Posts About "Kyle Dubas"
Maple Leafs' Dubas Putting Value on Leadership
December 10th, 2020 After another early postseason exit, all eyes became fixated on Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas. The defense was an eye sore for most of the season, but having players be accountable for their play on the ice and their ability to play the game responsibly was evidently missing from this team. As young as they are,...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Expansion Draft, Kerfoot & 1-Year Contracts
December 8th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'll take a look past the completion of the 2020-21 season to what might happen during the Seattle Kraken expansion draft in June 2021. Related: Maple Leafs Radical Trade Rumors: Nylander, Ekblad, Nurse & Subban I'll also speculate why the Maple Leafs might have so...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Money Issues, Core Four Challenge & More
December 2nd, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at a report that the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment corporation is having money problems. I’ll share what I believe is Kyle Dubas’ direct challenge to his core of young stars to sacrifice for the team so the Maple Leafs can finally achieve...
Maple Leafs Need the Heart & Soul That Hyman Brings to the Roster
December 1st, 2020 Zach Hyman is one of those players my honest, hard-working father would have loved. He shows up every day and he epitomizes my dad’s highest compliment: he doesn’t think the world owes him a living. He’s more the stuff of example than of rumor. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Tavares, Matthews & Hyman In...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Rangers, More
November 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers were listed among teams agents still believed needed to make a significant move. What would that move be? Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said he believes the Leafs don't have any bad contracts. Does that mean no more deals are coming? And, what if he's wrong? The Detroit Red Wings...
Maple Leafs Loss to Blue Jackets Was For the Best
November 16th, 2020 It was an embarrassing loss. The Toronto Maple Leafs had the opportunity in front of them. They got to play in their home rink. They made an incredible comeback in Game 4 to force a deciding Game 5. But then thud. The Columbus Blue Jackets came back and shut the Maple Leafs out to end their season. Once again, all that top-end...
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Bruins, Maple Leafs, Senators, Capitals, More
November 14th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, will the New York Rangers be sellers again at the end of this coming season? If so, who will they move? Are the Boston Bruins and defenseman Zdeno Chara any closer to getting a deal done? Or, are other teams working their way into the conversation? Contracts talks between Alex Ovechkin and the Washington...
Maple Leafs' Rasmus Sandin's Development Derailed For Two Reasons
November 11th, 2020 Both as humans and as hockey fans, living in the midst of a pandemic is both frustrating and difficult. News of a possible vaccine is a hugely positive sign for everyone and reminds us of how life used to be. I don’t know about other people, but I miss the “regular” things of life that were so important and that I sort of took...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Goalie Considerations and an NHL Restart
November 7th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll focus on news and rumors from this past week that help Maple Leafs fans understand the team’s goalie situation over the past year or so. As part of that consideration, I’ll share recent rumors about goalie Michal Neuvirth, who was in the team’s training camp prior to...
Maple Leafs Provide Tricks and Treats this Halloween
October 30th, 2020 Happy Halloween! For the trick-or-treaters approaching the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, they may notice something different. It isn’t as lovely and pleasant as they may have remembered. For the past couple of seasons, the scariest thing at Scotiabank Arena has been a life-size plush teddy bear named Carlton. That said, he could be...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Lehtonen, Korshkov, Simmonds & More
October 29th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'll ask whether the makeup of the Maple Leafs team that will play during the 2020-21 season is exactly the kind of team that general manager Kyle Dubas has been trying to build for several years. Second, I'll look at another young player the Maple Leafs have loaned to a European...
Maple Leafs Spent Less to Gain More in Free Agency
October 27th, 2020 Following another failed campaign from his Toronto Maple Leafs, general manager Kyle Dubas has been active this offseason. His philosophy hasn't proven ineffective just yet, though, as he's only entering his third year at the helm. In the meantime, Dubas has shown his ability to adapt, spending wisely to acquire what his team lacks...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Mikheyev, Recent Signings & Proactive Play
October 24th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'll share recent insight about the Ilya Mikheyev contract signing. I'll also share thoughts from an interview yesterday with Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas who spoke about some of his team’s problems he was trying to overcome by signing the specific players he did this...
