Ahead this week on AFITC, the Maple Leafs have looked renewed and reenergized since the trades that shocked the Leafs Nation last week with two wins in three games this past week. We’ll take you through the details of two games against the New Jersey Devils as well as a meeting with the Ottawa Senators to begin the Redline Report. The Revolving Door brings bad news on Olympic dreams for a pair of injured Leafs.

We finish with Quick Hits featuring news on Mike Cammalleri, the blockbuster Ilya Kovalchuk trade and a minor transaction between the Wings and Flyers. On The Bubble brings contributions from Listener Email and the Twitter account along with another edition of the Junior Hockey Report with news on the last three St. Michael’s Buzzers regular season games and of course the Gong Banger in the Troubling Fact of the Week.

Finally to wrap the show, rigamarole takes a look at the recently improved play of Luke Schenn. The Olympics begin in less than a week, I’m feeling very Olympic today, how ‘bout you? This is Episode 5.21 of AFITC.

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This week on AFITC, a cataclysmic shift in the bedrock of Leafs Nation as Brian Burke says goodbye to six roster players while bringing in four new faces including big names Dion Phaneuf and JS Giguere in two separate transactions. Good deals? Where does it leave the Leafs and will it usher in a new more successful era? We`ll opine to kick start the Redline Report before taking you through losses to the LA Kings, New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks last week.

Injury updates on a pair of players follow in the Revolving Door. Quick Hits features news on Anaheim Ducks netminder Jonas Hiller. On The Bubble brings some good Tweets for the Twitter account, the Junior Hockey Report and another Troubling Fact of the Week with more drama in Montreal.

Rigamarole wraps the show with a look at the Maple Leafs’ proficiency in a very dubious area of their game.

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In the wake of the major roster overhaul of the Toronto Maple Leafs that took place earlier this afternoon, we have decided to postpone Episode 5.20 of the program until Monday night.

In two separate transactions, the Maple Leafs brought in four new players while saying goodbye to six players from the current roster. In one trade, goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Vesa Toskala and Jason Blake. In a second trade, defenseman Dion Phaneuf, forward Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect defenseman Keith Aulie were acquired from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Matt Stajan, Ian White, Niklas Hagman and Jamal Mayers.

As a podcast, our medium’s strength is not in the breaking of the news – major news networks obviously hold an edge on us in that department – but in the accuracy of the information we present and the strength of our opinions once all of the chips have fallen into place. Having planned to record the show at 11am on Sunday morning, it would have been counterproductive to proceed while so much was still uncertain.

As a result, we will record Episode 5.20 late on Monday night for release on Tuesday morning with full details on both transactions as well as our opinions on who won the respective deals, what drove them and where it leaves the Maple Leafs going forward. Until then, we welcome and encourage your opinions on these two blockbuster deals!

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Ahead this week on AFITC, if there were any further questions remaining as to whether the Maple Leafs might jump back into the playoff race one more time, they were answered quite clearly with a paltry one and four road trip. We’ll take you through those games to begin the Redline Report followed by a spin through the Revolving Door. Can fortunes be looked at as any brighter for this time next year? We’ll opine on that as well.

Quick Hits featuring Mike Peca, Georges Laraque, Eric Staal and Alex Ovechkin. On The Bubble delivers Listener Email, a brief addition of the Junior Hockey Report and a video clue for the Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole wraps the show with a look at the potential for not one but two active trading days this year and the chips that the Maple Leafs have to play with. All that and more right on Episode 5.19 of AFITC.

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Coming up this week on AFITC, three games last week for the Toronto Maple Leafs and only one victory, albeit a very convincing one over the Philadelphia Flyers. We’ll revisit each game to kick start the Redline Report. Are the Olympics saving Ron Wilson’s job? We’ll tell you what Brian Burke had to say regarding his coach’s future before spinning through the Revolving Door with another injury update.

