from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Mike Babcock’s unyielding insistence about his goaltending rotation is costing the Maple Leafs and undermining Michael Hutchinson’s attempt to stick with the big club.

All of this coming at a time when the cash strapped Leafs have next to no financial alternatives regarding a backup goalie.

The stubborn Babcock is absolutely certain that back-to-back games should be played with Frederik Anderson starting the first game for the Leafs and Hutchinson, the backup for now, starting the second....

- I would be very upset about Vegas forward Valentin Zykov testing position in the NHL if I had any idea who he was.

- Jonathan Quick is struggling and anyone who covered him in his great years won’t give him a break now. At his best, he was a terrific goalie but a big-time pill.

more on the first topic and a few additional hockey notes...