Trade Deadline….. Or Whats Left of it!!
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.
News
The News
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
Mark Giordano Signs 2 year, $1.6M contract With Leafs
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
Free Agency Opening Day Recap
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
Leafs Trade For Jared McCann
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
Welcome Back Travis Dermott!!
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
A Tale Of Two Simmonds
First off, I’d like to welcome back the Wayne Train!! I’d also like to explain the title of this (very short) article. Briefly. You all know what it means anyway, I assume. The Wayne Simmonds that start this season with the Toronto Maple Leafs would be a STEAL of a player at 900K per season. … Read more
Jason Spezza Signs 1 year Extension
Jason Spezza signed a MASSIVE 1 year extension today, taking up a large percentage of the teams remaining cap space. It’s valued at $750,000. Spezza will enter his 3rd season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has suited up in 112 regular season games for the Leafs over the past 2 years, recording 19 goals … Read more
Deadline Recap/PreGame Warmup
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