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IF the Leafs fail to win a playoff round this year do you think Mike Babcock's job is safe? He will be 4 years into an 8 year deal, so that makes it seem like he should be safe, but what about the other side of the coin? 1. That would be 3 first round losses in a row 2. The players are by...

I think that Bettman deserves to be in the HHOF, but I do wish that the timing was different. Perhaps right after retiring someday. I am cringing today thinking about how he must be feeling to know that he will again be mercilessly booed when he is announced. I have never understood this. He...

Impressed by the way the Tampa Bay Rays use data in their decision-making on and off the field, the Toronto Blue Jays are set to hire Charlie Montoyo away from their American League East rivals to be their new manager according to an industry source. The decision, perhaps the most important...

I am not sure if there would be enough interest in this to make it a worthwhile discussion, but I will give it a try and if it works out that is great and if not, then sorry about that and it will fall away to the bottom of the board soon enough.  ;) Today we are very fortunate to have...

Ray Emery Drowning

It will take some time to get used to, but the ACC is now Scotiabank Arena. $800 million is a lot of money for naming rights. I came across this blog which linked to the actual drawings for the changes. The most interesting thing for me was that the very large screen is about to get even...

I was at the game Saturday night. I'm very impressed with the music and on-screen entertainment during TV times outs etc. It's a lot more "fun" to be at a game now compared with even just a few years ago. During the second intermission they played a video of clips (about 5 minutes long) from...

I do not expect the Leafs to give us much to cheer about over the next two years, unless you like Tank Nation type cheering. What we can get excited about is the prospects, which over time is going to be a longer and deeper list for sure. I'm wondering if people with better knowledge and...

I guess after firing so many people they have to do some hiring this off-season. The Leafs have hired Dr. Jeremy Bettle as their Director of Sports Science and Performance.

Not really a surprise, but here it is anyway. Sportsnet

This is a real shame. I am not even aware of any other place to get a look at a team's cap situation. This is a real loss for hockey fans. SportsNet

Please forgive me if there is a better place for this or if it is already being discussed in another thread. I do not mean to start a new thread just for the sake of doing so. I have lost track of the Leafs depth chart. Could someone here, who is more on top of things, show the Leafs depth...

I admit to thinking about this scenario a lot. I was not aware that others were as well. But I guess the chatter is out there. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/stamkos-on-maple-leafs-well-see-what-happens/

ESPN reports that Lebron is exercising his early termination clause and will be a free agent. ESPN

Lots of other threads talking about this guy or that guy being sent down or put on waivers. Here is the list of the people who ARE on the team. Go Leafs Go. http://capgeek.com/cap-calculator/roster/33149