Thoughts On Leafs Rebuild and What’s to Come
While drafting Mitch Marner and William Nylander is enough to make even the most casual of Leafs fans excited, most of the people who seem to know what they’re talking…
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Maple Leafs Mailbag: End of the Summer Version
Usually when I write up a mailbag, I like to steal the questions from Kevin McGran’s mailbag because then we get to have two perspectives on the same question and…
Maple Leafs Add Jacques Lemaire to Brain Trust
The Maple Leafs continue to build a stockade of management and coaching talent, both young and old, carrying impressive resumes. The newest acquisition: Jacques Lemaire. Toronto has signed Lemaire as…
Maple Leafs Minute: The Building of a Dynasty
When Brendan Shanahan was introduced as Maple Leafs President, he promised a culture change. We now have a clear indication as to what he meant. Shanahan is laying the groundwork…
The Leafs Should Sign Morgan Rielly to Max Extension
As Morgan Rielly enters his third NHL season this October, and (hopefully) his first as the #1 Dman on the Leafs, he also enters the last season of his entry-level…
Surprise! The Toronto Maple Leafs Have Two Generational Talents
If we look closely at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the hockey club boasts not one but two generational talents. Most people who follow the National Hockey League (NHL) associate generational…
Why Pursuing Steven Stamkos as an UFA Makes Sense for Toronto
If I were newly-minted Leaf GM Lou Lamoriello, I would seriously consider pursuing Steven Stamkos when and if he becomes an unrestricted free agent (UFA) on July 1, 2016. Speculations…
What Lou Lamoriello Brings To The Toronto Maple Leafs
Well that came out of nowhere. After weeks of hearing names like Sean Burke, Mike Futa and many others, it is Lou Lamoriello that is the new General Manager of…
Leafs Hiring of Lamoriello: Pure Genius
The Leafs have named Lou Lamoriello the 16th General Manager in franchise history. It is a genius move and has many ramifications, all of them excellent. First, some background: The…
Lou Lamoriello Named New Maple Leafs GM
While it may sound like plotline from a deleted episode in a poorly written Twilight Zone reboot, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that they have hired Lou Lamoriello as…