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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Davison, Ayres, Timashov, Johnsson
January 12th, 2020 It’s been a tough week for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Their run of victories ended with two losses in a row, which hasn’t happened in a long time. Second, within the organization, Toronto Marlies assistant coach Rob Davison had a medical emergency in Texas. Related: How Is Ex-Maple Leaf Nazem Kadri Doing So Far in...
Maple Leafs Sign Martin Marincin to One-Year Extension
January 10th, 2020 TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Martin Marincin to a US $700,000, one-year contract extension. Marincin, 27, has no points and eight penalty minutes 13 games for the Maple Leafs this season. He has an assist in five games with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies. Marincin has 19 points (three...
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...
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...
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Oilers
May 6th, 2018 While they don’t meet that often on the ice anymore, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers certainly have a history when it comes to swapping players. They haven’t engaged in a trade since the summer of 2015 and the majority of them weren’t groundbreaking. That said, it’s been nearly three years since the two teams made...
Is Mike Babcock Icing His Best Lineup?
January 10th, 2018 Few people – in fact, maybe none at all – would argue that Mike Babcock is the best bench boss to grace a National Hockey League franchise with his presence. He's a tactical genius, a player's coach and possesses a strong pedigree of success at several different levels. That said, several people who know the game well – myself...
Examining the Maple Leafs Expansion Draft Protection List
June 19th, 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 try to work out deals with the Vegas Golden Knights so that they can keep a specific player. The Toronto Maple Leafs won't be one of those teams. Compared to the other...
4 Maple Leafs Vegas Fans Should Know
June 3rd, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most exciting young teams in the NHL. This season they reached the playoffs for just the second time in a decade and gave the top-seeded Washington Capitals all they could handle in a first-round thriller. The Maple Leafs bowed out after six games, but anyone who watched that series with the Caps...
