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Tomas Kaberle Era Over in Toronto

TORONTO – General manager Brian Burke praised departing defenseman Tomas Kaberle on Friday, saying the veteran earned the right to get his wish and be traded to the Boston Bruins for the way he represented the Toronto Maple Leafs for more than a decade. "He was a special player here," said Burke about three hours...

Playoffs Not Looking Good for NHL's Canadian Teams

Woe Canada. If the Stanley Cup playoffs were to begin on Tuesday when the NHL schedule resumes after the All-Star break, the Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadiens would be carrying the weight of hockey-mad Canadians on their shoulders. The geographical bookends are in the top eight in the Eastern and Western...

Maple Leafs Barely Alive for Playoffs as All-Star Break Begins

TORONTO -- This being the week that the Oscar nominations were announced, you could say the film version of the Toronto Maple Leafs would be "A Bridge Too Far" or "Mission Impossible." The Maple Leafs head into the All-Star break with a less-than-stellar 19-25-5 record for 43 points. The betting line says it will take 90...

Dion Phaneuf Flips Dana Tyrell Into Bench (Video)

When the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Dion Phaneuf from the Calgary Flames last season he was supposed to be a difference-maker in their lineup. A thunderous hitter with a big-time shot that could pump in 15 goals from the blue line. So far, his time in Toronto has been a bit of a disappointment. He's scored just three...

Leafs GM Brian Burke Talks Trade -- Sort of

TORONTO -- Brian Burke's Toronto Maple Leafs have a razor-slim chance of making the playoffs, at best, but don't look for the trade-happy general manger to conduct a fire sale of his few assets by the Feb. 28 trade deadline. The Leafs went into Friday's away game against the Atlanta Thrashers 13 points out of eighth...

Dion Phaneuf News From the Web

05/13/12 US tops Finland 5-0 at ice hockey worlds Source: CBS - KLAS 8 - Las Vegas NV Dion Phaneuf scored twice and Devan Dubnyk stopped 24 shots to help Canada crush Kazakhstan 8-0 Saturday and reach the quarterfinals of hockey's world championships.
04/29/12 Toronto Maple Leafs: Time for Dion Phaneuf to Be... Source: Bleacher Report This is a very brief timeline of the different captains in Toronto Maple Leafs history.
03/31/12 Leafs asking Phaneuf to do too much Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada When you lose as many games as the Toronto Maple Leafs have of late, everyone is going to get some blame.
03/28/12 Dissecting yet another lost season for Maple Leafs Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada The body is still warm, and yet the postmortems are already rolling in.

Background on Dion Phaneuf

Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.

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