Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL season previews often sell you an impressive bill of goods before you realize, at the end of the season, you're holding an empty box. Which makes using advertisements and infomercials the appropriate template for Puck Daddy's 2009-10 NHL Season Previews, presented each day throughout September. Last Season's Ad Copy: Twelve in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the Northeast Division (34-35-13, 81 points). The first season of the Brian Burke/Ron Wilson regime saw a thing roster play competitive hockey, although not exactly the kind the Leafs overlord wanted to see them play. So now the Leafs are attempting to win in the NHL with a franchise philosophy that falls somewhere in between the Broad Street Bullies and a Steven Seagal movie without the subtly.That's made them quite endearing, by the way. The Phil Kessel(notes) trade made a surprisingly good offensive team much better, and the summer's free-agent splashes on defense and goal have the Leafs looking be...