Somebody thought it was a good idea to re-sign Sheldon Keefe to a multi year contract. I’m not sold on Keefe in Toronto, but hope I’m wrong: There’s something about his inability to adjust on the fly during the playoffs that drives me insane. He has also had “his guys,” like Justin Holl, play far … Read more
The deal is signed, Auston Matthews will be a Leaf another 5 years. This coming season will still see Matthews as the 4th highest AAV in the NHL, behind Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin, but yes, he is set to become the highest paid player in the league starting in 2024. I know … Read more
It’s not official, but it appears that the Leafs search for a new general manager has landed where most predicted, with Brad Treliving. Here’s a little rundown of what to expect: Trades: Obviously Treliving is best known for trading Matt Tkachuk last season, in which he garnered Jonathan Huberdeau, Mackenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a … Read more
I’ll just post what has happened so far, without opinion and will give a complete run down over the weekend, once the actual deadline has passed.
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
This is a terrific signing. Now the rest of the blueline has to be figured out. My hope is that we see more of this in the summer. Hometown discount indeed. Giordano played in 75 games last season, split between the Seattle Kraken and Toronto Maple Leafs, in chich he produced 8 goals and 35 … Read more
This was a free agency day that came with little expectations. Most knew going into today that GM Kyle Dubas had little money to spend with too many spots to fill. He did manage to secure a good goalie to form a tandem with Jack Campbell and some solid depth pieces though, so let’s go … Read more
Just prior to today’s 3pm trade freeze, GM Kyle Dubas arranged a trade that sees the Leafs acquiring C/LW Jared McCann from Pittsburgh. In return the Penguins receive Filip Hallander and a 2023 7th round pick. Hallander was a former Penguins draft pick, taken in the 2nd round of the 2018 draft and was part … Read more
What do you even say about Travis Dermott? With good mobility, not much offensive flare, some questionable defensive instincts and not much else, he isn’t exactly lighting the NHL on fire. With this said, he does serve as good depth. The question is if you should pay $1.5M per season for good depth? According to … Read more