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How Will the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2011-2012 Defence Shape Up?

Lukas Hardonk | July 20, 2011

Some people are considering this years’ defence group to be the best in recent history for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is young, big, and powerful, yet much of it is still developing

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