Scott Harrington’s Patient Approach Paying Dividends Mark Scheig | February 21, 2018 Imagine for a moment what the life of a seventh defenseman is in the NHL. There’s six guys ahead of you on the depth chart. They get to play before…
Maple Leafs Prospects That Will Have to Keep Waiting Jeff Langridge | September 29, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team that is looking to improve on a surprising season. However, the way fans saw them improving on the day they were eliminated from…
Revisiting Rychel Spitfires/Storm Trade Dave Jewell | June 30, 2017 Trades are never an easy part of the OHL. Trading away your own family is that much more difficult. For Windsor Spitfires general manager Warren Rychel, it was a necessary…
Maple Leafs Round Table: Expansion Draft Edition Andrew Forbes | June 21, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights are set to make their Expansion Draft selections, it’s time to take a quick (and I mean quick) look at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ protected list…
NHL Expansion Draft a Win for the Maple Leafs David Petrie | June 20, 2017 The list of protected players for the upcoming expansion draft was released this past weekend and Toronto’s competitors in the Atlantic division will be losing significant assets while the Leafs are…
Examining the Maple Leafs Expansion Draft Protection List Will Billinghurst | June 19, 2017 This past weekend all 30 NHL teams released their list of protected players for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. Some teams will be scrambling over the next few days to…
Protecting Matt Martin Was a Massive Mistake Brett Slawson | June 19, 2017 After a slight delay, the NHL officially released a full list of players – both protected and exposed – in anticipation of the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. Following the announcement, moments…
Maple Leafs Round Table: Expansion Draft Lacking Surprise Andrew Forbes | June 5, 2017 The expansion draft is mere weeks away now and the Leafs have to have their protected lists in less than two weeks. Knowing that, we here at The Hockey Writers…
Maple Leafs Holding a Hidden Gem Brett Slawson | October 20, 2016 In June of 2016, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a monumental deal which flew quietly under the radar, yet, there was a major reason why. The day prior, on Jun.…
Leafs Steal Kerby Rychel in Trade with Blue Jackets Will Billinghurst | June 26, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs made a trade just a few hours after the end of the draft. The Leafs were quick to work out a deal with the Columbus Blue…
Toronto Acquires Kerby Rychel for Scott Harrington, Pick Dustin L. Nelson | June 26, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired 21-year-old former 1st round draft pick (19th overall) Kerby Rychel from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Scott Harrington and a conditional draft…
Day 2 Draft Takeaways Mark Scheig | June 25, 2016 If there was one word to describe day two of the NHL Draft, that word is uneventful. Coming into the weekend, many outlets seemed to think that there would be…