Quick Hits takes a look at a big loss for the surging Anaheim Ducks and what could turn out to be a loss for Team Finland, along with a staggering night of netminding in a game last week between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. On the Bubble brings more Listener Contributions, the Junior Hockey Report and an absolutely staggering Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole wraps the show as we weigh in on the Alex Burrows Stephan Auger saga that broke early last week. With still much uncertainty as to what was actually said in that infamous conversation between Burrows and Auger during the pregame skate, it would be nice for them to finally clear the air. They must have missed that day in grade one when you learned it’s not nice to keep secrets from the rest of the class. This is Episode 5.18 of AFITC.

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This week on AFITC, another dismal week for the Toronto Maple Leafs sees them lose three of four games and fall back out of legitimate contention for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. We’ll guide you through games against the Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins to start the Redline Report. Later, an injury update follows with news on Mikhail Grabovski and Wayne Primeau in the Revolving Door.

Quick Hits wraps the Redline Report with news on Boyd Deveraux, Nazem Kadri and Dan Carcillo. On The Bubble continues the show with Listener Contributions from Twitter and Email, the Junior Hockey Report with news on a pair of St. Michael’s Buzzers games and an appearance from the Gong Banger in the Troubling Fact of the Week.

As always, rigamarole wraps the program, this week taking a look at the likely fate of the 2009-2010 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Stick around, lots to come here on Episode 5.17 of AFITC.

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Ahead this week on AFITC, the Maple Leafs started strong with a win over the Stanley Cup Champion Penguins on the first leg of their road trip but then limped through Alberta with two lousy efforts. We’ll take through those three games to start the Redline Report followed by a look at six Leafs that will be representing their countries at the Olympics.

A spin through the Revolving Door updates the status of a newly injured Leaf and Quick Hits features news from the Winter Classic and Team Canada’s Olympic roster. On The Bubble bring the Junior Hockey Report with news on the St. Michael’s Buzzers and Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships. As usual the Gong Banger wraps with a Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole brings up the rear with a final look at the Winter Classic from Fenway Park in Boston. It’s the first show of 2010. Here’s too many more! Happy New Year everyone! Episode 5.16 starts now!

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Ahead this week on AFITC, the Maple Leafs got in the giving spirit of the Christmas season and gave away four of a possible six points this week against the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens. Through those games we’ll take you to kick start the Redline Report before we spin through the Revolving Door with an update on some fallen Leafs.

Quick Hits follows with news on Mike Fisher, Martin Brodeur, Alex Semin and some surprising omissions from the Russian Olympic hockey team. On The Bubble features Listener Email, the Junior Hockey Report and the Gong Banger in the Troubling Fact of the Week.

To wrap the decade, rigamarole takes a look at some of the best and worst from the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009. All that and more coming up right ahead here on Episode 5.15 of AFITC.

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Ahead this week on the Christmas Edition, Jonas Gustavsson – The Grinch – stole Christmas from the Boston Bruins in his return to the lineup but two earlier losses left the Maple Leafs with only a five hundred record on the week. Concluding the Redline Report is a pair of Quick Hits on Sidney Crosby and Jason Spezza.

On The Bubble features lots of Listener Contributions from Twitter and Email. The Junior Hockey Report takes a look back at a pair of St. Michael’s Buzzers games before we conclude with a flaming hot Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole looks back at the Maple Leafs’ season thus far, how they got to where they are and what needs to happen for them to make the playoffs. Sit back; roast those chestnuts on the Minnesota Wild’s open fire. This is the Christmas Edition of AFITC.

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Coming up this week on AFITC, three wins in four games for the Maple Leafs this week has them sitting right back in the thick of the playoff hunt, only four points back of eighth place Montreal. We’ll take you through the four games against the Thrashers, Islanders, Bruins and Capitals to begin the Redline Report. An injury update will follow in the Revolving Door before we wrap the Report with a Quick Hit regarding Brendan Witt, and by saying quick hit, we’ve never meant this more literally.

On The Bubble follows with some listener contributions from Twitter and email. The Junior Hockey Report takes you through an update of two St. Michael’s Buzzers games from the past week and announces the second annual “Battle of Ontario.” The Gong Banger wraps the segment as he usually does with a Troubling Fact of the Week.

And in rigamarole, we take a look at why the Maple Leafs fortunes have dramatically improved since the beginning of December. All that and more ahead on Episode 5.13 of AFITC.

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