Posts About "Keith Aulie"
'Yotes Invite Keith Aulie, Corey Potter to Camp
September 10th, 2015 The Arizona Coyotes have invited defensemen Keith Aulie and Corey Potter to tryouts at training camp, the team announced on Tuesday. Aulie, 26, spent last season with the Edmonton Oilers posting a single assist in 31 games. He also posted a -4.7% score-adjusted CF%Rel with a 43.8% score-adjusted CF%. The prior season with the Tampa...
Revisiting the Dion Phaneuf Trade
February 18th, 2015 Five years ago, on January 31st, 2010, the Toronto Maple Leafs made headlines across the hockey world with a blockbuster trade. It appeared as if the Leafs, and GM Brian Burke, had made a ridiculous steal that would soon become their new face of the franchise. They had acquired one of the best up and coming defenceman in the league...
With Qualifying Offers Not Issued, The Wild Could Target These Free Agents
July 1st, 2014 With the June 30 deadline to issue qualifying offers to RFAs having passed, a slew of young players have entered the unrestricted free agent pool at the 11th hour. With today's free agency assumed to be a little more shallow than normal and the Wild looking to make a splash with a big signing, a low cost UFA or two could be in the...
Should Kris Letang Be Inserted As a Top-Six Forward?
March 5th, 2013 Should Kris Letang be inserted as a top-six forward on the Pittsburgh Penguins? Letang leads all NHL defenseman in scoring with 21 points. That mark is tied with the Sedin twins in Vancouver for tenth highest total in the league. Letang's point total leaves him one point shy of James Neal, two shy of Evgeni Malkin, and it's easy to see...
Carter Ashton: The Forgotten Man In Toronto
September 9th, 2012 When Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke acquired forward Carter Ashton from the Tampa Bay Lightning in return for rugged defenseman Keith Aulie the feeling was Ashton would be a project for the Blue and White. With injuries piling up the Maple Leafs recalled Ashton from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis....
Brian Burke in Toronto: His 5 Best Transactions
May 22nd, 2012 Brian Burke has been with Toronto since November, 2008. For many, he came to a team that had precious little desirable talent playing at the NHL level, and the franchise was lacking top-level prospects. He's turned the roster over completely – no one who ended the 2007-08 season having played a Leaf game remains. While the Maple...
Brian Burke Is His Own Worst Enemy
May 18th, 2012 Brian Burke has never been the shy type. For some, that made him an ideal candidate for the general manager's job with the Toronto Maple Leafs — a no-nonsense guy who could handle the media and the fans' expectations. Being a Harvard-trained lawyer, former player agent, a general manager in Hartford, Vancouver and Anaheim, and...
Maple Leafs Panel: Coaching Change, Veteran Players & Aulie Traded
March 5th, 2012 Maple Leafs Panel is a weekly feature that is published every Monday here on The Hockey Writers. It is a feature where THW Toronto Maple Leafs correspondents Lukas Hardonk, Mark Ascione and Alex Mamalis answer three questions that concern the Maple Leafs each week. This week, we welcome Greg Thomson filling in for Lukas. To...
Burke, Leafs Stay Quiet on Deadline Day
February 29th, 2012 Brian Burke has always held that he prefers to do his deals well ahead of the NHL trade deadline. This season, he made no major deals, though he did find 2 trades of minor league players on deadline day. Otherwise, the Leafs essentially stood their ground. The reaction in LeafsNation is decidedly mixed. The recent free-fall through...
Yawns All Around: NHL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers
February 27th, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Another trade deadline is now in the books in the National Hockey League, and despite the huge expectations and people calling it the league's "Christmas", it was a relatively uneventful one this year. There were plenty of low-key moves, but with the exception of one or two moves, none of them were...
Breaking Down Canada's World Junior Roster
December 16th, 2011 Canada's World Junior Roster, not as many easy choices as in years past.
Top Five Toronto Maple Leafs Players Ready to Improve in 2011-2012
August 9th, 2011 The 2011-2012 NHL season is sure to be an exciting one as far as the Toronto Maple Leafs are concerned, with multiple changes having been made in the last month
How Will the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2011-2012 Defence Shape Up?
July 20th, 2011 Some people are considering this years' defence group to be the best in recent history for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is young, big, and powerful, yet much of it is still developing
