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The Leafs host Boston on Tuesday evening before they go on the road for three games over the next five nights - Buffalo on Wednesday, New York to face the Rangers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh on Sunday.

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Victoria BC native Steve Nash has been awarded the Lou Marsh Award as Canadian Athlete of the Year for 2005. The Toronto Star and the elected voting panel awarded Nash the distinction in a unanimous decision announced Thursday in Toronto. The Phoenix Suns point guard was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player last season after leading his team to the Western Conference Championship. He finished the 2004-05 season with just under 200 assists more than the next closest challenger, and in doing so, turned a non-playoff team into the highest scoring group in the league.

Maple Leaf play-maker Jason Allison is so hot right now, he almost warrants a peculiar fan site like this. And he's not just hot for those lady-killing (and, to be fair, male-killing) good looks...As of late, Allison's on-ice performance has been nothing short of blog-worthy despite the continual Maple Leaf meltdowns.

Of course, the relationship between Allison frequenting a generic local pub and his less-than-stellar performance thus far is purely speculative - though his conditioning and play-making should be scrutinized as such. The last time a Leaf was regularly spotted out on the town, it was Shayne Corson and it was an embarrassment.

This post is a double-sided spoon: Happy New Year to various Jewish people, and welcome back to the Maple Laughs.

Following a league-wide signing frenzy that included names such as Forsberg, Iginla, Naslund, Niedermayer and Gonchar, Maple Leaf GM John Ferguson answered the call early Thursday evening, inking sharpshooter Tie Domi to a 2-year deal worth a reported $2.5 million. The Maple Leaf veteran will be expected to fill the scoring void left by last week's departure of forwards Gary Roberts and Joe Nieuwendyk, and will likely hold a spot on coach Pat Quinn's top powerplay unit.