I haven’t been the guy that preaches about having to make big moves because of a bad game, or even a bad stretch of games. I was immensely disappointed in the teams play against the Columbus Blue Jackets last season, in their play against a zamboni driver turned NHL goalie last year, and their general … Read more
It’s been almost a month since the Vancouver Canucks last played a game of hockey. The team was hammered by COVID19, with 24 players and one coach contracting the Brazilian variant of the virus. Now, with 19 games scheduled in the next 32 days, the Canucks are just trying to finish the season as best … Read more
The Leafiest of Leafy things would be to see “Big Save Dave” (aka Dave Rittich), the guy that has stone walled the Leafs all season long while a member of the Calgary Flames (1-2-0, 0.941SV%, 2.06GAA vs the Leafs this season), play his first game as a Leaf, against his former team and get absolutely … Read more
It’s finally over. The anti-climactic hype of another trade deadline has passed us by. While most of the deals were made yesterday, the Leafs kept a couple of small deals in the chamber until today just to keep us all interested. Ben Hutton is a Leaf and Alex Barabanov’s brief stint with the Leafs organization … Read more
The trade deadline has arrived, but it will likely prove to be a slow day considering the fact that the Leafs were so busy yesterday: Nick Foligno was rumoured to be on the Leafs radar for a few a while now and they finally pulled the trigger on a deal. With Columbus first retaining 50% … Read more
Very rarely do we need an excuse to get pumped up for a showdown at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens. Not the typical Saturday night showdown we’re accustomed to, especially when Carey Price and Brendan Gallagher are out with injuries. Nonetheless you can always count on the Habs to want to play spoiler … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they have acquired centre Riley Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a conditional 7th round selection: Nash was injured earlier in the week, so this could add a little bit of cap gymnastics for the Leafs in the coming days: As for the conditions, the … Read more
With the combination of the Nashville Predators turning their season around, which in turn has appeared to have taken them out of the sellers market and a trade that saw Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac head to the New York Islanders, Leafs fans have had to reimagine who may be the team’s main target heading … Read more
Is there anything better than b2b games on Easter Sunday and the first Monday back at work after a long weekend? Especially when puck drops at 9:00 pm and 9:30 pm respectively? My sleep schedule certainly doesn’t think so. It also didn’t help that a jolt of adrenaline hit my body around 11:30 as the … Read more