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Truculence.

Down Goes Brown — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:31:13 -0000

Truculence.

Welcome to Toronto, Mr. Orr.

Down Goes Brown — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:51:47 -0000

Welcome to Toronto, Mr. Orr.

This seriously kills me. I could watch it for hours. It should become an all-purpose response to...

Down Goes Brown — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:16:56 -0000

This seriously kills me. I could watch it for hours.

It should become an all-purpose response to any annoying and/or unfortunate event.

Flyers fans learn of the Pronger trade

Down Goes Brown — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:14:47 -0000

Flyers fans learn of the Pronger trade

This is the trade thread from the Flyers official site.

Watch as Flyers fans react to the rumors, rejoice when the deal is confirmed, and then eventually find out what they gave up.

This is top flight entertainment.

Leafs draft Nazem Kadri

Down Goes Brown — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:02:18 -0000

More photos » by Ryan Remiorz - AP

13 days ago: Nazem Kadri shares a laugh with Brian Burke, left, and Cliff Fletcher of the Toronto Maple Leafs as he slips on his jersey at the 2009 NHL hockey entry draft Friday, June 26, 2009, in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

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After failing to trade up, Brian Burke and the Leafs have selected Nazem Kadri with the #7 overall pick.

He was only ranked 15 in NA by Central Scouting, but most other lists had him in the top ten. The Hockey News and Bob McKenzie both had him ranked #8.

His Hockey Future page is here.

What do you think? Good pick? Bad pick? And how do you feel about the failure to move up?

TSN's in-depth coverage of the 1990 draft (all five minutes of it). This is worth watching as we...

Down Goes Brown — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:44:33 -0000

TSN's in-depth coverage of the 1990 draft (all five minutes of it).

This is worth watching as we head into overdrive on draft hype. Remember, nobody knows anything.

P.S. It's OK to rock out to the guitar solo at the end.

Ron Hextall rips Dany Heatley

Down Goes Brown — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:16:01 -0000

Ron Hextall rips Dany Heatley

Click on the "State of the Franchise: Hextall on Heatley" link. He might be even better at this than Burke was.

(Although he doesn't 100% rule anything out...)

Do we need a blacklist for sports blogs that make up fake rumors?

Down Goes Brown — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:32:43 -0000

Do we need a blacklist for sports blogs that make up fake rumors?

Dallas Mavericks owner wants ESPN to start black-listing blogs that are based entirely on made-up rumors.

"Bloggers, sports websites and even the print media have gotten so desperate they seem to have come to the conclusion that fabricated stories, passed off as rumors, are a better way to drive traffic and create awareness of a website or blog than actual reporting."

Wow. Thank god this kind of thing doesn't happen in hockey!

Brian Burke is fairly non-committal about this whole Dany Heatley thing

Down Goes Brown — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:02:45 -0000

Brian Burke is fairly non-committal about this whole Dany Heatley thing

"When you have players come ask you for a trade, I tell the players 'don't finish that sentence,' because once you ask, I'm going to move you. If a player wants out, you're darn right I'm going to move you.

"I'm not kissing anyone's ass to play in my town, so to hell with you, don't finish the sentence."

I love Brian Burke.

Dany Heatley wants out of Ottawa

Down Goes Brown — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:33:56 -0000

Dany Heatley wants out of Ottawa

TSN has confirmed that the 28-year old who signed a six-year, $45 million contract extension with the team in October of 2007 - that includes a no-movement clause - informed the team a week ago of his desire to play hockey elsewhere.