Posts About "Jake Muzzin"
Maple Leafs: Pietrangelo Is a Want, Not a Need
September 23rd, 2020 Seems like déjà vu, doesn't it? Just two years ago, New York Islanders captain John Tavares made an unprecedented move, leaving the team that drafted him in favor of his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. In a league where superstars hardly ever switch teams, especially via free agency, the news sent shockwaves through the hockey world...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares Trade, Prospects, Muzzin & More
August 14th, 2020 Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated from postseason play and have left the bubble, the real fun begins. It’s that time of the season when speculations and conversations about what the team should do become constant conversations between Maple Leafs fans and hockey commentators. Related: Maple Leafs News &...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Muzzin, Marincin, Dermott & More
August 6th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll try to help fans stay up-to-date with some of the changes happening with the team as it prepares for Game 3 against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. I’ll particularly focus on the defensive changes necessitated by the injury to Jake Muzzin. Item One: The Status...
Muzzin Injury Raises Questions for Maple Leafs' Defence
August 6th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered perhaps their best performance of the season on Tuesday afternoon with a dominating 3-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Any reason to celebrate, though, was overshadowed by an apparent neck injury to defenceman Jake Muzzin, who was stretchered off the ice late in the third...
Maple Leafs' Keys to Success in Game 3
August 6th, 2020 While the Toronto Maple Leafs had an overall good performance in Game 1, it wasn’t the result they wanted as they fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0. They were smothered by the Blue Jackets’ defensive structure while also facing the stellar play of goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. In a short series like this, there is very little...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Devils, More
August 5th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Jesse Puljujarvi has signed a one-year extension in Finland, but there's still reason to think a return to Edmonton is possible. In Toronto, the Maple Leafs got good and bad news when it comes to the status of defenseman Jake Muzzin. And, how many New Jersey Devils' players will head to Europe before the...
5 Takeaways From Maple Leafs' Game 2 Shutout
August 5th, 2020 Two days after being shutout in the opening game of their qualifying series with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Toronto Maple Leafs turned the table and did the exact same to their play-in opponents. That is, on Tuesday night, the Maple Leafs - behind a strong performance from Frederik Andersen - took home a 3-0 victory to even the...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Andersen, Matthews, Robertson & Muzzin
August 5th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs came out against the Columbus Blue Jackets and won Game 2 Tuesday by a 3-0 score to even their series at 1-1. In this edition of Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll discuss the play of Frederik Andersen and Nick Robertson in Games 1 and 2. I’ll also compare Auston Matthews’ response to the Toronto Sun’s...
Maple Leafs Muzzin Stretchered Off Ice
August 4th, 2020 In a scary incident Tuesday late in the third period of Game 2 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets, defender Jake Muzzin was taken off of the ice on a stretcher after an unfortunate collision to his head. https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1290781093642338304?s=20 Muzzin was originally knocked off balance...
Maple Leafs Defense Will Be Their X-Factor
July 20th, 2020 A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Toronto Maple Leafs' ability to heal after a season plagued with injuries and their past experiences in the playoffs could help them this time around. This year, the postseason is going to be a lot different. It will be longer and even more grueling than usual. The new play-in series could...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Muzzin, Charitable Work & Barrie
May 1st, 2020 There was actual news this week from the NHL front office about the continuation of the 2019-20 regular season. In short, although games are still too far into an unforeseeable future, the NHL sent a memo to players announcing that they were effectively moving into “Phase 2” of a plan to get back to NHL action. Related: Maple...
Maple Leafs Roundtable: Individual Awards Voting
April 28th, 2020 Now that it's all but confirmed that the 2019-20 NHL season is done (fingers crossed for the playoffs!), I thought it would be fun to cap off the year with some individual awards voting for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joined by fellow THW writer Peter Baracchini, and with the help of Twitter, we will be sharing our votes for eight major...
Kings or Maple Leafs - Who Won the Muzzin Trade?
April 3rd, 2020 In January of 2019, the Los Angeles Kings signalled to the hockey world that a rebuild was imminent. They traded defenseman Jake Muzzin to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Carl Grundstrom, the rights to Sean Durzi and a first-round pick, which LA used to get Tobias Björnfot. At the time, there was a mixed response as to who won the...
