Posts About "Kasperi Kapanen"
Penguins' Offseason News & Rumors: Letang Trade, Kapanen, Schultz & Murray
September 12th, 2020 The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make some changes to their roster with the 2020 NHL offseason coming up shortly. The Pens have seen a steady decline since winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. Related: Penguins' Best & Worst Trades of the Decade Pittsburgh lost in the play-in round to the Montreal...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Kapanen, Hallander, Pietrangelo & More
August 26th, 2020 Hockey rumors should be right some of the time and yesterday they were. On Tuesday, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas traded forward Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multiple-player and draft-pick deal. Related: Revisiting the Nazem Kadri Trade As part of the trade, the Maple Leafs picked up Filip...
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Dach, Crawford & More
August 26th, 2020 Within the span of a week, the Chicago Blackhawks went from "playoff" mode to "offseason" mode. The club is expected to have a pretty hectic offseason and it looks like they got into the nitty-gritty straight away. General manager Stan Bowman had a lot to say about the state of the team after they lost to the Vegas Golden Knights....
Maple Leafs Hit a Home Run With Kapanen Trade
August 26th, 2020 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas wasted no time in getting back to work after another disappointing end to the season. A little more than two weeks after the Maple Leafs' Game 5 qualifying-round loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team announced a six-piece blockbuster trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flames, Penguins, Red Wings, More
August 25th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, how well did the Toronto Maple Leafs make out in the trade that sent Kasperi Kapanen on Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Penguins? And, will Toronto keep the assets they acquired or flip them in other deals? In Calgary, Johnny Gaudreau spoke to reporters about the trade rumors that might mean he'll play elsewhere...
Maple Leafs Trade Kapanen to Penguins
August 25th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Pontus Aberg and defender Jesper Lindgren to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2020 first-round pick, the 15th selection in this year's NHL Entry Draft, Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander and David Warsofsky, the Penguins announced...
Devils' Trading Partners: Leafs Offer Roster Depth
August 14th, 2020 The New Jersey Devils have a lot of cap space. That's no longer a secret, but what they do with it remains to be seen. The Toronto Maple Leafs, on the other hand, are in a cap crunch and will be hurt by the salary cap remaining at $81.5 million due to revenue loss from COVID-19. And after another disappointing stay in the...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Robertson, Mikheyev, Nylander & Andersen
July 24th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at what happened with Nick Robertson most recently. I’ll also share the continuing good news about Ilya Mikheyev’s great training camp and will review one of the most unique experiments during Phase 3 – playing William Nylander at center if only for one...
Maple Leafs Depth Must Step Up Against Blue Jackets
July 16th, 2020 Hockey fans are ecstatic as NHL teams have resumed practicing ahead of the expected August 1st season restart. Some important pieces are falling into place for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as star Auston Matthews has recovered from COVID-19, some key injuries have been given time to heal, and Jason Spezza’s hands look as good as...
Maple Leafs Must Have Other Options Than Trading Kapanen
July 12th, 2020 It seems like everyone’s favorite Toronto Maple Leafs trade chip is Kasperi Kapanen. If hockey commentators speculations are correct, the Maple Leafs won’t be able to get under the salary cap without trading one of the team’s mid-level forwards. It just seems to be a matter of who and for whom. Related: Maple Leafs News &...
Maple Leafs Fathers and Sons: The Nylanders & Kapanens
June 21st, 2020 Today is Father's Day, and it’s great to remember the relationship between dads and sons. Happy Father's Day to all those dads who read this post. For fathers and sons, it’s always great to have things to share. I know my son and I (and now with my grandson as well) have always enjoyed cracking packs of hockey cards together and...
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:...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Senators, More
June 9th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Kasperi Kapanen of the Toronto Maple Leafs comments on potential trade rumors out of Toronto. In Chicago, is Mike Gillis thinking about taking on the vacant President position with the Blackhawks? Finally, it appears Eugene Melnyk of the Ottawa Senators is going to be battling another PR nightmare, this...
