bitterleaf.blogspot.com - 6/27/2009
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The BroadcastWas there a single pick the experts didn't like tonight? Every pick was smart, every player was talented and every team was getting just what they needed.Maybe I'm cynical or maybe I've just been following the Leafs and the draft for too long, but on draft day the equivalencies ...
downgoesbrown.com - 6/29/2009
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To much fanfare, TSN had Brian Burke mic'd
for the first round of this year's draft. And...
despite considerable hype leading into the broadcast, most agree that Burke's clips didn't reveal much. Or did they? It turns out Burke gave TSN plenty of good ...
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Brian Burke mic'd at the draft: What TSN didn't show you ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/25/2009
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Is That The Kid You Want?
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1st pick and 7th overall - your new Maple Leaf, Nazem Kadri! Toronto Sports Media, Torontoist, Toronto Mike and NHL.com all welcome the new hope to the ACC.
But what does it all mean? Where's the meat? Leafs-centric draft analysis comes from Down Goes Brown, Maple Leaf Hot Stove, TSM and the ever adroit mf37.
Strange to think, I know - but there were other teams drafting yesterday too. ...
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