From The Branches

I'll get around to links sooner later. I'm waiting for my omelette and Cran-Grape Ocean Spray to kick in.

Both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are going to play for the Minnesota Wild next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the next year. And the

I mean he has to right? Leafs Links Brian Burke Interview on Fan590 Audio Link. Dave Poulin Interview on Fan590 Audio Link. Is Nazem Kadri Ready for the NHL? On a sheltered scoring line? Yeah, probably. Leafs Nation Podcast, Free Agency and Mats Talking just that. The Things Phil Kessel

I suppose there must be some people out there that just want know where the likes of Zach Parise, Ryan Suter et al. will eventually sign, but myself, I'm in no rush to enter the hockey-free news days of the summer. I also have no problem with players

Today is Canada Day and that means free agency begins at noon. Make sure your twitter feed is up & running for the inevitable Brandon Prust - Leafs signing. Today is also a special day in another sense: it's the 32nd annual Toronto Pride Parade. As most of

Justin Schultz will announce to the hockey world that he doesn't want to be a Maple Leaf some time this afternoon. After that, it could be an interesting 18 hours as the league ramps up for free agency. It's an incredibly thin market this year -

Links If the Leafs Want Schultz, They May Have to Turn on Hogan's Heroes I KNOW NOTHING about where Schultz might go. MLHS posted a two Leafs interviews yesterday. Reimer and Burke Booze Sales OK for Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium And there was much rejoicing. The 10

All the cool kids are doing it, even Brian Burke. As transcribed by Alec Brownscombe at Maple Leafs Hot Stove, Burke spoke yesterday in Prince Edward Island at the Special Olympics Festival, and had a few interesting quips about this summer: "With the salary cap and the new collective

Mats got inducted. All is right with the Universe. Leafs Links Where Does this Hall of Fame Class Stack Up? Probably second behind the 2009 class. Scoring Chances, Corsi, and why Grabovski is Great Duh. Mats Sundin Elected into the HHOF Jeffler's talking Hall. End of a Montrous

Don't fret, Brian Burke & Co. have finally filed all the important qualifying offers. The likes of Cody Franson, Nikolai Kulemin, Matt Frattin, Ben Scrivens, Jussi Rynnas, and Korbinian Holzer have all been qualified. Cam Charron has the story: The other Leafs assets that needed to be tendered

July 1st is our draft. This fanbase doesn't have the patience for a 5 year rebuild. Pittsburgh-model my ass. These are quotes from Leafs GM Brian Burke when asked about his own model for building the Leafs in his own way. A way that has so far relied

The long-rumored JVR-for-Schenn swap happened yesterday, and Henny had everyone anxious for a "next deal." Speculation has been that the Luongo trade is finding some middle ground - and if it isn't, could the Leafs nudge Gillis along with a predatory offer sheet on RFA Corey

Welcome back for day two. I hope everyone stocked the fridge for what should be a long, long day. The Leafs pick at #35, and then not again until the 5th round. Also, one interesting tidbit from the The Province's Jason Botchford: As trade talks progressed throughout the

Alright, ladies and gentlemen. There is a lot of chatting to do today, so find some "project" to work on, stay clear of the boss, and hunker down for a fun day of trades and picks. I've got a bunch of links for you guys today,

Darren Dreger says that Florida and Toronto are the two leading contenders for the services of Roberto Luongo, but that Florida's budgetary situation likely makes the Leafs better trading partners for Vancouver. Nothing happening right now, though. Jump for a bunch of links, including a few tidbits on

Considering that there has been absolutely no hockey played this week, there are quite a number of articles today for your perusal. I'll let the links do the talkin'. Leafs Links: Leafs Team Needs: Top-Six Winger From yours truly at The Leafs Nation. Leafs Nation Podcast: Pre-Draft

The NHL is pretty quiet right now...a little too quiet if you ask me. Could a huge-mega-awesome deal be in the works? I have absolutely no idea. In fact, I wouldn't expect to hear much of anything until after the NHL Awards on Wednesday night. But until

There's next to nothing going on regarding the Leafs at the moment, but I've cobbled together a few links for you folks to check out: Behind the scenes at the auditions for the 2012 NHL Awards Show hosting job Long title, amazing results. New DGB Predators

Lance Hornby at the Toronto Sun Unless the Hockey Hall of Fame committee succumbs to Maple Leaf myopia, there won’t be a second consecutive slate of Toronto-tinged inductees to announce in a few days. While it would be nice for Mats Sundin, Gary Roberts and Curtis Joseph to get

How will you spent the next eight nights leading up to the 2012 NHL Draft? Furiously refreshing twitter and hfboards for the hot new rumors? Curled up in the fetal position with memories of the Raycroft and Toskala draft day trades floating through your head? Arguing with your dirty Habs

Dear Brian, Please Focus on the Task at Hand - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories Monday night, the Toronto Star penned a short piece outlining Burke’s apparent displeasure at a CBC/Hockey Night in Canada post from Elliotte Friedman. As we all know, Friedman has worked "in

Unfortunately, the time has come: there is no more hockey to be played in the NHL until October. Most of you have summer sports that you can use to fill the gap, but some of us are really S.O.L. for the next five months. The Euro Cup'

Good morning, everyone. Hope your weekend was full of hockey and soccer watching. Our dear mf37 and I both happened to be at the Marlies' last game, and had some thoughts to share with all of you via The Leafs' Nation podcast, so go check that out. Naturally,

As per Winging it in Motown and Kukla's Korner, here's what looks like pricing info on the Winter Classic between Detroit and Toronto: via www.kuklaskorner.com Depending on who’s received what initial information, at this point, it sounds like Red Wings, Maple Leafs, Grand

Bad Bounce for Marlies Gives Admirals a Stranglehold on Calder Cup - James Mirtle at the Globe and Mail As Norfolk Admirals defenceman Mike Kostka dumped the puck in off the glass, Marlies netminder Ben Scrivens went behind the net to play the puck, as he had dozens of times