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Lukas Hardonk

Lukas, a student at the University of Ottawa, covers the Toronto Maple Leafs on a part-time basis for The Hockey Writers. Contact Lukas at lukas.hardonk@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter, @LukasHardonk.

All About the Green: The Relationship Between Money and Success in the NHL

Lukas Hardonk | December 17, 2012

The NHL is undoubtedly a money-driven league. However, that doesn’t mean NHL general managers should have to focus on dishing out millions upon millions.

Categories The Business of Hockey, Trades Contracts and Transactions

NHL Amnesty Game: Who Would Each Eastern Conference Team Buy Out?

Lukas Hardonk | November 27, 2012

With the NHL lockout in full swing, rumours of an amnesty clause are floating around. Who would each Eastern Conference team buy out if given the chance?

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Toronto Maple Leafs: The Complete Twitter Guide

Lukas Hardonk | November 26, 2012

The Toronto Maple Leafs may have the largest impact of all NHL teams on Twitter, something that this full list of Leafs-related accounts will show you.

Categories Hockey Media, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs Panel: Players, How the Lockout Impacts the Team, Carlyle’s Prep

Lukas Hardonk | November 19, 2012

In this special edition of Maple Leafs Panel, we discuss Leafs players and how the lockout impacts the team as well as Randy Carlyle’s preparation.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

How a Full-Season Lockout Puts the Toronto Maple Leafs in a Tough Spot

Lukas Hardonk | November 11, 2012

Nobody benefits from a work stoppage of any sort, but the Toronto Maple Leafs must pray that the NHL and NHLPA can crank out a new CBA before it’s too late.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs: 5 Worst Player Contracts

Lukas Hardonk | October 30, 2012

Contract issues can get any team into serious on-ice issues in the future. Have these five contracts done that to the Toronto Maple Leafs?

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Four Toronto Maple Leafs Players Benefiting From the Lockout

Lukas Hardonk | October 28, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, the current NHL lockout isn’t all bad. In fact, it has quite a few positive effects on the Toronto Maple Leafs and their players.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Marlies Players Most Likely to Make the Toronto Maple Leafs

Lukas Hardonk | October 14, 2012

The Toronto Marlies’ season is under way with plenty of great Toronto Maple Leafs prospects to watch. Which of them are most likely to make the jump?

Categories AHL, Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs By Position: Are the Forwards A-OK?

Lukas Hardonk | October 11, 2012

To some it’s an issue and to others it’s not. No matter how you look at it, forwards are the Toronto Maple Leafs’ strong point.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs By Position: Defence Better Than D+

Lukas Hardonk | October 10, 2012

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ defence corps continues to grow each season, but does that mean they will be good enough when it’s time to play again?

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs By Position: Goaltending Shmoltending?

Lukas Hardonk | October 9, 2012

As THW’s Lukas Hardonk grades the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltending, we learn that James Reimer is more important to the team’s success than first thought.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Grading the Toronto Maple Leafs By Position

Lukas Hardonk | October 7, 2012

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ season may not begin on time, but that doesn’t mean we’re not allowed to keep analyizing them.

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