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Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Hockey Night In Canada This Week-Hockey Night In C...

Original at AOL Video external link    Tue, May 12    3 related articles

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Take a look at this past Saturday's Hockey Night In Canada. Ron MacLean interviews Maple Leafs new GM Brian Burke, followed by Coach's Corner, The ... video.aol.com

Rate Video: Off The Record : November 25, 2008 : Up Front: Dar...

Original at AOL Video external link    Fri, Apr 24

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NHL Insider Darren Dreger has all the latest information on the Maple Leafs' pursuit of Brian Burke. video.aol.com

Rate Video: Brian Burke Assesses the Toronto Maple Leafs Halfway through the SeasonVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 24

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By rss@youtube.com (MapleLeafsUnofficial) Leafs TV's Paul Hendrick recently sat down with several members of the Maple Leafs to discuss the season to date, including team president and GM Brian Burke. Video Courtesy: mapleleafs.com Keywords: brian burke trade big nhl rumour gm general manager fired toronto maple leafs intervie...

Rate Video: Maple Leafs Acquire Brad May from the Anaheim DucksVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jan 7

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By rss@youtube.com (leafspc) Brian Burke announced Wednesday that the hockey club has acquired forward Brad May from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional sixth round draft pick in 2010. Kulemin was assigned to the Marlies as well.

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Rate Brian Burke is Righting the Toronto Maple Leafs, Whether You Like Him or Not

Original at topix.net external link    12 hours ago

He is about as complex as a history buff's take on the Civil War, yet he is as open as Phil Kessel on a two-man advantage.

Rate Brian Burke is Righting the Toronto Maple Leafs, Whether You Like Him or Not

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sat, Dec 5

By Daniel Sallows And should we expect anything less from a general manager that makes moves as bold as he makes statements? From drafting Chris Pronger into the league with the Whalers in 1993, to the Sedin twins with the Canucks in 1999. To making the Canucks perennial contenders to guiding the Anaheim Du...

Rate NHL Insights

Original at The Argosy.ca external link    Sat, Dec 5

Brendan Burke, son of Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke, revealed to the public this week that he is gay. He also revealed that he quit hockey ...

Rate The 10 best NHL general managers of the last decade

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Sat, Dec 5

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By Greg Wyshynski 10. Darcy Regier, Buffalo Sabres 6. Ray Shero, Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks 4. Jim Rutherford, Carolina Hurricanes The result: The Hurricanes' first Stanley Cup. 3. Brian Burke, Vancouver Canucks/Anaheim Ducks 1. Ken Holland, Detroit Red Wings

Rate The 10 best NHL general managers of the last decade

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Sat, Dec 5

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By Greg Wyshynski 10. Darcy Regier, Buffalo Sabres 6. Ray Shero, Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks 4. Jim Rutherford, Carolina Hurricanes The result: The Hurricanes' first Stanley Cup. 3. Brian Burke, Vancouver Canucks/Anaheim Ducks 1. Ken Holland, Detroit Red Wings

Rate Fantasy Pool Look: The Leafs' new face

Original at The Hockey News external link    Sat, Dec 5

By Darryl Dobbs Phil Kessel's arrival in Toronto has meant a jump in production for many Maple Leafs. - Most fans and media agree – Toronto GM Brian Burke paid a steep price to land Phil Kessel from Boston

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Rate Leafs Trade Jiri Tlusty to Carolina, Is Burke Finished Dealing?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Thu, Dec 3

By Mark Ritter TSN is reporting, what I had suspected for some time was going to happen (and just one day after I questioned whether or not the Carolina Hurricanes were about to make a deal)—the Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Jiri Tlusty. In return, the Leafs get Hurricanes prospect Philippe Par...

Rate Pre-Game Analysis: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Thu, Dec 3

By Ed Cmar Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, you see, is in charge of selecting Team USA for the upcoming Olympics in February 2010. However, recall that Umberger was drafted in the first round by the Vancouver Canucks, 16th overall. And who was the 'Nucks GM at that time? Brian Burke.

