We have reached the unofficial end of the first half of the NHL season. The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently on their bye week break and the day they return to action, there will be 3 weeks left until the trade deadline. The Leafs have established themselves as a good regular season team. They have … Read more
The last game the Toronto Maple Leafs GM, Kyle Dubas and Director of Player Personelle, Dave Morrison, took in together was the Flyers vs the Coyotes. This time around they attended another game that features two teams that aren’t projected to make the playoffs, in the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks. Lets run through … Read more
Just for fun, we’ll talk about this juicy little nugget: Let’s begin by talking about the big fish from each team, because really, thats who you want the Leafs to trade for. Travis Konecny The first player on the majority of Leafs fans’ wish list is Philadephia’s Travis Konecny. The London, Ontario native is signed … Read more
The Standings in the Atlantic Division on New Year’s Eve are pretty bleak for the Leafs, to say the least. Which is to say, if you’re hoping to see them move on from the 1st round in the playoffs, you probably don’t want them to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning again. They’re a … Read more
William Nylander First, William Nylander continues to produce at a point per game. We shouldn’t expect this to stop, considering how much time hes spending on Auston Matthews’ wing. So the question is, when negotiations start this summer, how much does Nylander get on his extension? I’ve been comparing Nylander to the L.A. Kings’ Kevin … Read more
The debate around the water cooler at the moment revolves around what to do with the extra cap space left in the wake of Jake Muzzin’s cervical spine injury, which will more than likely mean the end of his season and possibly his career. While a few names that are making the rounds include Luke … Read more
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
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