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My favorite thing to do this time of year in order to get myA NHL team fix, is search Twitter for anything trending Leafs.

With only a handful of veteran goalies available - Tomas Vokoun will be an unrestricted free agent and Roberto Luongo looking for a trade out of Vancouver - Leafs GM Brian Burke played his netminding card close to his chest.

Perhaps the biggest thing the Toronto Maple Leafs have to do this summer is land a goalie.

On the day before he signed with the Washington Capitals last summer, a representative of Tomas Vokoun called the Maple Leafs and inquired about whether there was interest in the free-agent goaltender.

Recovery drink in hand, hair still wet from the shower, brow still sweaty from the pre-game skate, the Toronto Marlies goaltender Ben Scrivens could have been forgiven for being caught off guard by the question.

Rick Dudley officially became the Montreal Canadiens assistant general manager on Friday, but on his way out the door the now former director of player personnel for the Toronto Maple Leafs offered encouraging words to their fans: Life is about to get much better.

If there was any doubt before as to Ben Scrivens' NHL -readiness, there shouldn't be any remaining now that the Toronto Marlies are in the AHL Calder Cup's Western Conference Finals due to Scrivens' strong play over the past four weeks.

Yet another season of NHL hockey is coming to a close, and once again the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves on the outside looking in.

Devils' Josefson Hopes To Play In Eastern Conference Finals : Jacob Josefson hopes to play in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Rangers, but he still doesn't know when he'll be able to practice with the team, the Bergen Record's Tom Gulitti reports.

Certain NHL players take too much credit for their production on the ice for their hockey clubs.

Dallas Eakins can't restrain himself when it comes to discussing Brian Burke , the boss who gave him the chance to coach the Marlies, although not the opportunity - yet - to coach the Maple Leafs.

If you weren't convinced before the Stanley Cup Playoffs began, I'm sure you know now that the goalie position can be the single-most influential position in the NHL .

Devan Dubnyk owns France, the team he'll face Monday in his first ever start, in three appearances at a world hockey championships.