Episode 2.23 of AFITC is upon you as the race for arms builds along with the race for the playoffs. With sixteen days to go until the NHL trade deadline, the rumors continue and some deals are already starting to be made. Calgary has made the biggest splash so far by picking up coveted defenseman Brad Stuart from the Boston Bruins yesterday along with Wayne Primeau in exchange for Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew. That deal will surely be usurped in stature though as the trade deadline draws closer, perhaps by the likes of Peter Forsberg and his newest suitor.

On today's edition of the program, we recap the Maple Leaf games against the St. Louis Blues, the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins. We update the statuses of those who are injured in the Revolving Door including an update on Darcy Tucker and the condition of Kris Newbury. The Redline Report concludes with another edition of What To Be-Leaf featuring Andrew Raycroft's even keel and some scuttlebutt regarding Brendan Bell.

On The Bubble brings some more fantastic listener emails and installment number 2 of The Babble of Ontario with Russell, Shredder and Crazy Ivan from Sens Underground. We omit the news from around the league portion of the Redline Report as we discuss a number of these types of issues as part of The Babble.

Rigmarole looks at the NHL's 'Quiet Star'.

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Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "Drive" by Common Ground, "Surround Sound" by Crystal Hutchens and "Shuffle Sing" by David Henderson.

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