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Nikita Soshnikov

Islanders’ Bellows Not a Lock for Final Roster

Jon Zella | October 4, 2022

It was the prevailing thought that New York Islanders would enter the 2022-23 NHL season with largely the same roster, save for defender Alexander Romanov, who came over in a…

Categories New York Islanders

2 Takeaways From Islanders Preseason Loss to the Devils – 9/27/22

Jon Zella | September 28, 2022

The New York Islanders dropped their second straight preseason game, 4-1, on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center. Much like their 4-1 loss to the New…

Categories New York Islanders

St. Louis Blues: Fourth-Line Focus

Stephen Ground | August 30, 2018

The St. Louis Blues have made a plethora of moves this summer, adding four forwards to their group of nine through trade and free agency. In addition, the Blues have…

Categories St Louis Blues

Soshnikov a Victim of Numbers Game With Leafs

Peter Ferrell | February 24, 2018

  Word came down last week that the inevitable had happened: the Toronto Maple Leafs had traded Nikita Soshnikov. Soshnikov went to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs, Trade Deadline

Maple Leafs Round Table: Debating the Soshnikov Trade

Andrew Forbes | February 22, 2018

The trade deadline is coming and the Leafs have already jumped into the fray by trading 24-year-old Nikita Soshnikov to the St. Louis Blues for a fourth-round pick and followed…

Categories Column, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs: Why in the World Isn’t Josh Leivo Playing?

Brett Slawson | March 16, 2017

Since his third-round selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, 86th overall, Josh Leivo has been an intriguing yet slowly developing commodity for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Drafted as a…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Leivo Making the Most of His Chances

Will Billinghurst | February 17, 2017

Josh Leivo has been an interesting player to follow this year. He looked like he would be able to crack the lineup at the beginning of the season, but was…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Which Maple Leafs Prospects Are Expendable?

Anthony Fusco | May 14, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a lot going for them right now on the prospects front.  They just won the NHL’s draft lottery, and with it, the right to select…

Categories Prospects, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs Rebuild Ahead of Schedule

Andrew Forbes | March 29, 2016

The Leafs’ self-entitled painful rebuild started late last season when they revamped their front office. This past offseason, the organization went out and signed Mike Babcock and restructured their coaching…

Categories Editor's Choice, Maple Leafs Prospects, Toronto Maple Leafs

Predicting the Leafs Lineup for 2016-17

Devin Slawson | March 21, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not looking towards the playoff race as we stretch through March, but instead to the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery, where they currently own the greatest…

Categories Previews and Predictions, Prospects, Toronto Maple Leafs

Who Will the Leafs Protect in a NHL Expansion Draft?

Devin Slawson | March 21, 2016

NHL expansion has once again become a hot topic in the hockey community after it was announced on Wednesday, Mar. 16th, that any, and all, expansion teams will be confirmed…

Categories Editor's Choice, NHL Expansion, Toronto Maple Leafs, Trending

The Culture Change of the Maple Leafs

Anthony Fusco | March 17, 2016

Everyone knew that there would be massive changes to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup this season. It was completely expected, yet no one knew exactly how the team would look…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs
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