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Offseason Roadmap: Northeast Division

It's officially the offseason, meaning the time is right to look into the future. We begin our division-by-division preview of the potential wheeling and dealing with the Northeast Division. Brian Burke begins his rebuild of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dany Heatley wants out of Ottawa and just what is Boston going to do with...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Colorado Ends Losing Streak

Avalanche 4, Flames 3: Colorado ended a four-game losing streak with its win over Calgary on Monday night, thanks in large part to a three-point effort from Marek Svatos. Svatos chipped in two goals (including the eventual game-winner late in the second period) and added an assist, while Ryan Smyth registered a pair of...

Ron Wilson Says Luke Schenn Is Staying in the NHL, Not Playing in Teenage Tourneys

If the Toronto Maple Leafs are ever going to return to relevance in the NHL, it's going to be because of guys like No. 5 overall pick Luke Schenn. The 18-year old defenseman is currently logging over 20 minutes of ice time per game, and was recently pointed out by coach Ron Wilson as an example veterans Tomas Kaberle and...

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04/26/12 What Can Maple Leaf Fans Expect With the Fifth Overall... Source: Kukla's Korner With the conclusion of the NHL Draft lottery last week, reality has begun to set in for Toronto Maple Leaf fans as they were not able to move up to the first pick in the upcoming draft.
04/12/12 Young Defensemen Comparisons, League-Wide Source: The Copper & Blue Even before the Oilers fully tanked and well before they lucked out and won the NHL Draft Lottery, I was pressing the idea of trading the second-overall pick for a young defenseman capable of playing top-pairing minutes (I'm assuming that it may take additional players or picks on both sides to consummate such a deal).
03/26/12 Postseason elimination just a matter of time for Leafs Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada Their words almost say it, too, even if they're not allowed to.