Posts About "Martin Marincin"
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...
3 Maple Leafs that Must Improve in 2019-20
September 21st, 2019 If there is one fact of life in the NHL, it's this: someone is always gunning for your job. Whether it's because of their performance or their effort, NHL players can get left behind in a hurry due to the sheer mass of alternative options. The American Hockey League (AHL) is chock-full of players ready to make the jump and with the...
Predicting the Maple Leafs' Bottom Defense Pairing
August 21st, 2019 There was no shortage of offseason moves fashioned by general manager Kyle Dubas and his staff this summer. The Maple Leafs have a new bottom-six center duo, a couple of new right-shot defenders, a couple of backup goaltending candidates and a wealth of league-minimum contracts that were handed out to depth players, most of whom will...
How the Maple Leafs' Penalty Kill Could Look in 2019-20
July 4th, 2019 When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded away Nikita Zaitsev and Connor Brown, they lost two players that ranked one and four, respectively, in ice time (TOI) on the penalty kill. They also lost the second-highest TOI player when Ron Hainsey departed for their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators. That’s three of the most frequently used...
Maple Leafs Name Hakstol Assistant Coach
June 29th, 2019 TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs were busy on Saturday, naming former Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol as an assistant on Mike Babcock's staff and signing two depth players ahead of free agency. Hakstol spent 3 1/2 seasons behind the Flyers...
Calle Rosen: The Maple Leafs' Defensive Reinforcement
April 1st, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have a serious weakness on defence. This has been no secret as the team has struggled defensively since they re-emerged as a playoff contender in 2016-17. Now, as the Stanley Cup playoffs draw ever closer, they are set to receive a defensive reinforcement. After a strong season with the Toronto Marlies, Calle...
