From The Branches

Although this is not the first time he's made these sentiments known, Jean-Sebastien Giguere recently told Chris Johnston that he'd like to return in some kind of backup/mentoring capacity next season for the Leafs. "I would love to, but I don't

So while Winnipeg, Boston, and Vancouver revel in the moment and Atlanta sulks, there are still 27 other teams with work to do between now and next season. Like deciding what to do with free agents for one. Making Their Case - Michael Stephens at MLHS All three have notched career

There are plenty of links to choose from today, and quite a number of Leafs-related ones, to boot, which is a nice shift. Over at the Leafs Nation, Slava Duris has tallied all the Leafs' Power Play scoring chances for the season: The Leafs' Differential-per-60-

They make me-e so-o steamed. WEEK-ends, I prefer the WEEK-ends. Oh-oh-oh-oh-ohSONOFABITCH. A relatively slow day for Leafs links, but also for NHL links in general. The CHL is a different story, however, with the St. John Sea Dogs winning the Memorial Cup.

It seems a little strange that the Stanley Cup Finals won't start until Wednesday, but I guess that's the price we pay for $2 billion TV deals with NBC.  In the meantime, here are some links for a lazy Sunday.  Post in the comments if you

By now I'm sure you're all aware that the Boston Bruins won the Prince of Wales trophy last night and will represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. For Leaf fans, it has special significance, as Toronto will pick up an additional second round

Unfortunately the newest Leaf, Kenny Ryan, doesn't play center which means there's still work for Burke to do on that front and HA has their take on it. Leafs Off Season: First Line Center Search - Hockey Analysis The biggest hole in the Leafs lineup that GM

For those of you that didn't catch the Boston - Tampa Bay game last night, you missed a good one. For all the talk of Guy Boucher's 1-3-1 system, the stingy misers Tim Thomas and Dwayne Roloson, not to mention the inability of the B&

Will start off today's FTB with a sample of a link to appease Learn2Leaf . A Poorly Explained Rationale Why Another Team in Toronto Doesn't Work for Mike at Vintage Leaf Memories I don’t honestly know if having another team in the City of Toronto would

You got links? Post them in the comments. Here's a topic to get you all started on what for me is a very foggy Tuesday; Jeff Carter. What do you make of the rumors? Any merit to them? Would you want him on the Leafs? Is he a

No more than a handful of links today, and here they are. Have at it gents and gals. Komisarek Won't Face Charges For Nightclub Incident Awkward. Who Should the Lightning Go With in Game 5? Smith or Roloson? After Game 4 that's a tough decision. Assessing

Not a whole lot to report on this morning.  Looks like we may have quite the series in the Eastern Conference Finals this year. Sunday links: Thrashers fans rally, buy tickets as Winnipeg talks continue Sean Leahy of Puck Daddy has the scoop on yesterday's select-a-seat

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 of

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 the

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

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-