The Hit Farm

The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a replacement for Tomas Kaberle Friday before the NHL draft got going. The Leafs acquired puck-moving, offensive-minded defenceman John-Michael Liles from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2012 second-round draft pick. Today, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Colby Armstrong gets cornered. Postmedia: You appeared on TSN's hockey panel during the NHL [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager warmed up by hiring former Atlanta Thrashers GM Rick Dudley and trading for Colorado Avalanche defenceman John-Michael Liles. Burke hit his stride in the late stages of the first round when he traded two of his TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman John-Michael Liles from the Colorado [...]