Hockey News: Penguins and Canucks Make a Trade Marcy Di Michele | July 29, 2015 Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon have a fallback career if this hockey thing doesn’t work out. [CBC] Big trade alert: The Penguins have traded Brandon Sutter to the Canucks. [Pensburgh].…
Why Pursuing Steven Stamkos as an UFA Makes Sense for Toronto Kenneth Lam | July 29, 2015 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…
Maple Leafs Sign Mitch Marner to Entry-Level Deal Dustin Nelson | July 28, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 2015 Draft Pick (4th overall) Mitch Marner to a three-year, entry-level deal, the team announced on Tuesday. The deal carries an AAV of 925,000…
3 Ways Leafs and Canes are Alike Mark Shiver | July 27, 2015 As we approach the start of training camps and preseason in the NHL, a look north to Toronto and south to Carolina reveals a few similarities. Each team had a…
Toronto Can Put Connor McDavid in a Leaf Uniform in 3 Years Kenneth Lam | July 20, 2015 I have always been a long-term planner even though this trait does not synchronize with the prototypical short-term view–typically defined as the win now at the expense of the hockey…
The Toronto Maple Leafs Top 5 Prospects James Tanner | July 14, 2015 About three months ago – prior to the draft and Phil Kessel trade – I wrote a post about the top five Leafs prospects. Since that time, the Leafs have…
Leafs Fans Must See This Mitch Marner Video James Tanner | July 4, 2015 There’s been so much news and hockey action – and I’ve started a new job – that I haven’t even had time to throw out the obligatory Mitch Marner Celebration…
Toronto Maple Leafs Top 10 Prospects Jeff Langridge | July 3, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking towards the future so there’s no better time to look at the Leafs best prospects. Most of these players are a season or two…
Toronto Maple Leafs Control the Fate of Jeff Skinner Jonathan Gardner | June 30, 2015 It may not seem like it, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a surprising amount of control over the destination of Carolina Hurricanes’ forward Jeff Skinner. It’s not likely…
Toronto Maple Leafs 2015 Draft Review Jeff Langridge | June 28, 2015 Well, it was a pretty good two days for the Toronto Maple Leafs. No, they didn’t trade Phil Kessel or Dion Phaneuf, but they did make a couple of moves…
Fan Apprehension Is Misplaced: Leafs Have Great Draft James Tanner | June 27, 2015 Where to start when analyzing the fan’s apprehension towards the Leafs and their draft so far? As one guy on Twitter pointed out “This team has lied and disappointed me…
2015 NHL Draft: Toronto Maple Leafs Select Mitch Marner Jeff Langridge | June 26, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs have drafted Mitch Marner with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. The Maple Leafs opted for speed and skill instead of defense as…