Probably not the best place to put this, but.........I managed to get tickets to a few Olympic games! Nothing super special, 1 good team vs 1 crap team (SWE-BLR. FIN-BLR, SLV-LAT) but I'll at least get to experience the atmosphere. I just wish I could have gotten a Russian game (since I knew there was no chance in hell I was gunna get a Canada game) - it would have been awesome to see Ovechkin live........oh well.

Hey, at least you get to see two of the top five teams in the world.

My Leafs are doing so baddd.

What bothers me is that they are constantly outshooting and outworking their opponents, but can't seem to score. I think Jason Blake is rubbing off on all of the other players, and they've started aiming for the logo on the goalie's uniform...

Flyers beat the Devils, oh baby

Leafs have no leadership. Do they even have a permanent Captain?

Dion Phaneuf has been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"Two teams in dire need of a shakeup have done just that, as the Calgary Flames have shipped defenceman Dion Phaneuf, forward Fredrik Sjostrom, and and defenceman Keith Aulie to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and defenceman Ian White. The Maple Leafs and Flames have been working on the components of this blockbuster for a week to ten days, but sources say the details of the deal didn't fall into place until late last night."

Source - http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308469

A new Toronto trade has also happened, following up on the previous one today. This trade see's J.S. Giguere join Toronto from Anaheim with Vesa Toskala & Jason Blake being sent to Anaheim

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308479

early reports from TSN have Illya Kovalchuk being trade to the New Jersey Devils. No word yet on what the Devils have sent in return

Source - http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308953

"The Ottawa Senators have added forward Matt Cullen from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenceman Alexandre Picard and a second round draft pick."

Source - http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=309934

Note - the Trade Freeze begins later today for the Winter Olympic Games. It'll open again after the olympics and the final deadline will be March 2nd (or 3rd?)