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C'mon boys, step it up. I need a Christmas win. Good to see Bernier playing well.

I like the trade. The Leafs have acquired the player with the most potential in the trade, unless the Kings pull a rabbit out of the hat with the 2nd round pick. Reimer isn't being thrown on the scrap heap. He's now got legitimate competition from a young teammate. Luongo hasn't entered the...

I've learned that Grapes keeps it in check for 'Coach's Corner'. After that? Keep 'em coming!

I think Grapes had a few pops during the course of the game. Nice win. Go Leafs go.

I agree. The Leafs have a few nice players who could play a role on a championship team. They have good team speed and their defensive game should improve under Carlyle. But they are small and really lack anything resembling a true core to build on. I'm hoping that some of the prospects Burke...

I'm thinking Nonis will do well. He's a low key guy. So am I, so I like that right off the bat. Beyond that, he's not a newcomer. He's been a GM and he knows the league. He's probably got a better read on the Leafs and where they need to go than most other candidates for the job would have...

I'm not sure, but from what I've heard on radio etc., I think the schedule will be inter-conference only. So probably no Leafs vs Oilers, Flames or Canucks. Lots of divisional games, though.

Yes, it probably would have an effect. So far, cba negotiations have largely been a p.r. battle. Maybe in a hypothetical world where TSN, Sportsnet, countless bloggers, twitter accounts, etc. didn't feel compelled to give hourly updates on non-progress, there would be no p.r. battle. We would...

I might give JFJ a mulligan for his 1st post lockout year, based on the relative success of the Quinn-built team he inherited. It wasn't unreasonable for JFJ to think he might have a team to work with, but if he did think UFAs were the way to go, he was slow out of the gate in '05 with free...

I'm not expecting the Leafs to improve through UFA signings. That was JFJ's post '04 lockout folly. For some reason, he thought he had a roster with potential that he could top up with the likes of Lindros, Allison, Gill, Blake, Domi and whoever else, and somehow convert a non-playoff team...

I see the Leafs as a bottom feeder team for at least this season (which will eventually start-don't worry) and quite possibly 2013-14. I don't see this as an entirely bad thing. The worst part is, winning hockey won't be established on the NHL team-not yet. But team identity? That can start...

Selling to UFAs to sign with the Leafs isn't what I'd consider a priority. Once the Leafs have assembled a young core that can win on their own, they will become an attractive destination for UFAs that might be the missing piece, or an additional weapon. Depending on UFAs to transform the leafs...

The starting goalie? That could be done. No.1 center? I'm not so sure about that. Teams don't often trade those types unless there's a major problem. I don't see this hole being filled soon. Then there's the lack of size and toughness up front. I'm sure Burke is going to attempt to address as...

I have to agree with you here. I know Brian Burke must be under immense pressure to get results this off-season. Realistically though, how many of the gaping wounds the Leafs have in their roster can be patched up in one summer?

Yes, ultimately hockey is just entertainment. It certainly isn't religion, as some claim it to be. If nothing else, it's a good way to get through the long, cold Canadian winters. But I think many of us are starting to forget how much fun it is when the Leafs are in the playoffs. And to imagine...

If you are finding happiness with a Leafs team that finished 13th in the weak Eastern Conference and 26th overall, don't let me stop you. The Flyers have bottomed out once in the last decade, and managed to rebound surprisingly well. They are looking strong so far, in this year's playoffs. The...

I have to say, I'm impressed at how Luongo is taking control of how his NHL future will play out. He presented himself as the ultimate team guy in his first post-playoffs interview, while cleverly positioning himself to be in control of the whole trade scenario. My first thought as to the...

I agree, it's going to take time. You have to play the waiting game and see if players like Tyler Biggs among others, will be effective NHLers. One point I agree on with Burke is that he says he's not trading youth for veterans. He's harped on this in the media several times, and I hope he...

Was it Friedman who brought it up? I've got the memory of a sieve lately. And speaking of sieves, there's a Leafs goaltending joke in there somewhere. I'm too lazy to figure it out right now, though.

I remember some exciting Leafs hockey of the Sittler era in my youth, but those Leafs were no match for the mighty Habs or the Flyers. It was only two years during which Gilmour had his greatest impact with the Leafs and that's almost 20 years ago now. Wow. I thought the Leafs of '93 might have...