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The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed Mark Bell on waivers Leafs News has learned.

Here are the newest top 30 rankings for the 2009 NHL entry draft from North American Central Scouting. This year may prove to be one of the most exciting in the 15-plus years I’ve been working in the industry. There are a couple factors involved in this year’s process that will add to the interest level.

Sean Avery on The Hour.

Luke Schenn seized his moment in the spotlight.

Luke Schenn

The Toronto Maple Leafs first-round draft pick scored the shootout winner on Monday night to give his team a 4-3 pre-season victory over the St. Louis Blues.

Vesa Tapani Toskala (born on May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland), is an ice hockey goaltender currently signed with the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Toskala was selected by San Jose in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft (4th round, 90th overall). The Sharks also took fellow Finn Miikka Kiprusoff in the fifth round. Toskala turned heads with his stellar play in the 1998-1999 season with Ilves of the SM-liiga, where he went 21-12-0 with a 2.14 GAA and a .916 save percentage and posted five shutouts. The next season, playing a style that modeled after Markus Korhonen he played with Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien and posted an impressive 2.59 GAA. In one game with Färjestad, Toskala scored a goal. At this point, Toskala was not sure if he wanted to have a career in hockey. Wanting a more stable job, he was going to quit hockey altogether to go to school full-time, before San Jose enticed him to North America.

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Toronto sends McCabe and a 2010 4th round pick to Florida and receives Van Ryn in return.

The worst kept secret in the NHL has finally run its course. Bryan McCabe has been traded to the Florida Pathers and in return, the Toronto Maple Leafs are receiving 29 year old defenceman, Mike Van Ryn.

It would appear after todays signing of Ryan Hollweg, that Leafs just got a little bit tougher, and a little bit younger. While adding Ryan Hollweg starts to plug wholes in the lineup for the Leafs and gives them some added grit that they were DESPERATELY missing last year. This is still a team that lack offense.

Leafs Aquire LW Ryan Hollweg from NYR for 5th round pick (PIttsburgh) in 2009.

Ryan Hollweg Profile page here.

Nikolai Kulemin, Toronto’s 2nd top prospect (behind goalie, Justin Pogge) might turn out to be one of the best young prospects that the Leafs have had in years.

Gone: Mats Sundin, Darcy Tucker, Kyle Wellwood, John Pohl, Andrew Raycroft.
Replaced by: Niklas Hagman, Jeff Finger, Jamal Myers, Curtis Joseph.

Toronto Maple Leaf player Nikolai Kulemin in a 3 minute video. Leaf fans are looking forward to the strong forward playing for us this season.

Schenn among 24 attending prospects camp

The next time Luke Schenn arrives in Toronto, he’s hoping to stay for good.

TSN is reporting that Tucker has been bought out by the Toronto Maple leafs. So long to Tucker who will go down as one of the all-time Leaf favourites.

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Luke Schenn (b. November 2, 1989 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian junior ice hockey player. He is a defenceman currently playing for the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. He is a top ranked prospect for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

More to come

Now with Ron Wilson hired as coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brian Burke’s wife  Jennifer Burke’s job as host of Living Vancouver has been posted internally at the CBC - this once far fetched story now has some legs.

Ron Wilson’s Fascination With Technology Puts Him At Forefront Of The Coaching Profession

By Ross McKeon

The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Ron Wilson as their new head coach, LeafsNews.com has learned.

Coaching Record

From the Fan590 (Gord Stellick) - they are reporting that Doug Armstrong has signed with St. Louis Blues.

A day after being shut down by yet another team in their quest to rebuild management, TSN has learned that the Toronto Maple Leafs have made contact with former Dallas Stars general manager Doug Armstrong.