Posts About "Morgan Rielly"
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...
Leafs Will Win the Stanley Cup in 2020
December 4th, 2017 Inspired by Sports Illustrated calling the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros on a magazine cover three years earlier, I predict that the Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup in 2020. The premise of the original 2014 Sports Illustrated article was that the Astros' talented young core would be reaching their prime...
Rielly & Hainsey a Great Pairing for Leafs
November 22nd, 2017 When Ron Hainsey was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency, many just saw him as a replacement for the departing Matt Hunwick. A mid-thirties, defensive defenceman, Hainsey wasn't meant to be any sort of huge addition to the team. He was coming off of a Stanley Cup with the powerhouse Pittsburgh Penguins and could provide some...
Leafs' Rielly Fulfilling Offensive Potential
November 15th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without a definite No. 1 NHL defenseman for quite some time. However, now that their rebuild is pretty much complete and they are ready to turn into a contender, do the Maple Leafs still have that same hole? What if I was to tell you that the Leafs have been developing that missing piece since the 2012...
