Andrew Fowlis
Chemical Engineer with a life long passion for hockey. I primarily follow the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and San Jose Sharks.
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Maple Leafs & Flames Need to Swap Hamonic for Kapanen
January 23rd, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames have a lot in common. Both teams suffered painful first-round playoff exits last season after thinking it may have been their year to go deep. They each started the year off slow, before unexpected coaching changes gave the rosters a bolt of energy – pushing them into playoff spots. Now,...
Auston Matthews Has 60 Goals Within Reach
January 12th, 2020 Under new head coach Sheldon Keefe, Auston Matthews’ production has exploded. In 22 games under Keefe, Matthews has 17 goals and 10 assists for 27 points. With the extra ice time, and now mostly playing alongside Mitch Marner, Matthews has never looked better. Recently, I wrote about the Leafs’ “big four” contracts and how...
Maple Leafs' Big Deals: Nylander Providing Value
January 9th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs' "big four" (referring to Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander) contracts take up $40.5 million in cap space. This accounts for just under 50% of the entire salary cap – the highest of any team in the NHL. Maybe more astonishing, the Leafs hold three of the seven largest contracts...
NHL’s Top 5 Centers of the Decade
January 2nd, 2020 Some of the National Hockey League's best talent has always been at center. The position is expected to play a defensively responsible game while also being the primary generator of offense. The Hockey News even believes that having an elite top line center is the single most important element a team needs to win a Stanley Cup. The...
Sharks' Interim Bench Boss Boughner Brings Experience
December 14th, 2019 Pete DeBoer joined the lengthy list of coaches relieved of their duties this season, following the San Jose Sharks dropping five straight games. Sources revealed that DeBoer’s firing was purely hockey-related – a distinction that is now important to make after Bill Peters of the Calgary Flames and Jim Montgomery of the Dallas Stars...
Sharks See Jones' Struggles Resurface...Again
December 9th, 2019 San Jose Sharks' goaltender Martin Jones was recently named the NHL's third star of the week, following a 3-0-0 week and a .935 save percentage (SV%) over that span. Unfortunately for the Sharks, Jones could not continue his recent success. He was pulled in consecutive starts against the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning,...
