Posts About "Jake Gardiner"
Maple Leafs’ Salary Cap Situation
October 26th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking like a pretty decent team right now, especially compared to the way they looked a couple seasons ago. It was only in 2015-16 when they finished dead last in the overall standings, with a mere 69 points. But, since the arrival of Head Coach Mike Babcock, General Manager Lou Lamoriello, the 2016 first...
Toronto Maple Leafs: Three Takeaways from the Loss to the Devils
October 12th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer undefeated. It wasn't a realistic goal to expect them to go 82-0 at any rate, but I digress. The Leafs faced a hot New Jersey Devils squad who took them to task and controlled the play almost all night long. The game should serve as a wakeup call for the Leafs. Mike Babcock, the Leafs head coach,...
The Maple Leafs' Achilles Heel
August 28th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are entering the 2017-18 season with massively increased expectations after a miraculous run that was the 2016-17 campaign. Some are predicting an Atlantic Division title and a playoff run long into the spring, even going as far as calling the Leafs a true Stanley Cup contender. Let's stop and take a breath....
Maple Leafs' Jake Gardiner Quiets Critics
August 23rd, 2017 Ever since Jake Gardiner's rookie season, fans have worried about his defensive play, always thinking he would turn the puck over. Defensemen develop at different speeds and some need a longer learning process. Gardiner is one of those defensemen, who at 27-years-old is just entering his prime. Skating has always been easy for...
Off-Season Home Improvements: Leafs Edition
May 3rd, 2017 Despite the surprising success of the Toronto Maple Leafs in securing a playoff spot this season (not to mention giving the hot-shot Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals all they could handle in their first-round series) along with the continuing growth of a deep and plentiful farm system, there remains some significant work ahead for GM...
Leafs' First Round Series Hinges on Defense
April 17th, 2017 When the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped their final regular season game of the 2016-17 campaign against the Columbus Blue Jackets, it slotted the young team into a matchup with the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals. As the NHL's top team for two consecutive years, few expected that the Leafs would legitimately compete with...