Two years in, has GM Brian Burke improved the Leafs?

Brian Burke has been the Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager for exactly two years. Are you happy with the job he’s done? Has he done enough to even assess his work? Has he lived up to your expectations when he took over the job from Cliff Fletcher on November 29, 2008? There’s really only one way to judge an NHL GM’s work. Look at the roster he’s assembled and decide if the club is going in the right direction.

Maple Leafs’ fans about to find out Dion Phaneuf’s value

The gaping hole that Dion’s Phaneuf’s leg injury leaves in the Maple Leafs’ defence may be fatal. What might die is hope. Hope that the Leafs can actually make the playoffs in April 2011. Hope that they can avoid another season of cellar-dwelling. Hope that they won’t continue to be the underachievers that have inhabited Air Canada Centre (seemingly) forever.

2010 NHL Trade Deadline Blog

By Mike Miccoli, Special to NHL Trade Deadline In a day that many hockey fans circle on their calendar each year, the trade deadline is the final opportunity for NHL…

Following the Hawks at Orientation Camp, Day 1

Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent Woodridge, IL- Blackhawks Patrick Kane and Dustin Byfuglien were looking forward to the opportunity to make an impression at the US Olympic Orientation Camp for a…