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Seeking The Top Job
Posted on 3 Sep 2010 by RJ Emptage.
With only 37 "Big Club" games under his belt, Tyler Bozak looks poised and determined to lock up a highly profiled job within the NHL, in the number one center position with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Since the departure of Mats Sundin the Maple Leafs have been unable to land a big fish to fill the gap within its top line, resulting in numerous band-aid solutions led mostly by Matt Stajan an...
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The New Guys
Posted on 30 Aug 2010 by Ben Fisher.
The Leafs’ off-season tinkering appears to have come to a close after the weekend acquisitions of D Matt Lashoff and F Clarke MacArthur. Unless they decide to hide a salary in the minors (cough * Jeff Finger * cough), Toronto is about $2.2 million under the salary cap with 25 players under contract not including restricted free agent Christian Hanson. Brian Burke’s final venture into off...
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What To Do With Mikhail Grabovski
Posted on 30 Aug 2010 by RJ Emptage.
During a slow start to a scorching hot salmon charter off the shores of Toronto Island, a long-time friend and avid Leaf follower and I had a discussion regarding what the Toronto Maple Leafs will do with Mikhail Grabovski. The discussion became slightly more relevant in light of Saturday's signing of 25 year old Clarke MacArthur to a 1 year 1.1 million dollar deal. As pre-season creeps up only...
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Leafs Nation: Where’s the size?
Posted on 25 Aug 2010 by Mike De Petrillo.
With the World Hockey Summit in full swing in Toronto, there has been a decided lack of news in Leafland regarding player movement. It seems Brian Burke and Co. are content heading into training camp in a couple of weeks with the roster of players currently assembled. Miscalculation, or have the Blue and White upgraded enough in key positions to climb out of the cellar in the NHL’s Easter...
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Quick Thoughts on Kaberle
Posted on 16 Aug 2010 by Ben Fisher.
As any Leafs fan knows, Tomas Kaberle has survived yet another heavy round of trade speculation and, now that his no-trade clause has come back into effect, will remain in the blue and white once training camp opens next month. Here are a few random thoughts on the deal that wasn’t: Keeping an established, puck-moving defenceman is a bad thing? I know that Leafs Nation is anxious to ...
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Leafs Nation: The Tomas Kaberle Missed Opportunity
Posted on 16 Aug 2010 by Mike De Petrillo.
Well, it's August 16. Not a particularly meaningful date; that is if you haven't been following the plight of long time Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle all summer. (That is no disrespect to TSN’s own Bob McKenzie who bashfully announced his birthday via Twitter this morning. Happy birthday Bob!) Tomas Kaberle - who’s JFJ authored "summer window" NTC expired at midnight August ...
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Answering the Questions
Posted on 29 Jul 2010 by Ben Fisher.
I realize that my last post was on the Leafs’ marquee signing of Marcel Mueller (okay, so he’s an intriguing talent, but hardly a groundbreaking acquisition at this stage), but the truth is that there hasn’t been much going on in Leafs Land. Sure, Mike Van Ryn retired (shocker!), the team signed a few minor leaguers (stop the presses!) and Kris Versteeg and Colby Armstrong were introdu...
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Leafs sign Marcel Muller
Posted on 14 Jul 2010 by Ben Fisher.
On a day when the Blue Jays swapped shortstops and the Raptors finalized the Hedo Turkoglu-for-Leandro Barbosa deal, Brian Burke and the Maple Leafs weren’t content sitting on the sidelines. The Leafs made their move on Toronto’s Acquisition Wednesday, dipping back into the European talent pool to sign 22-year old German winger Marcel Muller to a two-year entry-level deal. The 6’2” M...
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Welcome Back – Buds bring back Kulemin, Mitchell
Posted on 6 Jul 2010 by Ben Fisher.
After bolstering the franchise with a pair of new additions, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke was back at work on Friday bringing a pair of old faces back into the fold. Following the Colby Armstrong signing and the Kris Versteeg trade, forwards Nikolai Kulemin and John Mitchell returned to the Leafs after signing short-term contracts with the only NHL club that either has represented. Whi...
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Two Days in Leaf Land: a Trade and a Free Agent Signing
Posted on 2 Jul 2010 by Ben Fisher.
Perhaps the past 48 hours haven’t gone down exactly as Brian Burke envisioned them. He did, after all, pursue free agent defenceman Dan Hamhuis and Paul Martin before they signed with the Canucks and Penguins, respectively. But he certainly has made an impact, acquiring a pair of tough, young forwards while still holding onto his biggest trade chip. How did Burke fare in the early-goings? ...
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