Thursday Leafs, Marlies & Hockey News

Leafs            Blake would rather stay (Toronto Sun)

                    No Nonis deal, talks to continue (Toronto Star)

                    Leafs and Nonis: just friends, so far (The Globe And Mail)

Marlies         Anderson's local roots run deep (Toronto Sun)

                    Marlies get ready to feast on Wolves (Toronto Star)

                    Leafs goalie of the future learning on the AHL sidelines (National Post)

                    Marlies weekly (PDF) (TorontoMarlies.com)

                    Marlies get ready for Wolves (TorontoMarlies.com)
                 

Pgh/Phi        A perfect fit (Toronto Sun)

                    Flyers' Coburn hits ice (Toronto Sun)
                    Lucky No. 33? (Toronto Sun)

                    Penguins will be in the Cup final on merit (Toronto Sun)

                    Wins of change suit Gill (Toronto Star)

                    With fate nearly sealed, Flyers impossibly optimistic (National Post)

                    From the top, Therrien remembers the bottom (National Post)

Det/Dal         There's no quit in Stars (AP)

                    Stars beat Wings 3-1 to force Game 5 (CP)
                    Crease rule prolongs Stars' season (Vancouver Sun)

                    Dallas stays alive (The Globe And Mail)

                    Babcock won't shop his services around (The Globe And Mail)

Worlds         Americans are finished (CP)
                    Just a blip on the radar  (Edmonton Sun)
                    Canada briefly stumbles, but beats Norway (Toronto Star)

                    Canada overpowers Norway (Toronto Star)

                    Sweden scores on 'lucky' break (CP)

                    Canada takes no chances with Norway (Edmonton Journal)

                    Canada makes coaches sweat against overmatched Norway (Edmonton Journal)

                    Canada cruises into semis (CP)

                    A few anxious moments (The Globe And Mail)

NHL             Blues also talking to Nonis about a front-office job (Toronto Sun)

                    Mellanby brings ;eadership' skills to consultatnt job with Canucks (National Post)

                    Bettman mum on scheduling (The Globe And Mail)

                    Penguins and Red Wings: emerging giants or just healthy? (The Globe And Mail)