Rate Leafs swap Tlusty to 'Canes for Paradis

Original at NHL.com external link    Thu, Dec 3

By NHL.com Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke may have traded away a pair of future first-round picks for talented winger Phil Kessel, but he supplemented some of that Thursday by dishing minor-leaguer Jiri Tlusty to Carolina for its 2009 first-round pick, P...

Rate Leafs Send Tlusty to Carolina

Original at hockeyfights.com external link    Thu, Dec 3    20 related articles

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Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Thursday that the team has acquired forward Philippe Paradis from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Jiri Tlusty. Paradis, 18, was selected by Carolina in ...

Rate MacDonald to start for Leafs tonight as Gustavsson awaits heart operation

Original at Toronto Star external link    Thu, Dec 3

By Kevin McGran It will be Joey MacDonald in net for the Maple Leafs on Thursday night with Vesa Toskala backing him up as Jonas Gustavsson waits for Friday's appointment with a heart surgeon. Meanwhile, GM Brian Burke may be looking for another goalie.

Rate Men's Hockey To Play Two Games At Maine This Weekend

Original at friars.com external link    Thu, Dec 3

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Brian Burke `77, who is the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will serve as the general manager of Team USA Ron Wilson `77, the head coach of the ... and more »

Rate Ballard was 'in shock' - The Gazette

Original at Montreal external link    Thu, Dec 3

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Washington Post Ballard was 'in shock' The Gazette (Montreal) Leafs' Gustavsson to see cardiac specialist: Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke said the team is "just being ultra-cautious" in deciding to ... Florida player slashes his own goalie in the headToronto Star

Rate Time to revisit three-point system

Original at ESPN external link    Wed, Dec 2

I think it's a poor idea," Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke told ESPN.com this week. "I read a detailed study of a soccer league, and they felt it did ...

Rate My Toronto: Jennifer Burke

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Dec 2

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Jennifer Burke — the CTV news anchor and wife of Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke — began her broadcasting career at a Vancouver radio station before making the ... and more »

Rate Burke gets vote of confidence

Original at Toronto Star external link    Wed, Dec 2

By Paul Hunter For Brian Burke, having 4 1/2 seasons remaining on his contract as Maple Leafs general manager is probably assurance enough but, if he had any doubts about his future in Toronto, Larry Tanenbaum erased them with a ringing endorsement Tuesday.

Rate Brian Burke and Carl Gunnarsson Have Toronto Maple Leafs Shining Down South

Original at topix.net external link    Mon, Nov 30

What a beautiful day, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the Toronto Maple Leafs are first in the east.

Rate Sabres' Miller shuts out Maple Leafs (AP)

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Mon, Nov 30    9 related articles

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Ryan Miller may be taking his Olympic audition a little too far. Miller stopped all 38 shots he faced Monday to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-0 victory over Brian Burke's Toronto Maple Leafs. Burke is in charge of assembling the U.S. Olympic team while Leafs coach Ron Wilson will be behind the Am...

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Rate Quenneville's next win will be his 500th

Original at ESPN external link    Thu, Nov 26

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Boston Globe Quenneville, a first-round pick for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1978, played 13-plus years as a defenseman in the NHL. ... Ritter's Rant: Burke Seeks Pick's, My Quarterly Pick's and More.Bleacher Report Hossa ready to go: HNIC's Take 5CBC.ca Power rankings, week 8The Detroit News

Rate Leafs' Burke holding out for turnaround

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Wed, Nov 25

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Toronto Maple Leafs general manger Brian Burke's goal going into the season was to make the playoffs, and the general manager believed he had the team to do ... We love you, this won't change a thing'ESPN Gay Athletes: Edging Out of the Closet?EDGE Boston TSN.ca -Toronto Star -Globe and Mail

Rate MacDonald recalled from Marlies; Toskala and Mitchell on IR

Original at tmlfans.ca external link    Sun, Nov 22    20 related articles

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The Maple Leafs have recalled Joey MacDonald from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, president and GM Brian Burke announced Tuesday. MacDonald appeared in three games for the Leafs in October, with a 3.35 goals against average and a save percentage of .875. He has a record of 2-4-0 with the Marlie...

