Posts About "David Ayres"
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Ayres, Brown, Nylander & Kapanen
June 15th, 2020 Today’s edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors focuses mostly on good news surrounding the team. Here, I'll review the winner of the NHL Fan Choice Award and talk about the positive outcome of Connor Brown, who was traded to the Ottawa Senators during the 2018-19 offseason. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors:...
Blackhawks Won 1938 Stanley Cup With David Ayres-Like Goalie
June 13th, 2020 Emergency third-string goalie David Ayres stunned the hockey world when he helped the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 22, 2020. But he wasn’t the first unlikely, fill-in puckstopper to help a team beat the Leafs in Toronto. Another last-minute replacement pulled off a similar feat for the Chicago Black Hawks...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Campbell, Rielly, KHL Players, Ayres Card
March 3rd, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs have come off a run of strong play, winning three games in a row against tough teams – the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers, and the Vancouver Canucks. The team is doing it with what, on paper, is a compromised defense. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Nylander, Hyman, Matthews &...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Rangers, Oilers, Ayres, More
March 2nd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation as to who the Toronto Maple Leafs might target for their blue line in the off-season. There is also news out of New York that the Rangers are being given a free pass on their pending goaltender decision but that won't last forever. Finally, emergency backup goaltending David Ayres...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: No-Win Game, Dubas at Deadline & Muzzin
February 26th, 2020 It’s pretty tough to take when you think of it. The Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t beat 42-year-old emergency goalie David Ayers on Saturday, but on Tuesday they beat the goalie who leads the NHL in wins in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has 32 wins this season and is five wins ahead of the St. Louis...
THW's Goalie News: Rask's Streak Ends, NHL Looking at EBUGs
February 26th, 2020 The NHL is considering a very controversial move in the wake of the world meeting David Ayres, the Emergency Backup Goalie (EBUG) who took hockey by storm Saturday night. But first, Tuukka Rask's historic streak came to an end on Tuesday. Rask's Streak Ends at 20 To say that the Boston Bruins have been dominant at home would be an...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Ayres, Barrie, Timashov & Kapanen
February 24th, 2020 Surely there’ll be a movie made of the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. It will be a feel-good story about a 42-year-old wannabe goalie named David Ayers who had a kidney transplant when he was 27 years old that effectively ended his hockey career. Or so he thought. Related: Remembering Borje Salming:...
THW's Goalie News: David Ayres Day, Binnington Hot, Week in Review
February 24th, 2020 The city of Raleigh, North Carolina is planning to celebrate the incredible and historic story its team told on Saturday night in Toronto. Plus, Jordan Binnington is red hot, and we'll look at the week in review. David Ayres Day in Raleigh David Ayres, the Emergency Backup Goaltender (EBUG) that made history with the Carolina...
Maple Leafs Won't Miss Playoffs Simply Due to Hurricanes Loss
February 23rd, 2020 The good news is the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t miss the playoffs based solely on their embarrassing loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Emergency goalie David Ayres may have stolen the spotlight, but the Canes far from stole two points from the Leafs, who just didn’t show up when it mattered. Carolina Hurricanes...
THW's Goalie News: Ayres' Legend & Kuemper's Return
February 23rd, 2020 Saturday was one of those days that reminded us all why we love the sport of hockey. A crazy and historic day in the National Hockey League started with Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal, but by the end of the night, everyone was talking about what unfolded in Toronto. David Ayres Becomes a Legend Nobody thought anything could possibly...
