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The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to announce the signing of defenseman John-Michael Liles to a four-year contract extension, an NHL source told ESPN.com Wednesday.

Victoria Matiash on head injuries affecting Shea Weber and John-Michael Liles, plus news, notes and updated rankings for fantasy hockey defensemen.

Victoria Matiash discusses the risers, fallers and injuries among defensemen, from a fantasy perspective, and updates her top 75 rankings for the 2011-12 season.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- We recall a long chat we had with new Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman John-Michael Liles during a trip to Denver last year. The then-Avs defenseman had suffered through a couple of down seasons in Colorado, was a healthy scratch and...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman John-Micheal Liles from the Colorado Avalanche in return for a second-round draft pick in 2012, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

Victoria Matiash awards the hardware for the best and worst performances among fantasy hockey defensemen for 2010-11.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles has left the team's game against the Minnesota Wild with a leg injury.

Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk couldn't win either way with Brad Richards, but he wasn't the only one who passed on making a deal before the NHL trade deadline.

It appears the Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the John-Michael Liles derby. A source told ESPN.com on Monday morning that the Colorado Avalanche will not be moving the veteran puck-moving defenseman to the Leafs. Whether Liles could be sent somewh...

After the 1st period: Kings 1, Colorado Avalanche 0 The good: For that period anyway, the Kings didn't look like they were missing a top-line left wing. Brad Richardson looked spectacular in that role during the opening 20 minutes. He earned t...

The Los Angeles Kings raised eyebrows Friday when they put Marco Sturm on waivers, prompting many to believe that perhaps cap space was being cleared for an imminent trade. Not so. Not yet, anyway. "This is strictly for roster flexibility a...

Victoria Matiash examines some of the recent trades involving top defensemen, from a fantasy perspective.

Hockey Prospectus is taking a look at the NHL division by division and suggesting ways each team should tackle the upcoming trade deadline. Wednesday, we continue with the Atlantic Division.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2011

E.J. Hradek takes his weekly dip into his mailbag, fielding questions on which players he thinks are leading for the Hart Trophy, the realistic chances of the Devils making the playoffs, and whether Colorado will trade John-Michael Liles.

Blog | Conversation | February 17, 2011

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate the "tradability" of Alexei Kovalev, plus share the latest on Tomas Kaberle, Joni Pitkanen and John-Michael Liles: Burnside: How's the weather in Tampa? It looked like it was pretty hot last night when the t...

Sean Allen forecasts the week after the All-Star Game and also looks at the top players on the Player Rater who won't be at the All-Star Game.