from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Purely personal, my favourite hockey books: 1. The Game by Ken Dryden; 2. Net Worth by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths; 3. Searching for Bobby Orr by Stephen Brunt; 4. Keon and Me by Dave Bidini; 5. Heaven and Hell in the NHL by Punch Imlach and Scott Young.

- What no NHL coach has ever said: “We don’t want to be a puck possession team.”'

- If, as rumoured, the Leafs pick up Travis Zajac, with four years remaining on his contract, it will be the first sign that their great rebuild plan won’t be carried out.

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