Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects Profile Series: Jake Gardiner Raihan Hussain | July 17, 2011 Jake Gardiner Born July 4th, 1990 Deephaven, Minnesota Height: 6-2 – Weight: 184 You know how those puck moving defenseman are very useful to a team? They move the…
Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects Profile Series: Tyler Biggs Raihan Hussain | July 7, 2011 Tyler Biggs Born April 30th, 1993 Cincinnati, Ohio Height: 6-2 – Weight: 210 The term “Brian Burke type player” gets thrown around quite a bit in the blogosphere.…
Just How Strong is the Maple Leafs’ Forward Group? Lukas Hardonk | July 7, 2011 After failing to acquire Brad Richards, the Toronto Maple Leafs went out and signed Tim Connolly and then traded for Matthew Lombardi. Now, just how good is the Leafs’ forward group?
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft IV 1973 Mark Ascione | July 7, 2011 In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff…
Maple Leafs Were Smart to Remain Silent on First Day of Free Agency Lukas Hardonk | July 2, 2011 While many of the Maple Leafs’ likely targets were snagged early in free agency, it’s probably a good thing the Leafs were not able to sign any of them
Reflections on Draft Weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Colligan | June 26, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero makes it a point to touch base with the other 29 GM’s around the league at least once a month. Not all executives are…
The Next Ones – Tyler Biggs – NHL 2011 Draft Prospect Profile: Leafs Next Power Forward Christopher Ralph | June 25, 2011 Please “Click Here” for “Notes Up Front” and the “Legend” for various topics covered below in my “Live Updated” NHL 2011 Draft Preview article – The Next Ones. …
2011 NHL Entry Draft Guide – The Next Ones Christopher Ralph | June 24, 2011 This marks the third year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). This year also features integral contributions from Brian Huddle, Jeff Blay…
What Should the Toronto Maple Leafs Do With Their First Round Draft Picks? Lukas Hardonk | June 21, 2011 With the NHL Draft approaching, it’s time for NHL teams to make decisions about their extended future. The Leafs have a lot of draft picks to use at their discretion and whether they will keep them or not has yet to be made official
(Part 2) Talking Toronto Maple Leafs goalies with The Goalie Guild Raihan Hussain | June 21, 2011 Yesterday on The Hockey Writers I posted part one of an interview with Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild. Its logical to check out that article before you…
Talking Toronto Maple Leafs goalies with The Goalie Guild Raihan Hussain | June 20, 2011 With the NHL draft quickly approaching, faster than most of us thought, it is important to look at the Toronto Maple Leafs by position. We are all aware of the…
THW 2011 NHL Draft Final Rankings – Top 210 Christopher Ralph | June 14, 2011 The 2011 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 24-25th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Once again, you have to love the dates – the 24th and 25th representing hockey’s version…