Posts About "Milan Michalek"
Maple Leafs News: Rookies and Milan Michalek
October 25th, 2016 A handful of games into the NHL season and the Toronto Maple Leafs are already making headlines. They have an astounding crop of rookies lead by the most recent first overall pick, Auston Matthews. William Nylander and Mitch Marner have also generated their fair share of accolades with each passing game. Mixed in with the positives is...
Leafs' Puzzling Day of Waivers
October 25th, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs always seem to make surprising decisions when it comes to waivers and this Monday was no different. The Leafs started the day by putting Milan Michalek on waivers and finished it by claiming Ben Smith off waivers. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/790584926240399360 This was a puzzling day of waivers...
Milan Michalek Ruled Out For Remainder of Year
April 2nd, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs forward Milan Michalek has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the team announced Saturday. Michalek came to the Leafs in the Feb. 9 Dion Phaneuf trade, carrying one year left one his contract with a $4 million AAV. When Toronto acquired him, he was injured. He wasn't able to suit...
Maple Leafs News: Draft Lottery and Returning Players
March 7th, 2016 The 2015-16 NHL regular season is nearing completion. The Toronto Maple Leafs have less then 20 games remaining on their schedule. Knowing well in advance that they weren't going to make the playoffs, after the trade deadline passed, they made the move to bring up some of their most promising young prospects. The goal was to get their...
Analyzing the Maple Leafs - Senators Trade
February 10th, 2016 I remember when the Toronto Maple Leafs first acquired Dion Phaneuf. I was still in high school, and I came home from class and went straight to TSN's website. It was my tradition, as I would check up on all the sports news that I missed during the day. The first image on the hockey area of the website was a picture of Phaneuf in a...
Unpacking Senators’ Blockbuster Deal With The Maple Leafs
February 9th, 2016 Tuesday morning. Coming off a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the focus in Ottawa is the same as it has been for a while. The Ottawa Senators have been beating the word consistency into the ground this year, struggling to look like the same hockey team night in and night out. Once the news broke of a blockbuster deal between...
