Leafs’ New GM will have Written Autonomy  By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Feb. 3) — Though I have been critical of Richard Peddie since he appointed himself head of the search committee for a GM to succeed John Ferguson, the Leafs’ CEO was speaking genuinely when he insisted the new manager will have full authority over hockey matters. We’ve heard that sort of claim before from Peddie, and it sounded like just another party line during the press gathering 12 days ago to re-introduce Cliff Fletcher. But, a highly-placed source on the board of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment told me last night that Peddie spoke the absolute truth. “Richard wasn’t blowing…