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Leaf fans hope that their club is much improved
The regular season opener is a little over one month away and the ore-season magazines are hitting the newsstands with more predictions of doom for the Maple Leafs.

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MacArthur and Lashoff latest additions to Leafs


MacArthur may well get a shot on one of the top two lines in Toronto

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What are the Leafs waiting for?


Here's a helping hand as Leaf fans look for more roster moves
In our last post, we touted Raffi Torres as a good fit in Toronto. It was speculated that this robust two-time 20 goal scorer could be had for a modest fee. Well, it seems that the Vancouver Canucks agreed as they signed Torres to a one-year deal for $1 M. That goes down as a smart signing for both sides as the Canucks add scoring depth and Torres accepts the challenge of proving himself worthy of a longer, more lucrative deal next year.

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Raffi Torres and the Maple Leafs – A good fit


Torres fits the mold that Burke is using in Toronto
A look at the websites that track NHL salary cap status by teams, like capgeek.com and nhlnumbers.com, reveals that they are less than 40 job openings on the 30 rosters. There are also 40 unsigned players who earned more than $1.250 M last season.

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Kaberle’s back, but is he happy?


Leaf coach needs to work better with star defenseman
According to local reports in the Toronto Sun, Tomas Kaberle may still allow the Leafs to explore trade possibilities this season.

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Rule changes being discussed


NHL contemolating some rue changes at rookie camp
The NHL is tinkering with its rules once again and the testing ground will be a rookie tournament in Toronto and include minor leaguers from three other NHL squads.

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Kaberle stays with Leafs after all, as Burke misses the boat


The Kaberle ship has sailed
Decision day has come and gone, with the end result that the Leafs were not compelled to move their veteran blueliner in the face of all the reputed offers that came their way.

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Reality setting in as time runs out on Kaberle saga


The Kaberle drama concludes this Sunday (if not sooner)
Brian Burke has spoken about the fact that he expects the best offers to come to him this weekend as the trade window is about to shut down on Tomas Kaberle’s contract.

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The Toronto Avs and the Kovalchuk situation


Leaf have high hopes for a second top prospect to make the grade at their upcoming training camp
The Leafs are already looking for 2009 first round pick Nazem Kadri to play a prominent role and possibly land in a top six forward role at the start of the 2010-11 season. That is what’s expected of him.

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Brian Burke needs to pull off a Kaberle trade


Burke needs to do his best Monty Hall impersonation in Kaberle trade talks
The tenure of the Leafs’ current GM has been a bumpy ride, with no playoff gates for the franchise in the last two springs, extending the club’s record to six straight non playoff years.

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