From The Branches

“Rush!”, a voice bellowed behind him, making William Nylander and Nick Robertson startle and fall head first into a cloud of snow. “Rush! Rush! Don’t you understand St. Thomas talk?” Neither Nylander nor Robertson could see the face behind the voice as it got closer, being half-buried in snow.

We’ve got new Maple Leafs, which means new numbers to learn.

The Leafs have made it all the way down the free agency list to Joe Thornton. Are they done signing now?

Some way-too-soon roster predictions!

Team dad is out, team granddad is in.

There’s a logjam at the bottom of the roster.

You like stripes? The Growlers have stripes.

What the hell is going on?

Welcome to the new Leafs, slightly improved from the old Leafs.

Two days after the NHL Draft and three months later than normal, free agency is upon us.

Let’s get harder to play against.

Except a lot longer and the hot takes a lot worse

By the end of the night, the Maple Leafs will have a new prospect.

How far the Leafs should move down and teams that want to do it.

We’ve learned Rodion Amirov has a particularly cute upside.

The Leafs won’t get the top free agent defenseman that they wanted

No fans, no body contact, no season?

And just barely biting down on good riddance.

Just have the draft already.

The Lightning go down in history by winning the Stanley Cup on September 28th.

Will the season end tonight? That would be nice, right?

and the former Leafs coaches he’s worked with along the way.

A special request.

Would Alex Pietrangelo enjoy living in a Toronto bubble?

Or, an argument against sacrifice.