Tamper Tantrum: Canucks GM explores charges for Leafs' Burke

"These players have families, too" is the hockey equivalent of "think about the children" in a political debate: a sign that the concerned party needs to ratchet up the rhetoric in order to create a heightened sense of outrage. This isn't to say that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis is entirely wrong when he claims that the leaking of trade bait by Toronto Maple Leafs President Brian Burke affects players' personal lives. But does that indicate a calculated bit of tampering on the part of the Leafs GM?To reset the issue at hand: The Leafs faced charges of tampering earlier this season when Coach Ron Wilson lusted after some Swedish twins on the radio. Last week, more tampering was alleged involving the No. 2 pick in last summer's draft that turned out to be Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman(notes); as the Globe & Mail explains:Vancouver's latest complaint stems from a video on the Maple Leafs website, entitled Behind the Draft, where general ma...