Posts About "Morgan Rielly"
Morgan Rielly: Way-Too Early Candidate for Norris Trophy
November 5th, 2018 In Saturday's beatdown of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Morgan Rielly tallied two goals. He is, to this point in the season, the NHL’s top-scoring defender with six goals and 12 assists (18 points in 14 games) and Rielly has now scored in three straight games (two goals and two assists), which makes him both the NHL’s top scoring d-man...
Overreaction Theater: Ovechkin, Rielly, Hurricanes & More
October 24th, 2018 This is the initial installment of what I intend to be a series of weekly articles I call 'Overreaction Theaters.' The idea is that I look at stats and trends, typically outliers from the norm, and make broad statements about them based on how each stat or trend projects before determining if my initial claim was an overreaction or an...
Off the Crossbar: Matthews & Rielly Eyeing Gretzky’s Record
October 13th, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs’ center Auston Matthews and defenseman Morgan Rielly hope to shake off their slow starts to the season and eclipse Wayne Gretzky’s surreal 215-point season of 1985-86. While the Leafs’ teammates have had record-breaking starts to the 2018-19 season, they know they’ll have to elevate their play...
Maple Leafs Round Table: Handing Out the Leafs' Letters
September 23rd, 2018 The 2018-19 NHL season is just around the corner and questions are slowly getting answered for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans. While rumours surfaced regarding the captaincy in Toronto, the situation was quickly settled with news that there would be three key players donning letters for the coming season. With no ‘C’ on...
Maple Leafs Remain Pretenders
August 22nd, 2018 Right off the hop, there will be criticisms regarding the headline. Pretenders? How can a team be pretending with three solid centers and arguably two of the top 15 players in the game in Auston Matthews and John Tavares? The answer is simpler than you think. The talk around town can focus entirely on the acquisition of Tavares and...
Lamoriello's Legacy With the Maple Leafs
May 17th, 2018 A new era has started for the Toronto Maple Leafs with the announcement that Lou Lamoriello wouldn't be returning as general manager. When Lamoriello was brought on as the new general manager in the summer of 2015 it was to help steer the franchise in the direction of success. This was done by clearing a mountain of unwanted contracts...
