Friday Leafs, Marlies & Hockey News

Marlies          Marlies getting adept at staying alive (Toronto Sun)

                     Marlies putting their faith in Pogge (Toronto Star)

                     Marlies look to follow Pogge again (MapleLeafs.com)

Det/Pgh         Wings healthy as a Mule (Toronto Sun)
                     Bowman excited about this series (CP)

                     Pens' 'Flower' blossoming (AP)

                     Hossa deal keys Pens' march (Toronto Star)

                     Lidstrom vs. Crosby a doozy (Toronto Star)

                     Drake gets his first chance at title (Edmonton Journal)

                     Cup final is business as usual for Wings' Lidstrom (Windsor Star)

                     Red Wings C Franzen improving (National Post)

                     What a Swede partner to have (Windsor Star)

                     Lidstrom shooting for hockey history (AP)

                     Steady Osgood calms Wings (The Globe And Mail)

                     Newspaper coverage is way down in Canada, U.S. (The Globe And Mail)

NHL               Hirings happening (Toronto Sun)

                     Vigneault bucks firing trend (Toronto Sun)

                     De ja vu for Granato with Avs (AP)

                     Hockey notes (Toronto Star)

                     Ducks' Burke gives Niedermayer and Selanne a draft-day deadline (National Post)

                     Canucks' new GM not sold on team, but likes his coach (Vancouver Sun)

                     Vigneault 'a lot more comfortable' with one-year extension (The Globe And Mail)

CHL               Rangers are tired of dealing with all that Bull  (Toronto Star)
                     DeBoer believes NHL coaching job will come in time (National Post)

                     Bulls forward still charging (The Globe And Mail)

SIHR              'Father' of ice hockey honoured (CP)