Rate Leafs Recall Gunnarsson and Assign Rosehill to Marlies

Original at tmlfans.ca external link    Thu, Nov 12    20 related articles

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November 12, 2009 Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Thursday that defenceman Carl Gunnarsson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. The Maple Leafs also announced that forward Jay Rosehill has been assi...

Rate Burke proposes outdoor Leafs game at BMO Field

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Tue, Nov 10

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By Noah Love TSN.ca reports that Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment would also like to bring an All-Star Game and an NHL Entry Draft to the Air Canada Centre in the next few years. The NHL has held three outdoor games so far, one in Edmonton and the two Winter Classics in Buffalo and Chicago. A fourth is sch...

Year 2009

 

Rate Whither The AHL?

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Sun, Nov 1

By Steve Recently Howard Berger made the following comment in regards to Viktor Stålberg, Christian Hanson, Tyler Bozak, and Jiri Tlusty upon Tlusty’s recall from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL: “Nothing that Brian Burke does to influence his team the rest of this season will be as meaningful as...

Rate Leafs recall Tlusty, activate Toskala; MacDonald, Stalberg sent down

Original at tmlfans.ca external link    Thu, Oct 29    20 related articles

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The Maple Leafs have recalled Jiri Tlusty from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, the team announced Thursday. Tlusty has ten points in 8 games played with the Marlies this season. Leafs president and GM Brian Burke also announced that goaltender Joey MacDonald and forward Viktor Stalberg ha...

Rate How a disgruntled Maple Leafs fan sold loyalty on eBay for $25

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By Greg Wyshynski His breaking point came this season, not only because the Leafs have one win in nine games but because he feels General Manager Brian Burke has mortgaged the team's future by trading draft picks for former Boston Bruins forward Phil Kessel(notes), who is currently injured.

Rate Maple Leafs-Ducks Preview

Original at FOXSports.com News for Maple Leafs external link    Sun, Oct 25

General manager Brian Burke helped build a Stanley Cup-winning team in just his second season with the Anaheim Ducks, but it's looking like success will be harder to find in Toronto. His former club is suddenly having some problems, too.

Rate Opinion: Brian Burke: Retooling, Not Rebuilding Leafs; Is He Selling Leaf Nation Short?

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Mon, Oct 19

By James Blackmore The retooled Maple Leafs are going to have to compete with the completely rebuilt Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.  Those teams took the long hard road necessary to stockpile the kind of elite talent that they need to compete for the Cup for a generation to come.

Rate Psst, Leafs fans: the NHL pre-season is a big lie

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Mon, Oct 19

By Joe O'Connor That’s what the currently winless (0-6-1) and NHL cellar-dwelling Maple Leafs were doing when they roared through nine exhibition contests with a 6-3 mark. Heck, things were looking so rosy back in September that Leafs general manager Brian Burke was telling Leafs Nation that his team w...

Rate He's sticking by his troops

Original at nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Oct 14

By Bruce Arthur Burke might be only person who still has faith Well, it's not like anybody expected Brian Burke to back down. It's not like anybody expected the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs to admit he had it all wrong, to alter his philosophy, to fire his friend. No, if you expected anything oth...

Rate Burke places blame for Leafs' poor start squarely on players

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Oct 14

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By Noah Love Brian Burke on Wednesday said his Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff isn't going anywhere, and if anybody should be worried about a job, it is the players. The Leafs general manager told ESPN that coach Ron Wilson's job is safe and that the team's players are the ones to blame for Toronto's d...

