From The Branches

Morgan Rielly picks up five assists as the Moose Jaw Warriors defeat the Prince Albert Tomato Cans

Ben Scrivens and the Toronto Marlies open their season against Rochester tonight.

Toronto Marlies Set Sights on Calder Cup They had better. Marlies Announce Opening Day Roster, October Broadcast Schedule Games on Sportsnet and Leafs TV. Burke's Transactions 2.0 Gus breaks down every Burke move for the Leafs. The Jets Might Have a Fitness Problem I just think they&

Welcome to NHL Replacement Player Training Camp Double-bladed skates optional. Why are Goalie Save Percentages Rising? Read this. Hockey Broke Bruce Gamble's Heart in More Than One Way NHL History Girl talks about the former Leaf goalie. The Alaska Aces Have a Stacked ECHL Team Anyone want

Here be your links. What the Previous Lockout Did to the Leafs It sure wasn't pretty. Video Breakdown: Marlies 3 - Coburg 1 Give it a look. The Maple Leafs and Leadership Who is the real leader of the band here? Like Him or Loathe Him, Gary Bettman Brings

Without the media knowing, the NHL & NHLPA met again on Friday in Toronto. Both sides asked the other for a new proposal. They plan to meet again this week. More on this and other Saturday links.

Our round up of Toronto Maple Leafs and NHL news focuses on Howard Berger's prediction of when the 2012-13 season will be cancelled.

Is it Time for Leafs Ownership to Bring in a New Management Team? - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories There seemed to be a general consensus that, if the Leafs missed the playoffs badly and did not play well this season, a change could be in the offing, especially given

More on Fat Kadri. Leafs Ruining Chances of Developing Kadri- Derek Neumeier Criticisms and mockery about weight are tough to get rid of; just ask forwards Dustin Penner and former Leaf Kyle Wellwood, two players who are still the brunt end of fat jokes and whose careers have yet to

With the preseason already scrapped and the first regular season games just a few days away from being cancelled, the NHLPA and NHL finally returned to the negotiating table today. While the core economic issues were not discussed, it sounds as though there was progress on a few other issues.

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Don't hold your breath.

I am Dr. James Internet. And I see a whole army of my fellow PPPers, here in defiance of tyranny! You have come to comment as free Leafs fans. And free Leafs fans you are! Now, here, on this hallowed blog we stand united as one solid unwavering force of

Wil Wheaton has been in exactly one movie/TV series that wasn't terrible, Stand By Me, only the director cast him in the wrong role; he should have been Ray Bower. Will Wheaton: front runner, terrible actor, douchebag. You were on Love Boat: The Next Wave; everything you

#YesterdaysLeafsNews brought us our GM slagging perhaps the greatest goalie coach the game has ever known because his methods were "outmoded", and yet another prospect at the University of North Dakota getting into disciplinary trouble. What joyous wonders in Leafdom will today bring? Head on over to today&

YOU THOUGHT THE COMMENTS WOULD BE OPEN? [end] YOU THOUGHT MONDAY WOULD HAPPEN AND ALL WOULD BE WELL? [end] The owners and players were so busy signing contract extensions all week that they forgot to sit down and come up with a new CBA that was amicable to all. And

With the hockeypocalypse nearly upon us, are we all preparing out hockey stores for a long and lengthy lockout? I myself have "All Heart" queued up with the press of a button. What are you preparations? Leafs Links Forecasting Joffrey Lupul BCP gives up a look at luck,

No hockey on TV make me something something. Leafs Links Keeping Our Enemies Close BCP with a look at the Northeast Division In Defense of Leafs Nation More talk about how ESPN is full of shit. The Top 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Players to Watch This Season Only two will

Former Baltimore Ravens/Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell passed away Thursday. He was not a well liked man in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Modell's passing got fellow hockey blog Five Minutes for Fighting thinking about other owners who were not-so-highly thought of. The most obvious

Nothing to put here at the moment. Please stand by for further updates throughout the morning. In the meantime, please have at it in the comments.

No further progress on the CBA front. Whoop dee do. Leafs Links What to Expect from the Randy Carlyle-led Leafs 20 minutes a night for both Steckel and McClement? Grading Day Part 2: The Leafs Forwards Thanks goodness I never had Mike from VLM as a teacher. Harsh. Holy

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NHL Proposes New Deal to Players' Association During Ongoing Labor Talks - Chris Johnston at the Globe and Mail According to a source, Tuesday’s proposal from the NHL called for a six-year deal — the first three delinked from hockey-related revenues and the last three coming with a

Here are the morning links. Don't bother clicking them. You won't learn anything new because they're just full of made up crap that I can't be bothered to read. I mean the first link is asking me for my expectations. What sort

Just two links for you this morning. Talk about whatever. GO LIVERPOOL. The Essentials: Toronto Maple Leafs edition A must read over at Puck Daddy from mf37 Rogers to buy The Score for $167 million Some of our favorite blogging friends work for the Score, so this is big news