Audio, comments on Kadri, Hanson, Caputi, etc.

After spending the whole summer anticipating I would play, it got to a point where I knew it was time.

"Vesa Toskala looks set to take his, uh, puckstopping abilities to the Swedish Elite League.

Multiple reports indicate Toskala, a one-time Leaf who was dealt to the Anaheim Ducks with Jason Blake for J.S. Giguere then finished the 2009-10 season with the Calgary Flames, will sign with Färjestad.

HockeyExpressen.se says Färjestad needs an experienced goalie after Robin Rahm recently tested positive for a banned substance. Rahm is facing a two-year ban from hockey, forcing the Swedish team to search high and low for a replacement."

Truculence, Toronto needs your votes, as the site has been infested with Flyers fans :P

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Former hard-nosed NHL winger Bob Probert has died after collapsing on a boat on Lake St. Clair Monday afternoon, Windsor media are reporting.

Emergency crews performed CPR on the former Red Wings player on shore and transported the 45-year-old to Windsor Regional Hospital.

The OPP would not confirm the victim was Probert, but the Probert family has called a press conference for 6 p.m. In Windsor.

Centre Tim Brent and left winger Jay Rosehill are expected to arrive in time for the third meeting of the season between the two rivals.

OTTAWA — As the Maple Leafs get younger, Colton Orr’s fight card will get longer.

That’s usually the way it works for NHL enforcers, at least those who find themselves in the spot that Orr does with the rebuilding Leafs. With Toronto now the youngest team in the NHL, without the injured Mike Komisarek and with Garnet Exelby not guaranteed to be in the lineup every night, Orr will be getting overtime minutes on his policeman’s beat. Saturday, for example, there’s a much-anticipated rematch with Ottawa Senators nemesis Matt Carkner.

Mr. Burke doesn't want his opponents simply to lose. He wants their post-game soreness to remind them just how unpleasant losing was. Anyone searching for grace and artistry should tune in to figure skating.

Third potential bidder for Phoenix Coyotes, Ice Edge LLC, ‘do not currently intend to participate' in Friday's auction

The fight for the Phoenix Coyotes is down to Jim Balsillie and the NHL.

In a court filing late Tuesday afternoon, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the third potential bidder, a group of Canadian and American businessmen known as Ice Edge LLC, told him they "do not currently intend to participate in the auction."

#3 - Toronto Maple Leafs - 16.0

Pct. of Capacity in 2008-09: 102.6% (19,312, 5th in the NHL) Online Presence: 6.0

Last Year's rank: 3rd

Justification: The fans of Toronto have been waiting a long time for something to really cheer about. A team that has been near the league's basement has not made one dent in the organization's attendance speaks loudly to the incredible loyalty of the fanbase. Toronto fans keep Canada's airwaves full of chatter about even the team's most insignificant moves. Tickets to Air Canada Center are the most expensive in the league which further proves just how deep the fanaticism runs in Canada's largest city. The team has a fairly strong online fanbase with a host of blogs and message boards but its not nearly as large as one may expect for a team that has so many die hards to its credit. Maple Leaf fans are eager to see General Manager Brian Burke give them something to really get pumped about, and this season he's added quite a few fists so if the wins do not pile up the fights probably will. With a city bursting full of hockey fans, they're sure to like the sound of that!

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""Today, the League filed its own bid to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes’ franchise out of bankruptcy in an effort to maximize the likelihood that the Club ultimately will be sold to an acceptable purchaser who is committed to operating the franchise in Glendale.

"We remain supportive of the other efforts that have been and are being made to purchase and operate the Coyotes in Glendale, and we will continue to do everything we can to assist interested groups in those efforts leading up to the scheduled sale hearing on September 10, 2009 and thereafter, if the NHL is the winning bidder.

"We believe this step was necessary at this time in order to best preserve and maximize the value of the Club asset for benefit of the Club’s creditors and for the community of Glendale."

Enter here http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/cokezerofansfirst.htm

Here are the codes - you can enter them once a day for more points

cokezero (metro)
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coca-cola (mr. sub)

Game is Sept. 16 vs Boston

That's all I got.

It's official.

"Sources tell Sportsnet that the Ottawa Senators have traded disgruntled all-star Dany Heatley to the Edmonton Oilers for Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid."

"The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that the team’s prospect camp will be held from July 5th to July 10th. The group consisting of two goaltenders, nine defencemen, and 14 forwards will congregate in Toronto to prepare for six days of activities. All seven of the Leafs’ 2009 draft choices, including Toronto’s first pick Nazem Kadri, will be in attendance."

A great interview, why did we trade him again? :(

LAS VEGAS -- It appears the "staged fights" rule recommended by the NHL's 30 GMs will not see the light of day.

The players discussed it at their meeting here this week and they recommended to their members on the competition committee to vote against it. The committee needs seven of 10 votes to pass a new rule and they won't get it if all five players vote no next Thursday when the group meets in Montreal.

The union brought in a number of tough guys Wednesday and they shared their universal thumbs down on the "staged fights" rule proposition.