Posts About "Kasperi Kapanen"
NHL Rumors: Senators, Maple Leafs, Panthers, Oilers, More
December 24th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Ottawa Senators will need to make a decision on forward Anthony Duclair, there are questions in Toronto regarding the future of Kasperi Kapanen, and are the Florida Panthers looking to add a backup goaltender? Finally, what are the chances the Edmonton Oilers revisit talks with the Rangers regarding...
Maple Leafs: Revisiting 3 Pivotal Trades This Decade
December 24th, 2019 While fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs have been critical of the transactions and other managerial decisions that have been made over the years, there have been some significant trades made within the last 10 seasons that have given the Leafs the potential to now be competitive for a long period of time. This team is built like no...
NHL Rumors: Kings, Oilers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, More
December 16th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Ilya Kovalchuk was paid his bonus so what happens next? If the reports on Monday are accurate, the next steps are surprising. The Arizona Coyotes are high up in terms of odds to land Taylor Hall but one team who has dropped out of the conversation isn't really out of it. Will the Maple leafs trade a forward...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Mikheyev, Engvall, Kerfoot, Barrie, Sandin
December 15th, 2019 What a good road trip for the Toronto Maple Leafs; the team left home with a record of 13-13-4 and came home 16-14-4 after playing four good teams and winning three of their four games. On Saturday night, the team beat the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 4-1. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Marner, Tavares,...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Devils, Oilers, More
December 12th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news from Elliotte Friedman's 31 Thoughts article, there are rumors of more than just Taylor Hall being moved out of New Jersey and are the Edmonton Oilers worried about dropping attendance? Maple Leafs Backup Goaltending Situation Staying a Situation? Friedman notes about the Toronto Maple...
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...
Are the Maple Leafs' Line Combinations Working?
October 9th, 2019 We're four games into the Toronto Maple Leafs 2019-20 campaign and there's already plenty to take about. After opening with two straight wins, the team has dropped back-to-back contests, although Monday's hard-fought loss to the St. Louis Blues represented a big bounce-back effort, result aside. There's not much room for moral...
Predicting Maple Leafs' Penalty Killers in 2019-20
September 28th, 2019 There's plenty of hype surrounding the 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs. There's a plethora of new, exciting faces on board, Auston Matthews could make the leap into a true top-five player in the NHL and the thought of a William Nylander bounce back to his right is mouth-watering. Frederik Andersen could take a charge at his first career...
