Posts About "John Tavares"
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Spezza, Robertson & Tavares
March 29th, 2020 Mitch Marner's new six-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, signed on Sept. 13, 2019, that was supposed to be the final distraction in the way of a team preparing for what was supposed to be a highly-successful 2019-20 season. Sure there were nagging questions about the team’s defense but people were...
Islanders' 5 Greatest Games at Barclays Center
March 24th, 2020 With the current suspension of the 2019-20 NHL season, the New York Islanders' run at the Barclays Center seems to be officially over. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all games next season will be played at the Coliseum before the team's brand-new Belmont Arena will open for the 2021-22 season. Related: Best of the Islanders'...
Revisiting the Islanders' Draft of 2009
March 20th, 2020 The New York Islanders finished the 2008-09 season with the league's worst record. The prize for their futility, selecting first overall in the 2009 NHL Draft. There were a few options for general manager Garth Snow to choose from, center Matt Duchene, defenseman Victor Hedman, and center John Tavares. Snow did not show his hand...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Abramov, Andersen, Matthews & Tavares
March 11th, 2020 Given the shutdown of public events occurring in California with the onset of the coronavirus, it’s a miserable time to be there. It was also a miserable trip for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but for different reasons. For a team that desperately needed points, the Maple Leafs might have shown up stronger. In total, in three games the...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Robertson, Tavares & Matthews
March 2nd, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs have won four of their last five games, a stretch punctuated by the hockey gods intervening with the feel-good story of David Ayres, the emergency-goalie event against the Carolina Hurricanes (which is a story for the ages and will soon be a movie near you). Related: Remembering Borje Salming: “King” of...
10 Reasons Hockey Is the Greatest Sport on Earth
February 23rd, 2020 If you're reading this, you're probably already aware that hockey is the undisputed best sport on the planet. But if you really need some extra convincing, here's a list of ten things (in no particular order) that make hockey the greatest sport on Earth: 1. It's Played on a Giant Sheet of Ice Football, basketball, baseball - what...
