Burke taking a fresh approach
The winds of change are blowing in Toronto and the scent of Brian Burke is getting stronger by the day. Burke is starting to re-shape this 2009-10 Leaf team into a hard nosed, defence first squad that will be a…
Jonas Gustavsson Lands in Toronto
TSN is reporting that Jonas Gustavsson has agreed to join the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is 24 and considered the best goaltender outside of the NHL, and is a coup for the rebuilding Maple Leafs. This move allows Gustavsson to…
Jonas Gustavsson will wait for July 1st.
It looks like The "Monster" Jonas Gustavsson, the big Swedish Goaltender is widely regarded as the best goaltender outside the NHL, will wait for July 1st. and the free agency period before deciding where he will call home next season. The…
Sedins in Toronto?
On the Fan 590's Bob McCown show this afternoon in Toronto, Ron Wilson let it slip that Maple Leafs will pursue the Sedin's this off season. In what could easily be percieved as 'tampering' had it come a week ago,…
Burke adds toughness to Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke talks about the draft selections from this years draft, the short and long-term potential of the selections, and how the team will be active in the free agent market come July 1st. (source:The Canadian…
Todays Snapshots
Here’s a quick look at some of today’s news stories and rumors from around the NHL... sources say the Toronto Maple Leafs have recieved some interest from several teams in veteran defenceman Tomas Kaberle. Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel…
Burke interested in Zack Kassian.
Damien Cox of The Toronto Star looks at comments made by Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke regarding tough-guy Zack Kassian, who is available in the up-coming NHL entry draft taking place June 26-27 2009... "He's big, tough, skilled,…
Todays Snapshots
Here’s a quick look at some of today’s news stories… Kevin Mcgran of the Toronto Star writes "Jim Balsillie and Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes want a bankruptcy court judge to force the NHL to negotiate with them the possible relocation…
Burke not interested in Heatley
The Toronto Star reports "Toronto general manager Brian Burke, who is rarely ambiguous, pulled no punches yesterday when he blasted the Senators' 50-goal sniper or his representatives for letting a request for a trade out of Ottawa become public"... It's…
Cujo done but so is Pogge
According to Steve Buffery of sunmedia, "Even if The Monster decides to haunt some other NHL locale next season, the Maple Leafs definitely will not bring back veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph. "Great service as a Leaf," Burke said yesterday of Joseph.…
An insiders look at the Pheonix Coyotes moving to Hamilton
As Gabe Macaluso wrote for TSN "An insider's thoughts on an NHL team settling in Hamilton. Macaluso headed up several attempts to bring an NHL team to Hamilton while serving as CEO of Copps Coliseum from 1989 to 2005"... If…
Leafs’ Nieuwendyk lands GM post in Dallas
As reported by Kevin McGran at The Toronto Star "When Joe Nieuwendyk left his front-office post with the Maple Leafs to take over the Dallas Stars, he did so with the blessing of GM Brian Burke"... It's time for a…