Thoughts On Leafs Rebuild and What’s to Come James Tanner | August 27, 2015 While drafting Mitch Marner and William Nylander is enough to make even the most casual of Leafs fans excited, most of the people who seem to know what they’re talking…
Maple Leafs Mailbag: End of the Summer Version James Tanner | August 23, 2015 Usually when I write up a mailbag, I like to steal the questions from Kevin McGran’s mailbag because then we get to have two perspectives on the same question and…
Russian Captain Yekaterina Smolentseva Heads to NWHL Dustin Nelson | August 15, 2015 Four-time Olympian and captain of the Russian National Team Yekaterina Smolentseva has signed a contract with the Connecticut Whale, GM Harry Rosenholtz announced on Saturday. Smolentseva has already had an…
The Leafs Should Sign Morgan Rielly to Max Extension James Tanner | August 7, 2015 As Morgan Rielly enters his third NHL season this October, and (hopefully) his first as the #1 Dman on the Leafs, he also enters the last season of his entry-level…
The Toronto Maple Leafs Top Prospects #6-10 James Tanner | July 28, 2015 A couple weeks back I updated my list of the Leafs top five prospects (you can read it here) and it was crazy how much interaction it prompted between myself…
Lamoriello Brings Legacy to Toronto The Hockey Writers | July 24, 2015 For years Lou Lamoriello and the New Jersey Devils were the smart kid sitting in the back of the classroom. Tightly budgeted, strict rules regarding among many things, facial hair. They…
The Worst Moves In the NHL This Summer James Tanner | July 24, 2015 The NHL off-season is unique in that there really isn’t much of one anymore. The Stanley Cup goes to near the middle of June, then there is the draft, free-agency…
Jets Meeting With Alex Burmistrov About Return to NHL Dustin Nelson | June 22, 2015 Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has met with Alex Burmistrov’s agent, Mike Liut, to discuss the possibility of the forward’s return to the NHL, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger. Jets…
Next Wave Coming Soon to the NY Islanders Christopher Lizza | June 6, 2015 More Top Talent Still to Come The Islanders are coming. That’s according to many NHL insiders and experts. Everyone points to a loaded talented young roster that is gaining more…
Alex Galchenyuk Needs to Sign a Bridge Deal with Canadiens Ryan Szporer | June 6, 2015 Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk would help get his team out of a tight space salary-cap wise by signing a bridge deal this summer as a restricted free agent. However,…
Why It Doesn’t Matter if Leafs Hire Coach Before GM James Tanner | May 20, 2015 The hockey world is a very conservative place. Not in the sense of politics, just in the more general sense where changes are small, gradual and usually met with disdain.…
No Babcock For Leafs Not That Bad James Tanner | May 19, 2015 Tuesday morning on TSN Radio, Bob McKenzie said that Mike Babcock is “definitely not going to the Leafs.” And so ends another round of dreaming for the Maple Leafs…