Posts About "Morgan Rielly"
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...
Maple Leafs Sacrificing Offense for Defense
January 11th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs started the 2017-18 season strong, winning seven of their first nine games. Then in November, they went on to win 10 out of 15 games, including a six-game winning streak. That’s the longest winning streak head coach Mike Babcock’s had with the Leafs to date and it’s this kind of ‘winning games pattern’...
Should the Leafs Look for a Rental Player?
January 5th, 2018 With the Toronto Maple Leafs having just hit the midway mark of the season, it's time to start gearing up for the playoffs. But with Tampa Bay and Boston beginning to pull away from Toronto in the standings, it begs the question as to whether or not Toronto has the team they need to make in deep in the postseason. Feb. 26 marks an...
Maple Leafs Are Killing Their Penalty Kill
December 6th, 2017 Ever since Mike Babcock joined the Toronto Maple Leafs' organization as its head coach, a good penalty kill has become a staple of his time with the Leafs. Back in the 2015-16 season, the Leafs finished 13th in the NHL in penalty kill percentages despite finishing dead last in the league standings overall. Then, last season the Leafs...
