Posts About "Brendan Shanahan"
The Best NHL Forwards Ever
August 1st, 2018 The NHL has a long and storied existence. Legendary teams, lines and players serve as a reminder of days gone by while today’s players continue to forge the legacy left behind by the pioneers of our beloved game. Like any legendary player, their contributions to the record books survive the test of time. Whether they...
Maple Leafs & Dubas: Surprising but Right Choice
May 18th, 2018 Kyle Dubas was hired as the 17th general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs last week, a promotion from his previous position as assistant GM. The choice to hire him over fellow assistant GM, Mark Hunter, surprised many but it was not only the planned choice, it was the right one. Kyle Dubas Was Shanahan's Guy from Beginning Since...
Off the Crossbar: Dubas to Lead Leafs After He's Done with His Homework
May 17th, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan ushered in a new and radical era for the team by naming twelve-year-old Kyle Dubas as the team’s 17th general manager in franchise history. Dubas, is now the youngest GM in NHL history, a full three weeks younger than the Arizona Coyotes' John Chayka. He’s 63 years younger than the...
Halting Maple Leafs' Lofty Expectations
April 18th, 2018 With all the raw emotions from these first three games of the Quarterfinal matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, we need to take a step back and sift through the lofty expectations for the Leafs. It starts with the fans. To recap the last few days, the Maple Leafs went into Boston and got pummeled. The...
Leafs' Game 7 Collapse Best Outcome for Franchise
April 12th, 2018 I begin this by saying I'm sorry. What follows has and may still cause twitching, freakouts, nervous breakdowns, or uncontrollable sobbing, but the road to true recovery starts with accepting what happened. The collapse of epic proportions, the Toronto Maple Leafs losing to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference...
Pretender to Contender: How The Maple Leafs Did It
March 31st, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer rebuilding. If that wasn't clear before Friday's win over the New York Islanders, it should be clear now. This team, which finished 30th (dead last) in the NHL standings two years ago, just clinched its second consecutive playoff berth (the first time they've been in successive postseasons since...
