Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Focus: Offense
In late June, I did a three-part series on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Going off of the team on paper only, I examined the strengths and…
In late June, I did a three-part series on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Going off of the team on paper only, I examined the strengths and…
This is the third of a three-part feature on the Toronto Maple Leafs 2013 June roster at all three positions: goaltending, defense, and forwards. It will look in-depth at their…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will have some tough decisions to make on free agents this summer. With so many major contracts expiring, not everyone can to stay.
To go along with questions concerning Frazer McLaren, Colton Orr and Mike Komisarek, the panel asks this week: was Joffrey Lupul suspended too long?
It’s one of the most debated topics in hockey, and it gets arguably the most heated. No, it’s not team Ovi, or team Sid. It’s whether fighting belongs in the…
When former president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brian Burke, sent Colton Orr down to play in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies last season he did…
Follow @LukasHardonk A new era of hockey in Toronto may be just over the hump. When the Toronto Maple Leafs placed Colton Orr, a fourth-liner known more for his fists…
That’s one crunchy pickle™! In the Silicon Valley, Vlasic means much more than cucumbers soaking in a brine of distilled vinegar and corn syrup. It’s also the last name of…
For now, all seems right with the Boston Bruins. The components that were deemed missing and the efforts that were lacking when the team started the season all showed up at once on Thursday night when the Bruins beat the red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2.
The game was all Boston, really. The team showed a full-60 minute effort, had success on the power-play and big games for many role players who had seemed be complacent to start the season. Maybe it was Shawn Thornton’s spirited bout early in the first period with Colton Orr that set the tone or perhaps the Bruins first power-play goal of the night that built the B’s confidence back up. Whatever it was, worked.
As training camps opened yesterday, it’s time to measure the speculation of my article projecting the Maple Leaf ‘bottom-6’ against what Brian Burke has done over the summer. As last…
There are thousands of questions that surround the Toronto Maple Leafs entering the 2011-2012 regular season, many of which revolve around the forwards
Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero wants his team to be tough to play against. On Monday morning, he invested $1.7 million in that goal by signing physical defenseman Deryk Engelland to a three-year contract extension. Engelland has just two goals and three assists in 32 games this season, but his value to the Penguins doesn’t come from the scoring department. After delivering technical beat-downs to Colton Orr and Jody Shelley, Engelland has quickly carved out a reputation as one of the league’s top enforcers.