Posts About "Kasperi Kapanen"
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares, Goalies & Spezza
December 2nd, 2019 In the Toronto Maple Leafs back-to-back games against the Buffalo Sabres, it came down to the play of two goalies. On Friday night in Buffalo, Michael Hutchinson simply gave up too many goals and the team lost 6-4. On Saturday night in Toronto, Frederik Andersen was given just as difficult a test and passed. As a result, the team won in...
Maple Leafs News: 11-Year Old Fan, Andersen, Kapanen & Marner
November 4th, 2019 For fans that relish overtime excitement, last week was great. After losing 4-3 to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday in overtime, the Toronto Maple Leafs came out and beat the Philadelphia Flyers by the same 4-3 score in their second overtime game in a row. Related: Maple Leafs Team News: Ovechkin, Matthews, Muzzin, Dermott &...
Maple Leafs Team News: Matthews, Marleau, Kapanen, Babcock & More
October 25th, 2019 It hasn’t been the start the Toronto Maple Leafs hoped for. Sure, John Tavares is out with a broken finger, but the team looks out of sync. Criticism has been thrown at head coach Mike Babcock, and he’s already called out his team for the number of penalties and ignorant plays they’ve made. Related: Auston Matthews Is Better...
5 Takeaways From Maple Leafs OT Loss to Blue Jackets
October 22nd, 2019 After an overtime win against the Boston Bruins, the Toronto Maple Leafs followed that up with another trip to overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This time, however, it ended in an overtime loss thanks in large part to a Gustav Nyquist penalty shot in the extra frame. With that, here are a few takeaways from the game in...
Maple Leafs: Kapanen's Start Cause for Concern?
October 15th, 2019 It’s six games into the 2019-20 season and already there are theories and thoughts coming from all angles on what’s wrong with the Toronto Maple Leafs and how they could’ve had a better start to the season - even if their losses came against the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning and a speedy Montreal Canadiens. But one of...
Maple Leafs Problem: Is Kapanen Helping the Tavares Line?
October 9th, 2019 I start this post with a question I have considered since the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Montreal Canadiens: Is John Tavares hurt? The Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs and losing is seldom good. However, did the team lose the effectiveness of its newly-named captain after he was pin-balled by Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi and...
