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The Toronto Maple Leafs President and General Manager Brian Burke has endured more than his fair share of adversity in this, his first full season on the job. It isn't about to get any easier. From the time he took the reigns of this club from Cliff Fletcher, Burke must have known that it wasn't going to be easy. In the face of personal tragedy, and the intense scrutiny of heading up ...

I wrote an article a little while ago on the subject of trades being made. More than a couple happenedábefore the Olympic roster freeze.á While even I couldn't have predicted the magnitude of the deals that Brian Burke pulled off in the following days, I think that somewhere in the neighborhood (I don't have the exact numbers in front of me) ofá20 playersùboth NHL and otherùhave changed teams since that ...

Some time ago (April 1st, 2009), Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke issued a statement that missing the playoffs in a "hockey mad" city, was like being kicked in the groin. At the time, no Burke led team had failed to make the playoffs for seven years. He did go on to say the Leafs can and will spend to the cap and will be looking to get back into the ...

There have been a fair amount of strange happenings in Brian Burke's first full season as Toronto Maple Leafs GM. Between a horrific start, tampering charges , the much anticipated arrival of Phil Kessel , and two minor heart operations for highly-touted goaltender Jonas Gustavsson , it's been an up-and-down year for Toronto. The Leafs are 7-4 so far in the month of December with five games left before the ...

There's a rumor floating around that I heard the other day on the fan 590 Radio station.á The rumour is about possible changes to the trophies that are handed out by the NHL each year. The rumour is not a substantiated one. It was more a remark made by someone, that was as usual, blown out of proportion. Nonetheless, I felt it was a topic worth exploring. The question was, ...

Once again, I am weighing in on Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle. Before I go any further, and all you Kaberle fans skip to the end and chastise me for picking on him, hear me out. Tomas Kaberle and Phil Kessel are both almost having point-per-game seasons, each having just one point less than their amount of respective games. This, of course, bodes well ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in what is un-familiar territory so far this season: the hunt for a playoff position. While it is way to early to seriously make that kind of assertion, The re-tooled Leafs look like they are starting to find their way. On the strength of some solid goal-tending, from Jonas Gustavsson , Vesa Toskala , and Joey MacDonald and some exciting ...

I, am a Maple Leafs fan. Always have been, always will be. I used to do a blog on the Leafs but found it became more of a chore than anything else, so now, well here I am. I have a beef with the NHL Officials, I know they are human, but they seem to make more and more mistakes, and from a fan view point it simply doesn't appear as ...

Oh man, if they could combine ice hockey and wrestling! Imagine the Blood! If John Cena and Batista played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, there is some serious truculence for ya, Mr. Burke! On a lighter note, all seems rosy in Leafs land right now. Tomas Kaberle leads the team in scoring with 25 points in 24 games, good enough to lead all defensemen in the league. (Mike ...

What a beautiful day. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the Toronto Maple Leafs are first in the east, my beautiful wife is modeling for Playboy again, and I have a set of six-pack abs...BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP...what is that annoying noise? BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEP! Oh crap, it's my alarm clock! Amazingly enough, all it took for Brian Burke to ...