Welcome Toronto Maple Leafs fans and fellow members of Leafs Nation to this week's edition of Bleeding Blue and White.
This time last summer, Leafs Nation was discussing a possible trade with the Boston Bruins for their number one sniper, Phil Kessel. While many journalists and fans feel the need to analyze the potential loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs, I am declaring victory for Brian Burke.
As of right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs have won this trade. Could they lose it in the future? Of course. However, since I do not possess the ability to see into the future, and since Tyler Seguin and Jared Knight have yet to play a two seconds of pro hockey, let's all agree to analyze this further in the future.
In August of last year, Leafs Nation was excited for the season to begin. The recent acquisitions of Francois Beauchemin and Mike Komisarek provided a strong presence on the back end. Veteran Vesa Toskala was expected to help mentor Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson. The only problem was with the Leafs' forwards.
The Leafs entered the season with a top-six of Matt Stajan, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovski, Jason Blake, ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs: New Team, New Forwards, New Outcome
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