At any given time, there will be two main subsections of teams in the NHL — those poised to contend and the rest. Case in point, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks. As one continues fine-tuning its current core with the ultimate prize in mind, the other has finally accepted its reality as a
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have some big choices to make. Not the least of which is finding the best second-line partner for center John Tavares and winger William Nylander. In this post, we’re going to compare the two obvious choices for that role – Alex Kerfoot and Ilya Mikheyev. Barring any trades, or any major
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Florida Panthers have found their head coach, but it isn’t the Jack Adams finalist they already had in house. Meanwhile, Auston Matthews won a couple of major awards last night and the breakdown of the voting was quite interesting. The Carolina Hurricanes might be open to trading Martin Necas,
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, there’s some good news for Maple Leafs’ players after the NHL awards last night. Two of the team’s best players – Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner – were given awards. Sadly, Michael Bunting did not pick up the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s best rookie.
In our series of articles ranking the play of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ players using five-on-five, on-ice stats tracked by naturalstattrick, we are going today to look at the defensive play of the top twelve Maple Leafs’ forwards in the 2021-22 regular season. We will be ranking them in Shot-Attempts Against, Shots Against, Scoring-Chances Against, High-Danger
If you were to ask any Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan what they want the most, of course, the answer would be for the Maple Leafs to win a Stanley Cup. To have a chance to do that, they’d have to at least win a playoff round, something they have not done since 2004. Related: The
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Philadelphia Flyers officially named John Tortorella head coach on Friday. What might that mean for some of the players who were reportedly on the trade block? Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers might be planning to make a pitch for Ville Husso out of St. Louis. Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Calgary Flames are aggressively trying to get Johnny Gaudreau signed. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are interested in re-signing Evander Kane but a couple of insiders and media members aren’t sure the odds are all that good he sticks around. What is Ilya Mikheyev asking for on his next deal?
With the Vancouver Canucks employing a new front office led by Jim Rutherford, Stan Smyl, Patrik Allvin, Émilie Castonguay, Cammi Granato and Derek Clancey, there are bound to be changes to the roster during their first offseason at the helm. After years of Jim Benning and John Weisbrod at the controls, fans and media alike
On January 28, 2019, Kyle Dubas acquired defenseman Jake Muzzin from the Los Angeles Kings in return for the Maple Leafs’ first-round pick in the 2019 entry draft, forward Carl Grundstrom, and the rights to prospect Sean Durzi. Adding Muzzin Was a Good Move for the Maple Leafs Adding Muzzin was lauded as a good
In so many ways, NHL hockey mirrors our real-life experiences. Let me offer an example from my own life. When I was young and just starting my career, I didn’t have enough money to buy a house. Little by little, I scraped up enough for a down payment. Looking ahead, using the best information I
The recent post about the Toronto Maple Leafs stirred enough interesting discussion that we thought it might be worth continuing these same topics. As a result, this post will further engage these same topics. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Kadri, Campbell, Mikheyev & Goodbye In this post, I’ll again team up with Stan Smith
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Jason Spezza has retired from the NHL after 19 seasons. He’ll join the front office of the Toronto Maple Leafs in a very specific role. What is the latest on a possible Kevin Fiala trade? It doesn’t sound like Bill Guerin is all that sold on him as a player.
The “Summer of Kawhi?” Seriously, this is an idea the Toronto Maple Leafs should avoid like the plague. It is so perfectly ridiculous, and I wish I would have thought of it. To be direct, the idea is simplistic, ignores reality, and I believe the Maple Leafs shouldn’t even consider going there. Furthermore, if you
Yesterday Mark Giordano inked a two-year contract for the ridiculously low amount of $800,000 per season. The statement this makes to the rest of the players on the Maple Leafs is enormous. It says to them, “I have made my money in the NHL. Now I want to win a cup, and win it with
Jack Campbell has been an excellent goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs since they acquired him on February 5th, 2020. We’ve already covered his successes, and his failures, as a Maple Leafs’ goalie. Is Campbell the Top Free-Agent Goalie This Offseason? Now the Maple Leafs find themselves in a position where the odds are they’ll
Yesterday, during the media interviews with Maple Leafs’ President Brendan Shanahan, general manager Kyle Dubas, and head coach Sheldon Keefe, there seemed to be unity between the three key management figures in the organization. The organization would stay the course. Related: The Maple Leafs Will Trade William Nylander This Offseason However, might there be some
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is talk that as part of the Vancouver Canucks mission to move money, Oliver Ekman-Larsson might be a trade candidate. How realistic is it that he could be moved? Meanwhile, Filip Forsberg spoke to the media about his negotiations with the Nashville Predators. The Anaheim Ducks might consider a
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