Rate Gillis blasts Burke for spreading rumours

Original at nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Sep 30

Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis blasted a trade rumour which was featured prominently in a behind-the-scenes documentary on the Toronto Maple Leafs 2009 draft

Rate Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 Toronto Maple LeafsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Mon, Sep 28

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By Greg Wyshynski Last Season's Ad Copy: Twelfth in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the Northeast Division (34-35-13, 81 points). The first season of the Brian Burke/Ron Wilson regime saw a thing roster play competitive hockey, although not exactly the kind the Leafs overlord wanted to see them play.

Rate Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 Toronto Maple LeafsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Mon, Sep 28

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By Greg Wyshynski Last Season's Ad Copy: Twelfth in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the Northeast Division (34-35-13, 81 points). The first season of the Brian Burke/Ron Wilson regime saw a thing roster play competitive hockey, although not exactly the kind the Leafs overlord wanted to see them play.

Rate In Burke we Trust, Toronto is a Stanley Cup Contender

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Wed, Sep 23

By Mark Gregory Years of broken dreams have left many cynical and unable to recognize that the Toronto Maple Leafs are finally for real. Every tool available has been utilized to reunite the proud Toronto Maple Leafs to their traditional place in hockey as a top contender.

Rate Brian Burke Shares His Top 6 D

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Tue, Sep 1

By Steve In an interview posted on the Maple Leafs website, Burke listed his top 6 defensemen (in his opinion) in no particular order as Luke Schenn, Francois Beauchemin, Tomas Kaberle, Mike Komisarek, Jeff Finger, and Garnet Exelby. This doesn’t surprise me in the least, but it does scare me a bit....

Rate Monster one of many targets for Burke

Original at SLAM! Sports external link    Sun, Jul 5

If things work out the way Brian Burke hopes, soon we can start calling a team in far away Farjestad, Sweden the Maple Leafs unofficial farm club. If things work out the way Brian Burke hopes, soon we can start calling a team in far away Farjestad, Sweden the Maple Leafs unofficial farm club.

Rate NHL Entry Draft Diary - Part Five.

Original at Spector's external link    Fri, Jun 26

Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke milked the booing from the Bell Centre crowd prior to making his selection of Nazem Kadri was hilarious. Kadri had a group of supporters who were quite vocal in cheering his selection to the Leafs. Vancouver Canucks netminder and local hero Roberto Luongo...

Rate Brian Burke really, really wants John Tavares on the Leafs

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Wed, May 13

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By Sean Leahy Besides the playoffs and the Jim Balsillie-Phoenix saga, one story of interest around the National Hockey League has been Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs' never-ending quest to draft John Tavares, even though the Buds aren't slated to make a selection until pick No. 7.

Rate Leafs' owners ranked last by Sports Illustrated

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Tue, May 12

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By Noah Love Photo: MLSE, which owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, has topped a dubious poll. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer) New Jersey Devils proprietor Jeffrey Vanderbeek is No. 2, followed by Pittsburgh Penguins bosses Mario Lemieux and Ron Burke, San Jose Sports and Entertainment and Carolina Hurricanes own...

Rate Leafs notebook: Wilson scouting talent for Team USA

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Wed, Apr 8    1 related articles

By Michael Traikos But with seven Americans in the Sabres' lineup – including Quebec-born Jason Pominville, who has dual citizenship – it will also be a chance for Team USA general manager Brian Burke and head coach Ron Wilson to scout talent for the upcoming world championship.

Rate NHL Trade Deadline Review: Leafs' Burke Will Be Busy in Second Round

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Wed, Mar 4

By TOsports.ca In Carcillo, the Flyers get a player who is capable of netting 20 goals in a future season and a guy who can straight up fight and hit, both of which are very valuable in the tough Eastern Conference. The two additions by the New York Rangers also caught my eye.

Rate The trade the Leafs did make

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Tue, Mar 3

By Joe O'Connor Brian Burke is, as of this posting, still waiting to make his maiden trade as the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager. But his predecessor, Cliff Fletcher, aka Trader Cliff, made his final deal — and the club’s only trade of the season — on Nov. 24. Toronto’s caretaker GM packaged Carlo Colaia...

