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Penguins' Chuck Fletcher to Be Wild GM

A crucial offseason, possibly the most significant in franchise history, is underway for the Minnesota Wild. Head coach Jacques Lemaire and general manager Doug Risebrough, the only people to ever hold those positions for the Wild, are both gone. The process of finding a new general manager took precedent for owner Craig...

The Deal Is (Almost) Done: Burke to Toronto

When it comes to Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs, apparently it's all over but the shouting. Here's Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: With only a few final details to be sorted out, none of which are viewed as deal-breakers, the deal is all but done. The former Anaheim GM was forwarded a "term sheet" by the Leafs...

Leafs Trade Alexander Steen, Carlo Colaiacovo to St. Louis for Lee Stempniak

The Toronto Maple Leafs gave up on a pair of former first-round picks today, as they sent disappointing forward Alexander Steen and defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo to St. Louis, in exchange for forward Lee Stempniak, as reported by TSN. It very well could be the final trade in the Cliff Fletcher era, as Brian Burke could be...

Leafs to Give Away 20,000 Free Tickets!

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most lucrative and highest revenue generating clubs in the NHL. One need only to try and get a ticket to a Leafs game to appreciate how hard and how expensive it is to see a game at the Air Canada Centre.As bad as the Leafs are year after year, fans in Toronto never fail to pack the...

Leafs vs. McCabe: Could it Get Nasty?

The Toronto Maple Leafs, under Interim/Semi-permanent GM Cliff Fletcher, have been busy this summer trimming the fat from the roster in anticipation of a new GM *cough*Brian Burke*cough* coming in to right the ship. Kyle Wellwood's fat ass, Darcy Tucker's temper, and Andrew Raycroft's five-hole have all been told to get...

Background on Cliff Fletcher

George Clifford Fletcher (born 16 August 1935 in Montreal, Quebec) is a National Hockey League executive and is a former general manager of the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Phoenix Coyotes .

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