Thomas Waind

Graduate of Brock University's Sport Management program class of 2018. Covers everything Toronto Maple Leafs for The Hockey Writers. Also a blog contributor for the Professional Hockey Players Association website and Bench Life Sports.

Author's Posts

Maple Leafs Need to Learn From Past Mistakes

April 11th, 2019 Game 1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Boston Bruins series is tonight with fans from both sides waiting for puck drop with bated breath. Last season's Game 7 loss is still fresh in everybody's mind. Toronto hopes that the acquisitions of John Tavares and Jake Muzzin will be enough to tip the scales in their favour this time around. But it...

Maple Leafs' Biggest Question Mark Is in the Crease

April 5th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the NHL's top teams for the better part of the 2018-19 season. They have the league's fifth-best record (yet sit third in their division because the format is questionable--but that's a rant for another day), a standing which is largely powered by an offense that ranks fourth in goals...

Press Box Watch - Who Will Crack the Maple Leafs Fourth Line?

March 31st, 2019 With five games remaining in the regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs forward corps appears to finally be healthy. With the playoffs drawing near and Kasperi Kapanen returning from a concussion, it will be interesting to see how the lines shake out. The only line that head coach Mike Babcock hasn't really touched is the Zach...

Morgan Rielly - Norris Trophy Winner?

March 26th, 2019 For the Toronto Maple Leafs, last night’s 7-5 win over the Florida Panthers was truly a barn-burner that saw 12 different Maple Leafs skaters hit the scoresheet. Among the boat loads of goals and assists, a few different Leafs reached lofty scoring milestones. With his four-goal effort, John Tavares reached 45 goals for the first time...