From The Branches

I know this is the part where I'm supposed to talk all about the Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg and make references to songs by the Weakerthans. I think I'll pass today (not that I have anything against the Weakerthans). I'm anxious for June and

Stephen Brunt - Globe and Mail An agreement to sell the National Hockey League’s Atlanta Thrashers to a Winnipeg group which plans to relocate the franchise to the Manitoba capital is done. Sources confirmed tonight that preparations are being made for an announcement Tuesday, confirming the sale and transfer

Naturally, last night's collapse by the San Jose Sharks is the biggest news to discuss today. There are plenty of great sub-plots, ripe for the picking. The speed and size of the Canucks, the emergence of the Sedins (5 points between them), the Marleau - Bieksa fight, the

Tyler Seguin - 6 points in 2 Playoff Games Frak. Matt Lashoff Has an Album on iTunes Things you simply can't make up. On Hockey Returning to Winnipeg Behind the Net is not very impressed by Damien Cox's foretelling. Should Canadian Hockey Fans Be Cheering for

Since news that True North Sports Entertainment Ltd. is interested in purchasing the Atlanta Thrashers emerged yesterday, more specific information has been slowly leaking into the open. Elliotte Friedman offers a good summary of the happenings so far: Bettman is getting hammered locally for not standing up for the Thrashers

Well the first two games of the conference finals are done and it's gone the way the crowd sees it in one, but not the other. In Round #3 of the PPPPPPP, 51% picked Tampa over Boston; but 53% picked San Jose over Vancouver. Pretty even match ups

Not much on the Leafs front again today, but still plenty of news around the league. Tampa came out firing on all cylinders last night, opening a three goal lead on the Bruins and never looking back. Gonna be tough to win four against the Lightening considering the play of

Happy not Friday the 13th.  Lots of NHL-wide news this morning, but not much on the Leafs front.  Links below... Saturday links: Derek Boogaard memorial The New York Rangers' 28 year old enforcer passed away yesterday. Hockey Wilderness has the story. I think I can speak for all of

Sorry there are but only a few links today, it appears that Blogger.com is down or at least not letting me access the new posts at Bitter Leaf Fan, Dirty Dangle, and others. So whenever that comes back up, post your links. PPPPPP Round 2 Scoring is Finalized. Check

We've got a pile of players in the World Hockey Championship in Slovakia, and they've been our prime source of Leafs news during these playoffs. In all, the Leafs have Komisarek, Brown, Holzer, Müller, Gunnarsson, Grabbo, Kulemin, Phaneuf, Schenn, and, of course, Reimer. (OK, so Holzer

F*** YEAH GAME SEVENS!!! A Brief History of NHL Playoffs Goats DGB with more internet gold. The NHL Awards Shouldn't Suck Dirty Dangle has some other hosting choices besides Jay Mohr. Ice Edge Pulls Out of Coyotes Deal So I'm guessing there will be no litter

I picked a bad day to stop huffing glue. We don't have any non "Vancouver is God's team; the Chosen Ones; the ones to bring Lord Stanley's Chalice back to its rightful Northern realm; Ryan Kesler's power derived from infancy when

And it ain't over for the Preds either. While they'll need to force a game 7 to win the series, at least they can go into tonight's game knowing that evil always finds a way of losing because today is Victory in Europe (V-E)

Special thanks to all the mothers out there.  Today is your day.  I hope it's a good one.  For all you sons and daughters, don't forget to get a card or at least call your mom today.  Otherwise she'll probably hate you forever.  Enjoy

So the Boston Bruins sweep the Philadelphia Flyers and move on to face the Tampa Bay Lightening in the Eastern Conference Finals. In doing so, the Bruins move four wins away from the Cup finals and gifting the Leafs an extra 2nd round pick in next year's draft.

If you know me, then you know that I believe the World Championships are a complete joke of a hockey tournament. Beyond the obvious reasons such as jerseys and gear covered in ad stickers, rosters that would make an AHL team laugh (Tim Stapleton on Team USA?), and the fact

I wasn't slated to do this morning's FTB, as I expected to return to Hà Nội later on today (er, this morning to all of you on EST) from a vacation in central Vietnam, but the train times worked out better than I'd hoped,

D: Leafs at the World Championships - Chemmy over at The Leafs Nation Carl Gunnarsson has no points but is a +3 for Sweden, and Mike Brown (shown helping Yan Stastny score) is a +1 for the USA team that may or may not have killed Osama Bin Laden. Germany&

I don't really follow Canadian politics, but apparently there was a federal election last night and all of you are now mad.  But hey, there are some great Leafs links... Tuesday links: Team Canada's application form for the World Championships New DGB Stamkos following the Big

In case you've also been hiding in a cave the President of US revealed that a Navy Seal team killed Osama bin Laden. Doubt we have many Leafs links today but throw them in the comments. Reminder to Canadians: go vote today.

But that is not to say he did not do things which have been a benefit to the organization to this day.  Under his watch, as people like to say, the Leafs drafted and signed some players who may yet become cornerstones of any success the club has in the

Look, it's April.  Outside of the elite few destroying the national hopes of Belarus and other nations in the World Championships, there isn't a lot going on.  Be sure to check today's links for all your Leafs news. Saturday links: 10 questions for Leaf

I don't have any links, so feel free to throw them in the comments.

Unfortunately for our two first-round draft picks, both the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins have moved on to the second round. This is exactly where they faced each other at this time last year, and, as many of you are sure to remember, the Flyers came out on top

Whelp, leave it to a Senator to lose a playoff series. Hats off to Chicago for the amazing comeback to make this a series. Hot Carl - Puckin' Eh I had a hard time defining what Carl Gunnarsson means to the Toronto blueline, and it was also challenging to