The 2012 Maple Leafs – Lightning Blockbuster Trade That Wasn’t
Every NHL trade has a story, from the biggest deadline blockbusters to the smallest depth moves to fill out an American Hockey League (AHL) roster. Sometimes that story is of…
Keith Aulie
Lightning’s Most Impactful Trade Deadline as Sellers
For any franchise, the hope at the start of the season is that you will be buying for a playoff run at the trade deadline, not selling off beloved players…
7 Years Later, Who Won the Phaneuf Deal?
He spent parts of seven seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and captained them for six of them. Now, seven years after the Leafs traded for Dion Phaneuf, the defenceman…
‘Yotes Invite Keith Aulie, Corey Potter to Camp
The Arizona Coyotes have invited defensemen Keith Aulie and Corey Potter to tryouts at training camp, the team announced on Tuesday. Aulie, 26, spent last season with the Edmonton Oilers…
Revisiting the Dion Phaneuf Trade
Five years ago, on January 31st, 2010, the Toronto Maple Leafs made headlines across the hockey world with a blockbuster trade. It appeared as if the Leafs, and GM Brian…
With Qualifying Offers Not Issued, The Wild Could Target These Free Agents
With the June 30 deadline to issue qualifying offers to RFAs having passed, a slew of young players have entered the unrestricted free agent pool at the 11th hour. With…
Should Kris Letang Be Inserted As a Top-Six Forward?
Should Kris Letang be inserted as a top-six forward on the Pittsburgh Penguins? Letang leads all NHL defenseman in scoring with 21 points. That mark is tied with the Sedin…
Carter Ashton: The Forgotten Man In Toronto
When Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke acquired forward Carter Ashton from the Tampa Bay Lightning in return for rugged defenseman Keith Aulie the feeling was Ashton would be…
Brian Burke in Toronto: His 5 Best Transactions
Brian Burke has been with Toronto since November, 2008. For many, he came to a team that had precious little desirable talent playing at the NHL level, and the franchise was lacking…
Brian Burke Is His Own Worst Enemy
Brian Burke has never been the shy type. For some, that made him an ideal candidate for the general manager’s job with the Toronto Maple Leafs — a no-nonsense guy who…
Maple Leafs Panel: Coaching Change, Veteran Players & Aulie Traded
Maple Leafs Panel is a weekly feature that is published every Monday here on The Hockey Writers. It is a feature where THW Toronto Maple Leafs correspondents Lukas Hardonk, Mark Ascione and Alex Mamalis answer three questions that concern the…
Burke, Leafs Stay Quiet on Deadline Day
Brian Burke has always held that he prefers to do his deals well ahead of the NHL trade deadline. This season, he made no major deals, though he did find…