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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 Give Maurice the Boot

As an American observer of the NHL, it can be hard sometimes communicating just how important the Toronto Maple Leafs are to the league. What we're talking about is the league's top franchise in Canada's top media market. By all reliable measures, the Leafs are the most valuable franchise in all of hockey. And given...

The John Ferguson Jr. Era is Over

After days, weeks, and months of speculation, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the for-profit entity owned by the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund (some damn rich teachers!), finally did the expected and gave GM John (JFJ) Ferguson Jr. the big bootski out the door. Cliff Fletcher, who has been around the block a...

Leafs Admit Hiring JFJ was a Mistake

"With friends like you, who needs enemies?"A day after it was reported/rumored Leafs GM that John Ferguson Jr. was not allowed to fire coach Paul Maurice, we get word that the president of the Leafs owning body is regretting the team's decision to hire Fergie in the first place.John Ferguson's job may be in jeopardy as the...

Chaos in Leaf Land: Real or Imagined?

Watching the Toronto Maple Leafs implode, with the media happily fueling the fire, is a shared joy for most Canadians who cannot stand the Hogtown franchise. The more the Leafs lose, the more the media heaps on the abuse, and the more the Leafs can't handle the weight of the furor. It's not very fair to the players, of...