Posts About "Mikko Lehtonen"
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Salary Cap, Dermott, Barabanov & Lehtonen
June 29th, 2020 Even when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the NHL will continue to feel its impact. In fact, the way things seem to be shaping up, that impact isn’t likely to end for a number of seasons. In this Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors edition, I’ll share some of the latest news around the NHL in regard to COVID-19...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: NHL Restart, Tavares, Lehtonen & Brooks
May 19th, 2020 Over the past few days, news has emerged that there have been intense discussions about how to restart the 2019-20 NHL season. In fact, this morning (May 19), the NHL reported that commissioner Gary Bettman and his people have been looking at “probably eight or nine different places” that would be able to host “a dozen or so teams...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marlies, Dubas, Lehtonen & Black Aces
May 12th, 2020 I don’t know how other Toronto Maple Leafs fans feel, but I think there’s news floating around that’s almost ready to land. Although I’m not a hockey insider and lack a pipeline to information other than what I read (sometimes between the lines), it seems that after the long wait for news about the completion or cancelation of...
Maple Leafs Banter with Forbes & Baracchini: Mikko Lehtonen Signs
May 10th, 2020 With the NHL season still on hold, we decided to open up on discussions surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs. Along with fellow writer Peter Baracchini, we’ll go back and forth on signings, trades and other aspects of the game when it comes to the blue and white as we banter both sides of each storyline. With that, the Maple Leafs...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Lehtonen, Clarke & Campbell
May 5th, 2020 Some things are stewing in the NHL pot. On Monday, the NHL’s Board of Governors held a conference call to discuss a range of issues, including the possibility of staging the NHL Entry Draft in June before the completion of the 2019-20 regular season. However, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, no decision was made...
Should the Maple Leafs Pursue KHL Star Mikko Lehtonen?
May 2nd, 2020 News broke Friday morning that Mikko Lehtonen, this season's top-scoring defenceman in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), had agreed to terminate his contract with Jokerit Helsinki with the intention of moving to the NHL. There are rumors that the Finnish defenceman has already spoken to clubs and has a deal in place, although nothing...
