially not tonight against the Flyers - they call it Death March for a reason (although to be honest, "they" don't call it that - we do)

Vancouver? No. Washington? God no. Tampa? No. Links Panago Pizza Presents Peve Pangle Podcast Prade Peadline P014 Part Pone LFR7 Lame L4 Langle Looks Lat Latest Lame 2014 Paralympics Team USA Sled Hockey Preview There's more lympics to be played. Closer Look: Miller and Halak Looks like it

What. a. trade. deadline. St. Louis to the Rangers, Gaborik to Columbus, Vanek to Montreal, Moulson to Minnesota, Halak to Washington (on a night Holtby was chased from the net), and "goalies everywhere." I was talking on twitter about some icons that got traded. Legwand, the franchise'

Awwww shit it's about to go down! It's the mother f***ing trade deadline ya'll. Let's do this shit. My list of Leaf's potentially on their way out: 1. Kulemin 2. Holland 3. Kadri 4. Reimer 5. Gardiner 6. Your

There was plenty of action yesterday, from signings, waived players, and loads of trade rumours.

Links Jonathan Bernier and the Bumpy Road to the Promised Land Is there a parade planned along that road? LFR7 - Game 62 Dangle says it was off the wall. Leafs Prospect Update Kids playing hockey. Carton Ashton Scores Hattrick in Marlies Victory Not good enough for the Leafs.

There's about one hundred hours between now and the trade deadline, but the season is officially open as Big Name Ryan Miller and Little Name Steve Ott head to St. Louis in exchange for Halak, Stewart, and some futures (reaction posts are in the links). Girardi extended, which

Recaps The Leafs Nation Vintage Leaf Memories Links Which Players are Expected to Try Hard in Practice? Answer: Not the good ones. Remember when Phil Kessel was Sluggish? You mean Wednesday? Should the Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Dave Bolland? Yes. When a Team Sucks, It's Never the Fans&

TSN is all over trade talk these days.

Links Let's Talk About David Bolland Let's talk about how David Bolland's worth to the Leafs is greatly exaggerated. What Lies Around the Corner for the Leafs? The Islanders. Your Prospects Aren't That Good Dawg Lambert writes the article I requested. Leafs

Dave Nonis says big moves are unlikely to happen before the deadline.

Links SDP Canada wins gold edition. Will Phil Kessel be a Clutch Performer for the Leafs? There is no such thing as clutch. Leafs in Sochi Final Report WHY NO MEDALS??

The matchups are set, and this weekend Canada and Sweden will play for gold. After the US-Canada matchup, which looked and felt like a gold medal game, I'm already starting to itch for some NHL hockey. Sadly, there's only one game scheduled for Tuesday, and we

You suck. Your country sucks. Your country's hockey team sucks. Links Know Who I Like is this Phil Kessel Kid Lambert loves Kessel and donations. Don't be a dick, make a donation and get your own post. Three Keys for Canada, US in Olympic Semi-Final These

It's all-Olympic today.

Today is Day 2 of the Olympic Men's Hockey medal round. Both Team Canada and Team USA play at the same time today in what is easily the largest foul-up yet at the problem plagued Sochi Olympics. If some Russian scheduler and his entire family aren't

Yeah, people are going a little crazy over the Olympics, these days.

Some Olympic fare for your morning consumption.

Good morning! Did you get up at 7 AM on a Saturday to watch the US play Russia? Good decision. If you missed Canada's game against Austria yesterday, this gif sums it up nicely: Holy crap Sidney Crosby is good at hockey. US v. Russia presents the first

JVR and Kessel are playing against Chara and Hossa right now. Phil Kessel and JVR each have an assist and a couple great shots, and it's clear that "Olympic sized ice" is not incompatible with hits or scoring chances. Canada will be on ice at noon,