From The Branches

That's a Brady Bunch reference. If you didn't get it because you never watched the Brady Bunch, then I hate you. Feel free to replace Lebda with Lebron if you so choose, but it's a hockey blog so, ya know. Last night the national

Due to the extreme nature of the Brett Lebda signing (apparently) I think we need to do a roll call this morning, to make sure everyone's still with us. I got a little worried that maybe someone had run to the Bloor Viaduct in response to the signing

Now often times around here you'll here Pension Plan Puppets referred to by its full legal name PPP Amalgamated Heavy Industries and Kitten Ranch LLC. Now it's obvious what our Heavy Industries branch is, but the Kitten Ranch part of the business has been clouded in

Yesterday the hockey world received some shocking news: Bob Probert had died at the young age of 45. Now, Probert was never a Leaf, but he sure resonates to Leaf fans. He played on two bitter rivals in the Norris Division - the Red Wings and the Blackhawks. From our

Well that was a great four day weekend.  I did little to nothing.  I could really use more weekends like that, I had way too much sleep to catch up on.  Oh and we tried this new chinese restaurant down the street from us.  What a gong show.  It just

Be sure to blow something up if you are American because it is your God-given duty to be a walking-talking stereotype at least one day a year. Otherwise the rest of the world might have to consider that they are only ever exposed to the worst on offer. Oh, and

* Well I know that Skinnyfish is away but I'm not sure what else is going on in everyone else's lives, so I thought I'd throw up an FTB so we can move discussion on free agency, our cap overage last year, and other things

Whew, yesterday was a hell of a day. League-wide there was, according to TSN, over 100 years and a couple of hundred million dollars worth of deals signed. That's ridiculous. The Leafs were generally restrained which was a good thing. I listened to Dave Nonis on the radio

Well I was gonna write something here but let's face it, it's Canada day, we got Kris Versteeg last night, and who knows who we'll sign today. Nobody cares what I have to say. Here's your links: * Van Ryn to sit out

Dear Dan, I am so sorry for you. When I heard the news that your rights had been traded to Montreal for those of Little Tits, I was breathless and in a state of shock, unable to comprehend the news I had just heard. Through Twitter and the Predators website,

Apparently, I picked the wrong weekend to busy and out of touch with the internet. There would've been easily a few hundred more comments on everything from me if I'd been around for the draft on Friday night and Saturday during the day. I was extremely

Woke up, played some video games. Saw the US get eliminated. Did a ton of laundry. Watched the draft. Drank some Jäger. Met a 400lb man named Nigel and his friend Jesus. Saw the A-Team. Almost got into a fight at the theater. Told some guy that he was a

Right about now I will probably be in a folding chair outside of Scallywags waiting to get in to cheer England on as they seek to get past the old enemy Germany. I think Scallywags was far enough from yesterday's troubles to have escaped unscathed. If Britannia rules

The first day of the 2010 NHL Draft was pretty uneventful for the Maple Leafs but there certainly was some manoeuvring done league-wide. SBN sent 14 writers to the draft and the story stream of the first day is spectacular. There is a lot of video and analysis there and

Loser Domi found this amazing video and featured it in her Friday YouTube Yoinkage, and I can't get it out of my head. So I bring to you, The Dion Phaneuf Song! The Dion Phaneuf Song (via 11leverhume) Seriously the best Dion Phaneuf related video on YouTube, no

So yesterday I pulled out an old USB key to bring to work.  Plugging it into my computer for the first time in at least a year, I was pleased to discover a number of old photos I thought I had lost.  A few of university friends that I haven&

As a reminder, if you aren't putting up a fanshot to discuss a link you should be dropping it in here. This is the home of the random hockey talk that in no way relates to any of the other posts. Thanks. FYI I love acronyms. lol Over

I don't know what I've done, but clearly, I've done something to upset the Ravens.  As in the bird, the raven, not the NFL team (who really cares about them?).  A few months ago (I'm thinking last fall maybe?) I went for

So this weekend I went on an Arrested Development fest.  As I mentioned, I discovered that we have the Sundance Channel which shows two episodes a day.  So I set the PVR last week and come Friday I had 14 episodes to watch.  With the hubby suffering from a migraine

James Mirtle had a good post on the NHLPA's upcoming meetings and the possibility of Donald Fehr becoming the new Executive Director. In a nod to continuing the PA shenanigans of Alan Eagleson, Bob Goodenow, and Paul Kelly's reign Fehr is working with the five player

My dad is always telling me to save my money. If I were to listen to him, I'd have a lot more of it in my bank account. You see I like to do things. Extraordinary and sometimes crazy things. I love travel and I love doing something

When I was a teenager, the idea of being a housewife terrified me.  Cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, staying at home... I wanted nothing to do with any of it.  Fastforward ten years and, well, I love it.  Last night I got home, took the dog for a walk, picked up

Hump Day calls for not a lot of talk and not a lot of links.  I can haz weekend now?? Captain CAAAAVEMANNNNNNNNNNN!!!1 Jared is a big fan of Dion Phaneuf and 1960s Hanna-Barbera While symbolic, the role of captain is still important Burke will make or break himself on

Prior to January 31st, 2010, I had a much different opinion of Dion Phaneuf than I have now. I thought he was a cocky, arrogant, overpaid bastard. I was extremely glad to not see him named to the Olympic team, and wished I could stop hearing from Calgary fans (and

I just got back from my men's league game, a 5-3 win that saw over 40 minutes of penalties handed out between the two teams. I'm proud to say that I received two of those for tripping a guy, then tripping the same guy, and then