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What Might a James van Riemsdyk Contract Look Like?
October 2nd, 2017 It's been the biggest question surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs for months now -- what's going to happen with James van Riemsdyk? Does Toronto trade him? Do they try to re-sign him? It's really up in the air at this point.The Leafs have an absolute logjam of forwards and right now there's more players than open spots, so the...
Evaluating the Hyman and Brown Contracts
September 8th, 2017 Coming into the offseason, re-signing Connor Brown and Zach Hyman was on the Toronto Maple Leafs' to do list. Minus the Marleau signing, it wasn't an eventful offseason in Toronto, but locking up Brown and Hyman was a priority.The two joined the team for their first full NHL season and contributed right away. Now, after seeing what...
Leafs Are Ready to Contend
August 21st, 2017 Heading into last season, when Leafs fans were talking online about Toronto making the playoffs, I paid no attention to it. How was a team that finished dead last in the league just a year prior supposed to think that the playoffs were anywhere close to within reach? Then the season started and the Leafs were winning— something we’d...
Leafs Should Avoid Big Splash in Free Agency
July 1st, 2017 Ever since the Toronto Maple Leafs' season ended, sifting through free agency to find a player in his prime has been a hot topic in Leafs Nation. It wasn't uncommon to go on social media and see "they’re going to sign Alzner!" or "do you think they have a shot at Shattenkirk?"But considering where the Leafs are in their...
Leafs Shouldn't Protect Matt Martin
June 12th, 2017 It's been the debate that just keeps grasping at straws, but with only a week left until all speculation becomes either reality or fiction, it's time to take one last look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' expansion draft plans. More particularly, the case for protecting, or even better— not protecting Matt Martin.There's no question...
Who Could the Flames Lose to Vegas?
May 17th, 2017 The NHL Expansion Draft is under two months away and soon enough the thousands of mock expansion drafts will be nothing more than a shell of how the actual expansion draft shakes out. Unlike the case for many teams around the league, the Calgary Flames' management group isn't really in a position where they need to sweat heading into...
