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Leafs bloggers have a long and illustrious history of tearing apart the terribly written arguments by journalists covering the Toronto Maple Leafs. There is Cox Bloc, the Negative Nancy Notebook, and a multitude of posts, comments, and tweets filled with disdain for lazy articles written by paid "professionals"

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND THE CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES THAT WOULD BE ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR YOUR WORKPLACE. WATCH THIS AT HOME. I don't know how these clowns haven't picked up more attention, but they're about the best Leafs-related material on the internet I&

Do you want a Playoff berth or a Top-5 draft pick? Well Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories would like to hear your take on it. The sways of emotion that we experience as fans are natural. We get discouraged when things don’t go well and are often unduly

You should all be hungover this morning. If you're not, you did something wrong. Leafs walked out of Ottawa with their second straight win, further hampering their hopes for a top 5 pick. Not sure they totally understand how this is supposed to work. Sigh. Links after the

Sunaya Sapurji of Yahoo Sports tweeted the following last night: Rob Faulds reports Sarnia's Alex Galchenyuk will not return after suffering a shoulder/arm injury earlier in the game vs. London. AHHHHHHHH. I was pretty much ready to punch a whole through my TV and the wall behind

Leafs win hockey game! And there was much rejoicing in Leafs land until reality set in. Huzzah! Here be your Friday links. Leafs Links 10 Issues the Leafs Face Going Forward Mike at VLM sees problems despite a win last night. How naive of him. That Jake Gardiner is a

It's that time of year where Leaf fans start discussing who the team will take with their first round pick because, fuck it, what the hell else do we have to talk about? I don't have any links for you, but please feel free to throw

If the generally accepted definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results", then what does that say about Leafs fans who tune in every night hoping to see their team win a hockey game? Just a thought. Leafs Links Leafs

You read now. History Lessons: Hockey, War The latest from Ellen Etchingham at Backhand Shelf. Dirty Dangle: Fun In The Sun During The NHL GM Meetings You can't un-see it. Stajan emerges from shadows for Flames’ playoff push It's always good to laugh. From Eric Duhatschek.

This is an FTB. Throw your links in the comments. Talk amongst yourselves. Go check my other front page article out.

Even when the Leafs play well they can't win. I'm at a loss about what to write. Six points in fifteen games. Here are some links to check out while you cry. Rule changes could put safety ahead of speed Red line? Ringette line? Hybrid Icing?

Sometimes, if one of your buddies in pinching, you've gotta make sure to cover him and back check. Sorry for the late FTB, but sometimes life happens. I guess I'll take the opportunity to plug my own piece over at The Leafs Nation on Jonas Gustavsson

So we got that going for us. Leafs Links Maple Leafs' Fall is for the Best Good luck convincing the unwashed masses of that James. The Ongoing Brian Burke Maple Leaf Melodrama Mike from VLM points out how Brian Burke is basically just blowing smoke out of his ass.

I don't have to explain to anyone that things are bad. A 14-game skid of 2-11-1 will put most teams' playoff hopes in jeopardy, let alone our fragile, bubble playoff team. Oh, and, of course, as James Mirtle points out, the injury to Joffrey Lupul doesn'

Mikhail Grabovski superfan PPP takes a look at some popular comparables with a special focus on CapGeek's list: As soon as the deal came out, people were looking to make comparisons to other signed deals. Cap Geek tweeted a link to a comparison of 20 comparable cap hits

There are just so many wonderful links to choose from. There are loads of good stuff from all the usual suspects today - The Leafs Nation, Backhand Shelf, James Mirtle (and the rest of his Globe & Mail compatriots), Michael Langlois, and many more. Just kick back and enjoy the

It's just like the last one of these but now you losers on the mobile app can actually see it. Thank me in the comments.

Mid-season coaching changes fairly rare in Toronto, but could the impact this time be like the spring of ’59? - Mike Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories Off the top of my head, I don’t think there have been that many mid-season (or late-season) coaching changes in the time since

Yep, the Leafs won in Montreal last night in Randy Carlyle's debut as head coach. Mikhail Grabovski had a 3-point night and his line was used as the team's #1 trio at even strength. It's a case of good news/bad news. Those who

In case you only live to read the weekend FTBs (the best ones) or missed the other hundred stories about it, Ron Wilson was fired as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs last night. Randy Carlyle, the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks during Brian Burke's

I just got some links for you this morning. Is Carlyle the Next Coach of the Maple Leafs? Mirtle and Duhatschek discuss the Leafs in the G&M podcast. Now's the Time for a Rebuild on the Fly What BCP proposes with either involve stashing $10M+ on

I'm sure there will be those that disagree with me but I think that the overwhelming majority of our regulars around here see the writing on the wall. Ron Wilson is probably going to fail once more to drag this team to the Stanley Cup playoffs and it&

Because he's one of my favorite people in the world, I'm showcasing a two-pack of posts over at mf37's Bitter Leaf Fan Page; a name far too apt at the moment. Sympathy for the Devil Sportsnet’s Michael Grange filed a piece on the

OK, so Brian Burke did make a trade. It's just that it wasn't the one most people were hoping for. Carter Ashton is perhaps not the 'Carter' most people were hungry to see in a Leafs uniform, but he may well make the Leafs

It's trade deadline day and everyone is amped up to see who's getting moved, who's staying, to what team they're going, and what's coming back the other way. It's an exciting day to say the least. But let