Posts About "Brendan Leipsic"
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Maple Leafs, Kings, Canucks, More
May 8th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Washington Capitals have decided Breandan Leipsic's comments were too much not to ignore, the Toronto Maple Leafs are losing an assistant coach, and is Jeff Carter looking at retirement, first putting himself on LTIR? Finally, there are some news and rumors hits on the Vancouver...
Capitals Find Spare Parts to Replace Connolly
July 3rd, 2019 On Monday, the news that everyone had already come to accept - including the team’s front office - became official. Brett Connolly is no longer a Washington Capital, after accepting a 4-year, $3.5 million offer from the Florida Panthers.
Canucks Forwards - Who Goes Next?
November 29th, 2018 Slowly the Vancouver Canucks are getting healthier up front, which will lead to some interesting roster decisions in the coming weeks. Brock Boeser's return to Vancouver's lineup Tuesday night was just the start of a trend of good news for Canucks forwards recovering from injuries. Boeser's appearance in the 2-1 loss to...
5 Breakout Players for 2018-19 NHL Season
June 17th, 2018 The 2017-18 NHL season was iconic with the success of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in their inaugural campaign. They finished the regular season with 109 points, won the Pacific Division, and reached the Stanley Cup Final, an achievement four franchises have yet to reach. Vegas won in large part because many of its players took...
Canucks New First-Liner Brendan Leipsic
March 2nd, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks acquired 23-year-old Brendan Leipsic at the 2018 trade deadline and he's already made quite the impression chalking up two assists in his Canucks debut in a tight contest against the New York Rangers. Leipsic appeared to be a good fit on the team's top line with Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser, tacking on some...
Canucks 2018 Trade Deadline Wrap Up
February 27th, 2018 It was a slower-than-expected deadline day for the Vancouver Canucks. The team laid rather dormant, making just two trades. Out are winger Thomas Vanek and minor leaguer Philip Holm, and in are Tyler Motte, Jussi Jokinen, and Brandon Leipsic. Though moves were made, it seems as though Jim Benning could have done more to build for the...
The Golden Knights 2018 Trade Deadline
February 27th, 2018 The Vegas Golden Knights are exactly where nobody thought they’d be at the 2017-18 NHL trade deadline. I'm probably the only exception worldwide. The hope for veteran players to perform admirably enough to warrant a nice return from a squad beefing up for the postseason has given way to a buyer’s mentality and Stanley Cup...
Golden Knights Trade Leipsic to Canucks
February 26th, 2018 One player won’t be around to enjoy the remainder of the Vegas Golden Knights’ inaugural season and the team got involved in its first NHL Trade Deadline. While minor, the Knights traded forward Brendan Leipsic to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenceman Philip Holm, the teams announced on...
Maple Leafs Lose Leipsic in Expansion Draft
June 23rd, 2017 The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft is finally over and each team comes away with one less player. For teams like the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, they lost a key part of their lineup in James Neal and Marc-Andre Fleury. Other teams had to trade draft picks to the Vegas Golden Knights so that they could sway Vegas'...
Maple Leafs Round Table: Expansion Draft Edition
June 21st, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights are set to make their Expansion Draft selections, it’s time to take a quick (and I mean quick) look at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ protected list and those the team left vulnerable to the new NHL franchise. With almost everyone having their own opinions on surprise protected players and the guy most likely to...
NHL Expansion Draft a Win for the Maple Leafs
June 20th, 2017 The list of protected players for the upcoming expansion draft was released this past weekend and Toronto’s competitors in the Atlantic division will be losing significant assets while the Leafs are able to stay relatively intact. Maple Leafs Expansion Protected List Toronto protected: Forwards: Tyler Bozak, Connor...
Examining the Maple Leafs Expansion Draft Protection List
June 19th, 2017 This past weekend all 30 NHL teams released their list of protected players for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. Some teams will be scrambling over the next few days to try to work out deals with the Vegas Golden Knights so that they can keep a specific player. The Toronto Maple Leafs won't be one of those teams. Compared to the other...
Protecting Matt Martin Was a Massive Mistake
June 19th, 2017 After a slight delay, the NHL officially released a full list of players - both protected and exposed - in anticipation of the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. Following the announcement, moments of shock and disbelief were prevalent as fans poured through each and every franchise's protected lists and, in doing so, were blown away by some...
