Posts About "Nikita Zaitsev"
NHL Players & Prospects to Represent Russia in Denmark
May 2nd, 2018 On May 1, the Russian Hockey Federation published the roster for the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Denmark. The roster will include several NHL players and prospects, and it could have included even more if it wasn't for injuries. Sergei Bobrovsky, Semyon Varlamov, Nikita Zadorov, Ivan Provorov, and Artemi Panarin were among...Consistency Is Key for Maple Leafs
April 19th, 2018 Things looked a little bit bleak for the Toronto Maple Leafs after Game 2. Nazem Kadri was suspended, Leo Komarov was hurt and most of the players who were actually playing hadn't made an impact. Toronto's penalty kill wasn't killing and the Maple Leafs were giving up scoring chance after scoring chance at even strength. But with a...
Leafs' Comeback Requires Lineup Change
April 15th, 2018 For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the first two games of their quarterfinal playoff series against the Boston Bruins could not have started any worse. From a costly suspension to Nazem Kadri that still has two games remaining to Boston's playoff leading 12 goals scored, nothing has gone their way and many are beginning to question how much...
Maple Leafs News: Marleau's Milestones and Komarov's Future
December 19th, 2017 The past week and a bit has been busy for the Toronto Maple Leafs - who played five games in seven days. While they were a number of winnable games for the Leafs, the blue and white came out of that stretch with a 2-3 record - beating the Oilers and Penguins and giving up points to the Flyers, Wild and Red Wings. While the Leafs did...
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...
Zaitsev's Contract Looking Like a Bargain
October 17th, 2017 Just five games into the NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs boast an impressive record of 4-1 and have been scoring a ton of goals. However, with 19 goals against in just five games, clearly there is room to improve defensively and in the crease. It's not like every defensemen is under-performing on the Leafs, -- there are still a few...
