"Leafs general manager Brian Burke was quick — thanks to Twitter — to try and nip in the bud any speculation about fired Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle coming to Toronto.

Bruce Boudreau, who just relieved of his job as head coach of the Washington Capitals earlier this week, will replace Carlyle.

Carlyle had been hired in Anaheim by Burke when Burke was GM there and has long been thought to be a possible replacement for Leafs coach Ron Wilson, who is in the last year of his contract. "