On Monday December 1st, the Toronto Maple Leafs came into town and battled my Kings. It was interesting to watch two teams that I have a very personal stake in. My Kings will always be number one in my heart, but my fondness for the Leafs is steadily growing.

via CBC Sports: Brian Burke was officially introduced as the new president and general manager of the Maple Leafs at a news conference Saturday afternoon in Toronto. Financial terms of Burke’s contract weren’t released, but his six-year deal a€” including the remainder of this NHL season a€” is …

Hey… guess what…?? Did you hear the one about the Toronto Maple Leafs wanting Brian Burke ((pictured, thanks Getty Images)) to be the team’s General Manager…??

The Flyers ended their six-game winning streak on Friday with a loss in an overtime matinee against the Carolina Hurricanes. Sergei Samsonov scored with 1:07 left in the extra period to put the ‘Canes up 3-2

Brian Burke will be the next president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. His contract is expected to last until the end of the 2013-14 season and will pay him $3 million a season. A formal announcement from the Leafs should come later today

Toronto is abuzz with the news of Brian Burke’s signing by the Maple Leafs. Can the outspoken GM repeat what he did in Anaheim and bring hungry Maple Leafs fans the Stanley Cup they’ve been waiting for since 1967?

Just want to let everyone know that I will be doing a radio segment on The Bill Watters Show today at 5:10 eastern on AM640 in Toronto, Home of the Leafs, to discuss HockeyAnalysis.com and maybe some other hockey related stuff. Bill Watters is off on vacation this week so I will be chatting

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to unveil Brian Burke as their new President and General Manager.

Unofficially, Brian Burke is the 13th General Manager of my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. Hopefully, he’ll be the man that brings the 14th Cup to Toronto. Relative merits, weaknesses, and alternatives have been discussed pretty much ad infinitum

via Globe and Mail: The Toronto Maple Leafs and Brian Burke have reached an agreement on a contract, which is still not official because he has not signed it, and he could be presented to the hockey public as the team’s new president and general manager on Friday. A source familiar with the …