Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke clearly enjoys this aspect of his job. Trades, to a gunslinger like him, are fun.

Anaheim Ducks trade Jean-Sebastien Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Vesa Toskala & Jason Blake.

On seventh day, Brian Burke did not rest.OK, that may only serve to feed the god complex, but credit where it's due: The Toronto Maple Leafs' trades for Dion Phaneuf(notes) of the Calgary Flames and Jean-Sebastien Giguere(notes) are exactly the audacious, risk-taking moves that seem synonymous with the Burke brand. It's Burke, even more red-faced than usual, pounding the reset button as his team dropped to last in the conference

Brian Burke finally got tired of losing.  I don’t think anyone thought the Toronto Maple Leafs would be worth their weight in Air Canada Center ticket prices, but I think it is safe to say that most people would have thought Brian Burke would have made more moves on this hapless team before now.

I slept in this morning. My son's early morning practice was cancelled due to a video shoot at the rink, so I didn't wake up until 9:30 or so. The moment I got online, I learnt something big was going down

If you are a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, you better haeve a smile on your face.The Leafs traded spare parts, all of which can be easily replaced, for two players who could play a big role in the Leafs turn around. And no, I'm not talking about Sjostrom and Aulie.In the first deal, the Leafs acquire a top-two defenseman for a #3 center (stajan), a 4th line grinder (Mayers), a 2nd line winger (Hagman) and a underrated d-man (White).

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs shook up their struggling club, acquiring defenseman Dion Phaneuf from the Calgary Flames in a seven-player deal Sunday and swapping goalies with Anaheim to get J.S. Giguere.

When the news broke yesterday that the Anaheim Ducks had signed Jonas Hiller(notes) to a four-year, $18 million extension, the rumors of Jean-Sebastien Giguere(notes) coming to Toronto to reunite with Brian Burke and former goalie coach Francois Allaire began rumbling. Things picked up a bit last night as soon as Daniel Sedin(notes) scored to complete the Vancouver Canucks comeback against Toronto after being down 3-0 in the first period. A CBC shot of Brian Burke at the end of the game last …

The Twitter world has been on fire this morning as there was news of a block buster deal in Toronto. Apparently the Toronto fans are happy to rid them selves of former Fighting Sioux forward Jason Blake

This just in from TSN: The Calgary Flames have shipped defenseman Dion Phaneuf, forward Fredrik Sjostrom, and prospect defenceman Keith Aulie to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and defenceman Ian White. The kickoff of an active and notable pre-Olympic player swap spree