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• in Sports
  Leafs Look to Stay Perfect; Head to New York City to Face the Rangers
  The undefeated Maple Leafs head to the Big Apple to face the New York Rangers.
  by wamgolf / on Oct 15, 2010
• in Sports
  Hope for the Future: New Leafs In Toronto
  The Toronto Maple Leafs are at the beginning of a long overdue rebuilding process. We're about to see just how quickly new GM Brian Burke can - or wants to - work his magic.
  by doctorgeeves / on Apr 14, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “brian burke”

 

• Out of Town Notebook: Leafs vs. Oilers – Which Rebuild is Better?

  
  CANUCKS HOCKEY BLOG — Authority: 110
  James Mirtle in the Globe and Mail asked an interesting question Monday – which rebuild is better, the Leafs approach or the Oilers approach ? Ultimately, the answer to this question can only come years from now, when the young promise on each roster has been fulfilled (or not fulfilled, for that matter). ...
  2 days ago

• Brian Burke: There is a lot of support for gay players in the NHL

  
  Outsports — Authority: 550
  Brendan and Brian Burke There was an awesome interview yesterday with Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, about whether the NHL is ready for an openly gay player. Burke’s son, Brendan , was gay and died two years ago in a car accident. Brian Burke has become a strong public advocate for gays ...
  1 week ago

• The Importance of Mikhail Grabovski

  
  Five Minutes For Fighting — Authority: 442
  When the Maple Leafs re-signed John-Michael Liles , the prevailing thought was that Mikhail Grabovski was about to become a cap casualty. Liles took less than $4 million to stay in Toronto, putting next years cap space at slightly over $11 million. The problem was that Keith Aulie , Cody Franson , and Nikolai ...
  1 week ago

• Video: Brian Burke talks about general managing

  
  Hockey From the Cheap Seats — Authority: 406
  Say what you want about Brian Burke. You may love him or your may hate him. Hell, you may love the Toronto Maple Leafs or you may hate them. But whether you agree with the way he builds teams or not, you have to admit the man is entertaining . Jason Farris had a book that came out a little while ago ...
  1 week ago

• Brian Burke tells PFLAG: My son Brendan was my hero

  
  Outsports — Authority: 550
  Brian Burke Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was honored by PFLAG as an “ally” at a dinner this week. Burke’s son Brendan was an assistant on the Miami of Ohio hockey team and died in a car crash on Feb. 5, 2010. Brendan’s coming out story was told just months prior on ESPN.com. ...
  3 weeks ago

• State of Brian Burke’s Leafs

  
  HockeyAnalysis.com — Authority: 494
  Brian Burke joined the Leafs in November of 2008.  When he joined the Leafs he insisted he has no interest in a 5 year rebuild and expected he could make the team competitive much sooner.  Let’s evaluate how Burke has done in his tenure as GM of the Maple Leafs. 2007-08 2011-12 GAA 3.08 (27th) [...]
  3 weeks ago

• NEWS: Drama at Australian Open, PFLAG Honors Maple Leafs Manager, Gays Are Better Parents, And More!

  
  Queerty — Authority: 645
  Welcome to the  Short List,  where you’ll find all the news or entertainment tidbits worth digesting for the day. Today’s news: an Australian politician accuses activists of “rainbow fascism” (really?), Romney panders to the anti-gay GOP base, and West Hollywood gays brainstorm ways to make their Pride ...
  3 weeks ago

• News: Weekend, Sean Hayes, The Senator, German Football

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 729
  Failed Russian Mars probe plunges into Pacific Ocean . Ugandas Ambassador to the U.S. Perezi K. Kamunanwire says kill the gays bill dead . Dorian Awards announced : "Andrew Haigh’s Weekend, a British film about the relationship that develops between two men during the course of a brief hook-up, has ...
  3 weeks ago

• PLFAG Bestows Brian Burke “The Ally Award,” Maple Leafs’ GM Says “It Would Take A Lot Of Courage” For Hockey Player To Come Out “But Less Than The Player Thinks”

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 125
  Brian Burke, the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, kept it short, sweet and simple as he accepted an award from the gay community on Monday evening. The Toronto Star reports that Burke received the “Ally Award,” given by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays to a community leader dedicated ...
  3 weeks ago

• Toronto Maple Leafs: Brian Burke Is Right to Complain About the End of Enforcers

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 738
  One of the NHL s hot-button topics has always been the presence of fighting in the game. Some people love it while others loathe it. Some see it as an integral part of the game while some see it as a black eye on an otherwise beautiful sport. Brian Burke , general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs , sees it as a ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Tale of Two Rebuilds

  
  Five Minutes For Fighting — Authority: 442
  Burke explaining that the Leafs do, in fact, occasionally draft in the first round. When Brian Burke traded two first- and one second-round pick for Phil Kessel, the prevailing thought was that Burke was foolish; you dont rebuild a team by trading away your high draft picks. Burke boldly declared he was too ...
  3 weeks ago

• Weekly Cross Checks – Jan 15

  
  Hockey From the Cheap Seats — Authority: 406
  Around View From My Seats, we enjoy great writing almost as much as we enjoy the sport we cover. Each week, there are excellent writers doing their thing all over the hockey blogosphere—so many, in fact, that it’s easy to miss some of the good stuff that gets published each week. Each week throughout the season , ...
  3 weeks ago

• Report: Flyers Trade With Toronto Not Imminent

  
  Phila.Bright — Authority: 95
  The framework of the rumored deal that has the Flyers sending winger James van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for physical defenseman Luke Schenn, makes financial and positional sense for each team. But solid theory is about where that rumor stalls. According to TSN’s connected trade-breaker, Darren Dreger , ...
  4 weeks ago

• Komisarek Feeling Defensive?

  
  PuckSage: The Spice & The Spin — Authority: 113
  Yesterday’s top tidbit on twitter was the release of the NHL’s anonymous player survey by Sports Illustrated detailing the player voted most overrated players in the NHL. While some of the players on the list were there unfairly, like say Bouwmeester who’s stats have slipped, but a look at his minute ...
  4 weeks ago

• Are the Flyers interested in Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn?

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 794
  Brian Burke has made no secret of the fact he’d like more size for his top lines and speculation has the Leafs and Flyers in a trade dance.
  4 weeks ago

• Burke ready to deal

  
  God of Information — Authority: 144
  Brian Burke says he’d be willing to start the playoffs with the Maple Leafs’ roster as currently constituted, but intends to make a trade in the coming weeks to try and extend any post-season run.
  4 weeks ago

• 3 Reasons Why Brian Burke Is Right

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 738
  People, the fact of the matter is that Brian Burke is right. As much as we are having so much fun watching a game that is so much more professional than it was when the legends were playing, hockey has been taken over by the rats. It hurts to see that skilled players like Rene Bourque and others not so skilled, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Leafs’ Dion Phaneuf voted most overrated in the NHL; Brian Burke not amused

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 794
  “Players dumb enough to participate in polls designed to crap on fellow NHLPA members are not very bright,” said Leafs GM Brian Burke. “They can all go defecate in their chapeaus.”
  4 weeks ago

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