Fact: Leafs hire two assistant coaches.

Toronto signed former San Jose Shark assistants Tim Hunter and Rob Zettler today. Along with Wilson, Hunter and Zettler coached the Sharks to be one the leagues most stingy defensive teams, ranking first in NHL penalty killing (85.8%) and third in goals against average (2.28) last season.

With Finger, Mayers and Hagman also added to the mix, plus VESA TOSKALA ready to pick up where he left off last season, the only way to go as far as goals against is up.

It's something to look forward to.

In Ottawa news: Martin Gerber cashed his summer cheque last week and felt zero shame.