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As usual, if you're looking for a thorough recap of last night's game, head over to In Lou We Trust. It'll probably knock the socks off any recap you'll read in some newspaper. In other, more interesting news, the Toronto Marlies are

You damn right. Ballin'. But enough of that, the 2013 Bridgestone Winter Classic Presented by Amway and broadcast on NBC schedule has been announced. Let's get to dem deets. Dec. 15-26: Celebration of hockey featuring amateur games, corporate outings and open skates. Information on booking ice time

After something of a slow week, news has rained down on us in buckets for the last twenty-four hours. First, Tomas Vokoun's negotiation rights were traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 7th round pick. The Pens then signed the 35-year old netminder to a two-year, four-million dollar

With the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom last week, the question posted by Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories seems a bit odd: As talented as he is, will Jake Gardiner be physical enough to be effective in the playoffs at the NHL level? Lidstrom paved his way to multiple Norris&

The Marlies continued their struggle in Norfolk last night, losing 4-2 to the Admirals. They now face a steep uphill battle to climb back in the series. They do, however, get the next three games at home in Toronto. In another game 2, the Kings' Jeff Carter beat Martin

Yes, the Marlies started the final series for the Calder Cup last night, but unfortunately lost 3-1. Ben Scrivens stopped 39 of 41 shots, and, by most accounts, was Toronto's best player. Over at the Leafs Nation, Andrey Osadchenko has a preview of the series, just in case

Lidstrom retired, Tim Thomas continues to be crazy, and hockey was not played. Yawn. What's up with you all today? Leafs Links Preview: Marlies vs. Admirals, Calder Cup Final Jeffler with the rundown. Marlies Face a Formidable Foe Mirtle with a look at the Calder Cup Final. Is

For those of you like myself who were forced to watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC and berated by the voices and faces of Doc Emrick, Pierre McGuire, Mike Milbury, and Darren Pang (seriously, what a shit show) perhaps the hardest thing to endure is knowing

I bring you links on this, the most sexually suggestive day of the week. Leafs Links Frattin Out Rest of Postseason with Knee Injury Well that sucks. Matt Frattin Out for the Season, and More Injury Updated Jeffler with the dl on the Marlies DL. Why are the Leafs Called

Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries. Now go read my article over at The Leafs Nation about advanced statistics, or I shall have to taunt you a second time. If Gimp was a half-decent program, you would all have been treated to a .gif of

What could be better than a little shameless self promotion on Monday morning? Danny Gray and I recently managed to get another podcast made, so head over to The Leafs Nation to go have a listen. We chat about the Marlies and Justin Schultz, and are trying out a new

Here are some excellent links for a lazy Sunday... Free will, responsibility, and the penalty box Good read from Battle of Cali How well do you know the LA Kings? Take the quiz from DGB 2012 Draft profile: Radek Faksa MLHS looks at a guy we all hope the Leafs

There's not much point in changing the title, the reasons to cheer haven't changed. Last night, the Toronto Marlies defeated the Oklahoma City Barons 3-1 to advance to the Calder Cup finals. Matt Frattin had two goals (including an empty-netter to seal the deal), and Simon

After Steve Yzerman's Luongo-centric comments on a Tampa radio station, you just knew Mr. Roberto would be back in the Leafs cooler talk. Here's Mike from VLM on why he doesn't want Luongo: My reasons are not based on advanced stats or any of

Naturally, I'm pleased with the outcome of the Toronto Marlies game. The Marlies have moved to 3-1 in their series, and the fact that Ben Scrivens had a shutout is the cherry on top. Check out the Game In Six here. There are several recaps of this game

via blogimages.thescore.com Originally posted over on Reddit Hockey, the Backhand Shelf sheds some light on the psychology of being a Leafs fan and how it might drive one to drink. Bottoms up to Brian Burke! Links after the jump. Leafs Links The Value Behind 35 Why keeping our

Yes, the New Jersey Devils thoroughly frustrated the New York Rangers last night, and won the game 4-1. I have to say that I'm surprised at how entertaining this series has been, given that I don't particularly care about either team. In any event, here'

Some say that we here at Pension Plan Puppets Heavy Industries and Pug Manufacturing LLC have a reputation of being rather harsh, and justifiably so. We don't take kindly to bigots, homophobes, and Habs fans and we let them know it. However, the one groups we despise more

After a dominating performance on Thursday night in Oklahoma City, the Marlies and Barons met again last night for game two. Unfortunately for Toronto, the roles were reversed as OKC netter 5 goals and tied their Western Conference Finals series at one game apiece. Jonas Gustavsson got the start in

Marlie Open Conference Finals With Win - Jeffler at Marlies HQ While saying that the Marlies had a good shot at this series was far from a ridiculous prediction, nobody could say that they expected tonight’s start. If they did, they were probably criticized for doing so, and deserve

Last night, the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 3-2 to knot the series at one game a piece, so if you're looking for details, head over to In Lou We Trust or The Globe and Mail for a recap. There are plenty of links to

Ok, it's not, but it might as well be. I'm sure to receive a few admonishments from some corner of the internet, but I really think there's no chance that the Phoenix Coyotes ever come back to beat the Los Angeles Kings. If you&

I couldn't decide which story I wanted to run with over the jump, so I'll just link both of them. Last night, the New York Rangers won the first game of the semi-finals 3-0 against the New Jersey Devils. Sure, it was a low-scoring game (the

Sure this has nothing to do with the Leafs, but it's too good of a story to pass up. Letter to Jets Fans Past and Present - Jeff Mazur at The Hockey Writers I know this doesn’t apply to everyone, just some of you. You know who

It's been eighteen years since the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils met in the Eastern Conference Finals. That series happened to wind up as one of the most famous playoff series of all time. Will we see the same quality of hockey in 2012? Probably not.