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Toronto Maple Leaf fans are waiting to see if coach Randy Carlyle will join the Nashville Predators now former-coach, Barry Trotz, and be fired. There's been no word but new Leaf president, Brendan Shanahan, spoke about the coach he inherited.

The Toronto Maple Leafs ended a disastrous run — they lost 12 of their final 14 — and a disastrous season, going out with hardly a whimper in Ottawa against the Senators Saturday night. The Leafs were again outshot, this time 37-29.

Much as their Canadian brethren to the west have done it appears the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to name a former player as their team president. There are some differences between Brendan Shanahan and Trevor Linden, but many similarities.

Martin Hanzal of the Phoenix Coyotes cross-checked David Booth of the Vancouver Canucks in the head Thursday. Booth went down, now seems all right, but it certainly could have been worse. It was the third stick infraction of the third period for Hanzal.

Boston Bruin forward Shawn Thornton appealed Brendan Shanahan's decision to suspend him 15 games for a cheap shot on Brooks Orpik but has lost his appeal, it was announced the day before Christmas. He has one appeal option remaining.

The National Hockey League (NHL) makes Boston's Shawn Thornton a scapegoat by making an example out of him. He gets 15 games for his attack on Pittsburgh's Brooks Orpik. And, as usual, the NHL does nothing to address the core issue.

The Hockey Hall of Fame can only induct four players each year and it would be hard to argue with the choices this year, announced Tuesday. Going into the Hall in a Nov. 12 ceremony will be Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates.

Phoenix - The National Hockey Leagues' Player's Assoc. (NHLPA) filed an appeal on behalf of Raffi Torres for his 25 game suspension for a round 1 hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa. The NHLPA filed the appeal for the Phoenix Coyote forward May 3.

Phoenix - One of the most severe suspensions in NHL history was handed down by Brendan Shanahan on April 21 as Phoenix Coyote Raffi Torres is gone from the playoffs and beyond. Torres got 25 games for his open-ice, left-his-feet hit on Marion Hossa.

After a season of handing out suspensions like a right-wing talk-radio host hands out opinions, NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has lost his way when it matters the most. The result? A Stanley Cup playoffs with unchecked, and unnecessary, violence.