Rate Opinion: Top Ten Toronto Maple Leafs That Could Be Gone Come Trade Deadline

Original at Untitled external link    Tue, Feb 17

By Shane House Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be most active. 4. Pavel Kubina Controversy surrounded Pavel Kubina during the off-season. 3. Vesa Toskala He’s the most talented forward on the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1. Tomas Kaberle Kaberle is easily one of the top 15 defenseman in the NHL.

Rate Opinion: “Inches Make a Champion”: The Leafs Against the Champions of Old

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sat, Jan 24

By Ben Dover Toronto is currently "rebuilding" itself for greatness. Jesus Christ in the mould of Brian Burke, has been given the reins to shape Toronto into a Stanley Cup contender, but how far does Burke need to go to get Toronto to the Stanley Cup finals?

Rate Weekly Rebounds: Brian Burke Makes First Trade in Toronto, Acquires Old Friend

Original at The FanHouse - AOL external link    Wed, Jan 7

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Filed under: Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Penguins, NHL General, NHL FansEvery week there are minor moves and stories around the National Hockey League that tend to fall through the cracks. Consider this our weekly roundup of those stories from the previous week, all wrapped up in one neat li...

Rate Never Mind The Hockey, Here's The Sloppy Seconds

Original at fans.nhl.com external link    Wed, Dec 3

In other news that I am slow to get on, the Leafs have a new Gee-Em in office. And if I may borrow a phrase from Mr. Avery here… what is with Toronto falling in love with all of California hockey’s sloppy seconds? Brian Burke of Anaheim-Ducks-Stanley-Cup-07-fame joins long time frenemy Ron Wil...

Rate NHL and Hockey Rumors for Dec 2, 2008

Original at Brochu is Hockey external link    Tue, Dec 2

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) The word is that the Chicago Blackhawks are also aggressively courting Sundin, and GM Dale Tallon is on the hot seat to make a winner of the Hawks this season. The Philadelphia Flyers have placed forward Josh Gratton on waivers. When will Brian Burke become the GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs?

Rate NHL and Hockey Rumors for Nov 28, 2008

Original at Brochu is Hockey external link    Thu, Nov 27

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) Darren Dreger of TSN is reporting that once Brian Burke is officially named the new president and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, he will start shaping the team in his mode. The rumor is that defensemen Tomas Kaberle and Pavel Kubina could be on the trading block, despite their no trade clause...

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Calling for an All-Star Game boycottVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Wed, Nov 26

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By Greg Wyshynski • San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson wants everyone to know that Claude Lemieux has been signed to an AHL, rather than NHL, tryout contract. [Snapshots] • The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing for the wholesale changes one assumes Brian Burke will make when he finally takes over the franchise. [Gl...

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Calling for an All-Star Game boycottVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Wed, Nov 26

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By Greg Wyshynski • San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson wants everyone to know that Claude Lemieux has been signed to an AHL, rather than NHL, tryout contract. [Snapshots] • The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing for the wholesale changes one assumes Brian Burke will make when he finally takes over the franchise. [Gl...

Rate Consider Burke a Leaf - Toronto Sun

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Tue, Nov 25

Consider Burke a LeafToronto Sun, Canada - ... Burke is a signature - and maybe a few minor points of negotiation - away from being the next president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Our Milan Lucic man-crush is at critical massVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Fri, Nov 14

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By Greg Wyshynski • Speaking of which: Would the Toronto Maple Leafs really pay Burke $3 million per season to run the team? That's like, three Dominic Moores right there. [Toronto Star] • Tom Poti is sporting one hell of a hockey face for the Washington Capitals these days. [DC Sports Bog]

Rate All signs point to Burke coming to Leafs - Toronto Star

Original at Toronto Maple Leafs external link    Tue, Apr 22

By "maple leafs" source:toronto_star - Google News All signs point to Burke coming to Leafs Toronto Star, Canada - The Maple Leafs are believed willing to make their new GM the highest-paid executive in the game and there are rumours the team is dangling a contract that . ...

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