From The Branches

The boys in blue took on the Sabres in a border battle last night and lost.  Leafs lose in Buffalo?  Color me surprised.  It's important to note that the Sabres dressed a significant portion of their NHL roster, while the Leafs dressed a much weaker squad.  The Leafs

Last night saw the Leafs fall to the Flyers in their second match in as many days.  I didn't get the chance to watch the game, but from Game in Six, it looks like the Leafs let one slip away late.  Maybe you guys (and gals) can fill

Yesterday Wilson gave an on-ice talk to Nazem Kadri about how his spot is not guaranteed and that he has to work for his spot. After watching Kadri play two games this pre-season, it's become apparent that he isn't yet ready for the NHL. In last

So I had a debate with my husband last night. I rushed home, ran instead of walked my puppy, and didn't eat until late so that I could watch the Leafs 2nd preseason game. On the other hand, he made dinner during the first period of the Canucks

Well, that was your first real game day of the season. It wasn't the greatest in terms of outcome but it was definitely good ot be back in the swing of things. Here's the basic routine that we'll follow: 1. 7am will be the

So I've been trying really hard to catch up on the hockey news that happened, especially this whole Pat Burns fake death report fiasco.  Which is really hard to catch up on because it happened on twitter and, well, twitter ain't the best place for grouping

Hello everyone!  It's been quite the weekend trying to catch up on what I missed this past week here on PPP.  You see, my hotel thought that charging $13.99 for wireless internet per day was a reasonable request. So I actually went a week without more than

I'm currently writing today's post at 12:30 AM after an exhausting day.  I'm quite sunburnt and just finished playing two hours of shinny.  On top of that, there isn't much to report.  The Leafs hit the ice on Saturday for the

As you are all aware, yesterday was the start of the 2010 Toronto Maple Leafs training camp. The team has invited (in a mildly controversial move) sixty-four players to take part in the five-day camp. The players were divided up into three teams of twenty-one. It might come as a

Today marks the start of the Leafs training camp. When it ends, 63 players will have been cut down to 23. I figure this is how the end of camp will go: Burke:  Good practice, kids. Now it's time for the easiest part of any GM's

Once again the other overlord overlooked his obligations for writing an FTB leaving it to one of his more quick thinking blogmates. This is your FTB and I use the FTB to read all my Leafs news meaning throw your link in the comments and someone will edit it in

Yeah, I uh was going to write something creative here but instead I played Halo: Reach for six hours and between that, organizing a squirt hockey team and getting my med school application together, my brain is a bit fried. Here be your links. How do you say "No

October 7th is just around the corner, folks. Here are this morning's links: The Kovalchuk deal keeps on costing the Devils Vintage Leaf Memories with a Leaf fan perspective on the circumvention fallout. Early 2011 NHL Rankings Looks like we'll be getting a stud next summer

Tomorrow I found find out who the 12 eager little minds that I get to mold into hockey players are. Until then, I got nothing for you besides some links. Enjoy. A quick interview with goalie coach Francois Allaire Mirtle gets a chance to talk to the man, the myth,

Just in case you were locked inside some sort of sensory deprivation tank, last night saw the first hockey of the season as Toronto's all-rookie team defeated the Chicago Blackhawks' squad 6-3. Some of the kids looked good, while others struggled to make an impression. The Buds

The weather is cooling. The sun is setting earlier. Even a few leaves are starting to turn. That can only mean one thing: hockey is close. After a somewhat turbulent offseason, filled with several departures and arrivals, countless (and repetitive) interviews, and plenty of over-analysis, the pre-pre-season of Toronto Maple

That's alliteration homes. In my last PPPPP update post, I asked you all to post your unique team names so that I could include the best in this FTB for the masses to vote on. So, masses, which of the following fantasy team names do you like best?

So Chemmy and PPP are pretty cool, right? They wield their Barilkosphere power in clever, responsible and entertaining ways. PPP gets his nose broken trying to defend women from soccer hooligans and Chemmy starts amazing campaigns like #ThrowTheSnake. But what happens when our Overlords combine their power to roast an

This week, the Leafs are holding their rookie camp. It's the closest thing to tryouts there is in the NHL. Kids show up from far and wide hoping to dazzle for the coaches and show they deserve a spot on the team. Unfortunately for them, the sad reality

So my night last night was relatively pleasant.  Around 4:30 pm I started getting hungry, as we'd done our traditional Stat Holiday sleep in and have brunch at 10:30 am thing, so it was time for me to eat.  It rained the entire day (actually rare

Ah, Labour Day.  The last day of freedom before school starts for any of you youngsters out there (and masters students).  Once you enter the workforce, Labour Day is just another stat holiday, making it awesome.  For me, I go to the Fair on Labour Day.  The last day of

Nothing happened. Deceptions disagrees: How about 1963 when two Swedes arrived for training camp. Carl Oeberg and goalie Kjell Svensson travelled to attend the camp in Peterborough and then continued with the club as they played exhibition games out west. They returned to Sweden after figuring it wasn’t worthwhile

Not a whole lot to talk about right now.  The ACC staff laid down the base layers of the ice surface yesterday.  Kovalchuk's contract was approved by the NHL after the league and PA negotiated new conditions on long-term contracts.  College football kicks into high gear today.  The

No, I'm not talking about Hurricane Earl and the fact that it should hit my area of the Eastern seaboard this evening, I'm talking about Twitter. If there are three things I love; it's hockey, old school hip hop, and internet memes. Therefore, yesterday&

Thank goodness it's September with training camp and the pre-season right around the corner. I can't take any more cap, SPC, or roster speculation. I am going so insane with the lack of any hockey to watch (although thank you TSN for re-playing so many Olympic