We’ll start with the biggest news. Mitch Marner has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for 6’4″ centre, Nicholas Roy. Mitch Marner Just to show you how much Marner won’t be missed by the Leafs and their fans is evidenced by the reaction to this trade. A deal that see’s a 100pt … Read more
I had a few days off with the family, so writing has been on the backburner. There’s a lot to talk about, as is the usual around this time of year, so let’s just hop right into it. The Draft The Leafs went into the Entry Draft with 6 picks total, with the highest being … Read more
I’m going to try to keep this one short and sweet, because for a lot of us math isn’t why we watch the game. I know that others only like the math and don’t watch the game, so for you I apologize, as this isn’t going to be a fun read. It seems that deferred … Read more
The current iteration of the Leafs blueline is the best we’ve seen in far, far too long. The group has solid size and their strength is their ability to defend, unlike previous groups that were too small and skilled to compete against bigger opponents. It’s for this reason that I wouldn’t be disappointed if they … Read more
The Leafs are in desperate need of a top end 3rd line centre. They traded for Scott Laughton at the deadline as a means to fix that problem, but as soon as he hauled on his Toronto jersey his production tanked to the tune of 2 goals and 4pts in 20 regular season games, followed … Read more
Free agency is less than two weeks away and there really isn’t a lot of excitement surrounding it. When I’d imagine the end of the Core 4 era, it came via trade and offered hope via open capspace, returned assets and a new and more positive look to the roster. However, it’s Mitch Marner’s world … Read more
It is hard to fathom that we have reached this same place again for the 9th year in a row. Once again the Toronto Maple Leafs left themselves and their fans extremely disappointed with yet another devastating playoff exit. The same story reigned supreme again as the Leafs withered in a game 7 with everything on … Read more
To say the least, goalies are very tough to pin down in terms of career projections and almost none of them make an immediate impact at the NHL level. If you draft one it’s understood that you have taken on a project. Take Joseph Woll for example, who was selected in the 3rd round of … Read more
Centres, centres, centres!! The Leafs need them and they continually fail to draft and develop their own. Since the beginning of this rebuild, which we’ll mark as the William Nylander draft in 2014, for arguments sake, the Leafs have had one of their own draft picks play at the centre position for 837 regular season … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers dropped game 3 to the Florida Panthers and did so in commanding fashion. On one hand, it’s nice to see that it’s not just the Leafs that can lose games to Florida by way of a 6-1 score, but on the other hand the Leafs own the Panthers’ 2nd round selection in … Read more