From The Branches

And thus, we a 6-1 playoff lesson handed to them by the Detroit Red Wings, the Phoenix Coyotes' season is over. Considering all they've gone through this year from be on the auction block; to rumors of Hamilton; to being taken over by the NHL; this

So when I got home from work yesterday, I accidentally overheard about 5 minutes of prattle from the Team 1040 about how the Toronto media apparently hate the Canucks. I was going to write a huge post about how pathetic they are, etc. etc. but then, I checked my e-

It's Monday morning so I ain't gonna talk ya head off or nothing. Instead I'm going to just give you them links. Brad Richards of the Stars undergoes surgery for torn labrum If a (contract extension) cannot be reached, a Brad Richards trade might

I missed last night's game because I was watching Cop Out (definitely go see it) but I think it's pretty appropriate that I was watching something that made me howl with laughter. It would have been great to see the Senators as they blew a 3-

I won't try to gild the lily today. Here are your links: Can Canada Love the Vancouver Canucks? No. Thank God. Screw 'em all. Eric Belanger receives a high stick, pulls out his... - Fallen Leafs NHL players are nails. Passengers Weighing Down Caps' Playoff Bus Bruce

Last night I was doing what the rest of you were, or at least should have been doing and was watching the Triple-OT Penguins v. Senators Game 5. It goes without saying that playoff overtime rules, though it didn't end how I would have like it to.

Perhaps you missed the big news yesterday. Ya know the news about how Brian Burke snatched up the gravy known of Jussi Rynnäs from the clutches of the rest of the NHL. For the second year in a row the most sought after European goalie prospect has come home to

For some reason, my recollection of yesterday is hazy at best. I really have a hard time remembering what I did. And to make matters worse, someone took my notes for the FTB and used them for rolling paper. Total bummer. So instead of some long diatribe, I'll

So in case you were in a coma yesterday then you know how awesome Monday April 19th was. There was just so much win in almost everything that happened. However, through all the awesome one happening shone brighter than the others; one thing was truly epic. No I don'

Yeah yeah, the contest ended a week and a half a go. I'm like to procrastinate. The winner chosen at random will be announced later today so stay tuned for that and for an epic beatdown at the hands of PPP. You will love it. Without further adieu,

Today is chock full of playoff hockey. So far every game has been at least close for the majority of the game. First up, is the Coyotes-Red Wings series in about an hour. That's followed up by a double-header with the Penguins travelling to Ottawa which

Thursday at four in the morning, I woke up in the great city of Prague in the glorious nation of the Czech Republic. Three planes, three buses, two trains, a taxi cab, one volcano spewing volcanic ash into the atmosphere, and 21 hours later I found myself back home in

Plekanec has his 'Jagr' moment - Puck Daddy What an asshole. Thank God this isn't a one and done playoff system. Dear God. Bitter Leaf Fan Page: Early Playoff Thoughts # 2 is so true it's not even funny. Ovechkin sees room for improvement - NHL.com

So yesterday I got really bored.  Like, really, really bored.  So I finally did it - signed Jared up for Cougar Life.  Fergus30 was a great help in filling out the profile, but the icing on the cake was my answer to the question "What is your ideal fantasy role-

The NHL playoffs are the best in sport. There is no contest and anyone offering up a counter argument is a fascist. By some fluke, we've previewed three of the four series that are starting today and we'll get the fourth up some point today. This

With the Leafs out of the playoffs for yet another year, the time is again upon us to decide whether or not we want to find a playoff bandwagon to jump onto. I was thinking about this a lot yesterday, as I'm going to game 2 of the

As I may have mentioned once or twice, I am an alum of Queen's University. I spent this past weekend playing in an alumni tournament and reliving past glories and past failures. The hockey was a lot of fun although we were missing a couple of our best

I could write about the last game of the season, do a look-back at what was, and wasn't, accomplished this past year, really put some meat into this post.  But, it's Sunday morning, who wants to read about that? So here's a picture

via imgs.xkcd.com Whenever the Leafs become a good team again, I'm going to be like this guy in yesterday's xkcd. I will find those people who said "the Leafs suck and have always sucked and will suck forever" and I'll

Last night, step one in a five step process that will result in the Montreal Canadiens missing the playoffs took place. Here's what else needs to happen to give us one hell of a chip to play in future trash-talking: 1. The New York Rangers need to

The deadline to write a fan post about this ended on Tuesday, but I thought you all might still like to read my 5 reasons.  I think #5 is unique to me!   If you don't really care about this, just scroll down and click the jump to read

My Google Reader is woefully out of date and I'm ok with that. Here are the links I have, feel free to complain that I ignored your site in the comments and I'll add it. * Vintage Leafs cannot be stopped. More pics over at the site.

So today at 5:30pm EST, I'll be boarding a plane bound for the motherland of absinthe and hockey mullets; the Czech Republic. While there I hope to find Tomas Kaberle's lost hockey skills, and the bottom of dozens upon dozens of pint glasses. Hopefully I

* On this date - April 5 - two years ago, I was getting married.  It was an overcast day, maybe about 7C, which our photographer said was perfect for our pictures.  Everything went off with out a hitch, aside from my corset restricting how much I could eat, which really sucked.  We

Right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still in the cave with a rock in front of the entrance. The team may not rise on the third day, actually it'll be the third season at the earliest, but they do have some guys that are working on rolling