Leafs Daily: Sabres, Gardiner Injury, Kadri’s Success & More James Tanner | October 22, 2015 LEAFS DAILY Leafs Daily is a mostly daily (but sometimes ironically named) Leafs Blog that will appear throughout the season as often as possible. We’ll do our best to provide…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1965-66 Preview – Montreal Canadiens Rick Cole | October 22, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens could title the 1964-65 season “Return to Glory”. They won their first Stanley Cup since 1960 and generally began to command the respect the team was accorded…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview – Detroit Red Wings Rick Cole | October 20, 2015 Despite their first-place finish atop the National Hockey League standings in the 1964-65 season, most observers who pay close attention to the goings-on in the NHL don’t believe the Detroit…
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Predicting This Season’s Tarasenko Larry Fisher | October 20, 2015 Fantasy Hockey Mailbag is a weekly column, answering your questions every Tuesday. No question is too big or too small, so if you want advice or feedback on any topic…
Bozak’s Injury and Why the Leafs Should Trade Him James Tanner | October 19, 2015 LEAFS DAILY Let’s be clear, Leo Komarov isn’t going to lead the Leafs in scoring and the Leafs aren’t likely to maintain their high possession ways with the roster that…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview – Chicago Black Hawks Rick Cole | October 19, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks have an impressive collection of talent, ranging from the best one-two offensive punch in hockey in Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, to one of the top…
Facing Off: Dissecting Stunning Starts for Oilers, Coyotes Larry Fisher | October 19, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column, featuring Larry Fisher and Andrew Bensch debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like…
The Grind Line: The Most Surprising Detroit Red Wing So Far Jacob Messing | October 19, 2015 Jacob Messing: Dylan Larkin When it was announced that 19-year-old Dylan Larkin would be on the opening night roster, nobody expected this kind of production this quickly. With at least…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview: Boston Bruins Rick Cole | October 18, 2015 The Boston Bruins, who seem to be the National Hockey League’s perennial cellar-dwellers, enter the 1965-66 season with renewed hope and a new attitude. While this fresh outlook may add a…
Pens Win But Kessel Invisible In First Game Vs Leafs James Tanner | October 18, 2015 LEAFS DAILY Well, if the Penguins are a Cup Contender and the Leafs an Auston Matthews contender, you wouldn’t have known it by watching last night’s game in which the…
The Nuck Stops Here: Yannick Weber, Sven Baertschi Markus Meyer | October 18, 2015 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Personalized Goal Songs The Canucks have announced that they are following in the…
Leafs Get First Win for Babcock James Tanner | October 17, 2015 LEAFS DAILY Last night the Leafs were the under-card to the Blue Jays main event and, like the under-card often does, they showed them up with an entertaining and solid…