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Does Reimer have a weak glove hand as all the pundits claim he does?Well we'll find out this season because I'm tracking goal locations for both Reimer and Bernier this season. Through Three Early observations on the Leafs season. Why Phil Kessel is worth $64M

Morgan Rielly will make his NHL debut tonight during the Leafs' home opener against the Ottawa Senators. Puck drops at 7 PM! The Leafs have recalled Spencer Abbott, another rookie hoping to make his NHL debut, so it'll be interesting to see if he draws into the

Prior to Tuesday's game in Montreal, I asked you all to make your predictions for the upcoming seasons. Without further ado, here are the results from the 148 responses we got: Playoffs - 63% No Playoffs - 37% Points: <70 (1%), 70<80 (12%), 80<

Bolland hockey well play.

Game Recaps The Leafs Nation Vintage Leaf Memories MLHS Links Backhand Shelf Podcast Prediction Edition The Devils' Great Trick was Turning 70% of Their Players into Possession Machines cough David Clarkson cough

EVERTHING IS THE BEST!!!!!!!1

Links Joe Colborne Traded to the Flames For a 4th that can never become a 3rd because "Flames". David Clarkson: Desperate to Impress That's a great way of putting it. TML Roster Shakedown The opening night roster is all but decided. Have a look. Leafs Waive

It&#39;s common wisdom that teams employ enforcers so their skill players can avoid fights, but do teams with goons really spare their skill players?

Kessel says: &quot;Dion, we&#39;re having a FAMILY MEETING!&quot;

Image courtesy of yours truly.

And there was much rejoicing Pre-Season Game 6 Recaps: Blue and Whte Brotherhood MLHS Phil Kessel Suspended Three (Meaningless) Games NO1CURR How Bernier Can Help Leafs Win with More than Fists Stopping Pucks? Leo Komarov on the Leafs, KHL, and More I'll miss that little bastard. Backhand Shelf

Yeah, David Clarkson got one.

So last night's pre-season game against Buffalo was quite a spirited affair. 8 goals scored,and 239 penalty minutes handed out. Central to all that mayhem was Phil Kessel who scored two goals and got himself the rare Match Penalty for defending himself against John Scott. Scott, found

The Leafs will play the Sabres at 7PM EST tonight, broadcast on NHLNet. I haven't seen any word about the Leafs' lineup, so post it here when it's out. There are some great links for your weekend reading - I'm always happy when

Links Bolland Impresses, Kadri Hurt? Hope not. Pre-Season Post Game Leafs 3, Sens 2 Franson Willing to Play on a One-Year Deal Leafs not willing to give it to him. 2013-14 Player Projections From Blue and White Brotherhood Leafs Win as VLM Turns Four Why I remember it like it

Tidbits from here and there today, but I&#39;m interested in your opinion.

Links Darryl Sittler on This Year's Leafs Look at Dangle's fucking jacket. TLN's Top 20 Leafs Prospect List Only prospects on this here list. Bernier Impresses in his Unofficial Debut It's begun. Oops Seriously, why Fraser? Leafs Cut Roster to 37 Thus

The &quot;Leafs&quot; are now 1-0-1 in the pre-season.

So the......well I guess technically last night's game was played by the Leafs but they barely got by the rule of having a minimum of 8 players with "NHL" experience due to Troy Bodie somehow having gotten 104 NHL games under his belt. Regardless, the

That&#39;s it! We&#39;ve made it! The Summer of our casual fandom is over.

So the Hurricanes signed malcontent Ron Hainsey yesterday, thus filling the hole left by an injured Joni Pitkanen. This probably takes them out of the running for a Franson offer sheet, which pretty much narrows down possible suitors to Calgary. Their team will be awful this year, so you gotta

It&#39;s beginning to look a lot like October.

So Nazem Kadri signed a contract last night to the tune of two years at $5.8M for an AAV caphit of $2.9M. That's a pretty good deal from the Leafs' perspective because it's a) a bridge contract that doesn't overpay fora

Oh, it&#39;s lovely to be greeted by real hockey news in the morning.

One week until NHL pre-season opens. The baby Leafs will play the baby Pens tonight at 7PM EST, presumably again on limited, Ontario-only outlets. It's getting closer. Links: Is success partly to blame for Dion Phaneuf's and Mikhail Grabovski's poor corsi last year? -