The Leafs open training camp today, but a couple of players won’t be there due to injury: This could leave a couple of spots open on the roster come opening night. Presumably for hopefuls and/or players that have been signed to PTOs (Zach-Aston Reese, Nick Robertson etc) to crack the opening day lineup. It could … Read more
I’m tired of reading idiotic, over-the-top proclamations on Twitter and making fun of it, but I’m also tired of being so damn negative, so, instead, I’m going to join the “It’s Always Sunny In Leaf Nation” crowd and point out a few good things about this team that aren’t insanely out to lunch: Goaltending Yeah, … Read more
We’ll start with a couple of bits of sad news: Borje played 1099 regular season games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, placing him 3rd in games played for the franchise behind George Armstrong and Tim Horton. He’s the only non-Canadian to play over 1000 regular season games for the club and the only non-Canadian in … Read more
Did a quick Twitter search of Alex Kerfoot and thought this statement summed up my feelings surrounding the matter. So, with SO little to discuss at this time of year, my question to you is should Kerfoot stay? If so, who goes to make the Leafs cap compliant? If you think he should be traded, … Read more
There are a lot of cap numbers being thrown around, but this is basically how things look as of today. If you ice this roster: Bunting – Matthews – Marner Kerfoot – Tavares – Nylander Engvall – Kampf – Jarnkrok ??? – ???? – Aube-Kubel Rielly – Brodie Muzzin – Holl Giordano – Liljegren Murray … Read more
Heres a quick rundown on the Leafs moves and picks from the entry draft: The Mrazek Trade This is still one of the biggest discussions amongst Leafs fans, so, in case you missed it, here is the trade: The Leafs moved back 13 spots in the draft and rid themselves of 2 more years of … Read more
Welcome to another edition of Kyle Dubas’ draft day, where, outside of Matthew Knies, we’ll hear the names of many a small prospect with big hopes and dreams (those of Kyle and the prospects). For this reason I’m not even going to bother to write up any more draft profiles. It actually seems a little … Read more
Congratulations to former Toronto Maple Leaf, Nazem Kadri, on winning the Stanley Cup last night. An even bigger congratulations to Alex Newhook, who will bring the Cup to Newfoundland for another tour. It’s been a few years since the trophy of all trophies landed on The Rock, so it’ll be nice to see it happen … Read more