Will Billinghurst

5 Leafs That Need a Great Season

Will Billinghurst | September 20, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into an exciting season. They’ve got the No. 1 draft pick in Auston Matthews, and a whole crop of young talent. If that wasn’t…

Auston Matthews Must Compete with the NHL Elite

Will Billinghurst | September 14, 2016

Anticipation has been building all summer long for the start of the NHL season when Toronto Maple Leafs fans will get to see Auston Matthews finally step on the ice…

Can Brandon Prust Earn a Contract with the Leafs?

Will Billinghurst | August 31, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs have continued the trend they started last season with giving out professional tryout contracts to players who are struggling to stay in the NHL. So far,…

Jhonas Enroth Was the Leafs Best Option as Backup Goalie

Will Billinghurst | August 24, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been very quiet this summer. The majority of activity happened during the 2016 NHL Entry Draft with drafting Auston Matthews and later acquiring Frederik Andersen from the…

Peter Holland Has One Year to Prove Himself

Will Billinghurst | July 29, 2016

Peter Holland’s time with the Toronto Maple Leafs seemed to be coming to an end. At the 2016 NHL Draft, it looked likely that Holland would be traded off for…

Toronto Maple Leafs Need a Quiet Offseason

Will Billinghurst | July 8, 2016

The frenzy of 2016 NHL free agency has finally calmed down after a hectic few days of signings. In that time big names like Milan Lucic, Andrew Ladd, and Kyle…

Leafs Steal Kerby Rychel in Trade with Blue Jackets

Will Billinghurst | June 26, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a trade just a few hours after the end of the draft. The Leafs were quick to work out a deal with the Columbus Blue…

Leafs Finally Get Their #1 Center in Matthews

Will Billinghurst | June 25, 2016

The one thing Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans have wanted since the days of Mats Sundin is a number one center. That demand was finally answered Friday night in Buffalo after the…

Acquiring Frederik Andersen Accelerates Leafs Rebuild

Will Billinghurst | June 23, 2016

It’s time to get used to the new Toronto Maple Leafs. This past season we watched as the Leafs traded away core players in Dion Phaneuf, Phil Kessel, James Reimer,…

Addressing the Leafs Goaltending Issues

Will Billinghurst | May 27, 2016

After a season where the Toronto Maple Leafs finished dead last in the NHL, there is a sense of hope and optimism surrounding the team. Much of it has to do…

Who Should the Leafs Draft with Pittsburgh’s Pick?

Will Billinghurst | May 16, 2016

After the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season ended everyone’s focus turned to the 2016 NHL draft. Initially it was about the NHL draft lottery and what chance the Leafs had of getting the first…

Should the Leafs Re-sign Peter Holland?

Will Billinghurst | April 30, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs have 19 players with contracts expiring this summer. Now obviously most of the UFA players will be let go while most of the RFA players will…