From The Branches

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 David

Links from around the NHL!

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

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

Have your reading glasses at the ready!

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

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

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'

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