Posts About "Rasmus Ristolainen"
6 Trade Targets for the Florida Panthers
November 16th, 2020 After another disappointing season, the Florida Panthers addressed some crucial needs in the past few weeks, including the addition of depth and grit to improve the Panthers' intimidation factor. However, looking ahead to the 2020-21 season, management has a few things that still need to be addressed for a deep playoff run. The...
Jets Trades That Could Make Difference in 2020-21
November 12th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets will look to go into the 2020-21 season with a better record than the previous year. They finished 2019-20 with a respectable 37-28-6 record, but will need to be better given the roster that they have. They have one of the best top-six forward groups in the league with players such as Mark Scheifele and Patrik...
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Saarela, Ristolainen & More
October 28th, 2020 In the Chicago Blackhawks' world, the most prominent word that surrounds them is rebuild. There is no more looking back. With rebuilds, it's all about the future. Today's edition of News & Rumors will focus strictly on that. We will give you updates on some Blackhawks' prospects and the latest trade rumors. One of the trade rumors,...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Sabres, Lightning, More
October 25th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz about a few possible trade candidates, among them Rasmus Ristolainen from the Buffalo Sabres, along with Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andreas Athanasiou might be wondering if declining the offer from the Edmonton Oilers was the wisest decision and Travis Dermott...
Devils News & Rumors: Killorn, Ristolainen, & More
October 18th, 2020 The New Jersey Devils were making moves left and right at this time last week. They acquired defenseman Ryan Murray from the Columbus Blue Jackets, as well as winger Andreas Johnsson from the Toronto Maple Leafs. They also signed Corey Crawford to a two-year deal to back up Mackenzie Blackwood in net. Things have been...
4 Jets Trade Targets to Help the Blue Line
July 30th, 2020 Following a quiet trade deadline, Winnipeg Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and company are preparing for what promises to be a busy offseason. After the stunning departure of former number one defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, the Jets blue line was reduced to nothing but a revolving door of depth players, late-offseason pickups,...
Canucks' Trade Options for Brock Boeser
July 15th, 2020 Days after THW's own Matthew Zator listed Brock Boeser as a potential trade piece, Vancouver Canucks' Twitter was set on fire over the weekend as reports emerged that the team is exploring the possibility of trading the forward. https://twitter.com/DhaliwalSports/status/1281698093281542146?s=20 One of the reasons the team is...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Reviewing Sandin & Ristolainen
June 28th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'm going to look at two young defensemen named Rasmus. First, I’ll look at Rasmus Sandin and speculate on what the team will do with him. Second, I’ll take a longer look at the Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Ristolainen and try to better understand what he might bring to the Maple...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Undersized Draft Picks, Malgin & Ristolainen
June 26th, 2020 The 2020 Draft Lottery happens tonight. And, given the COVID-19 “new rules,” will it make sense? That is, will the teams who need the best players get them? We’ll soon see. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares, Nylander, Statistics & Elynuik In this post, I will review some of the Toronto Maple Leafs news and...
Sabres' 2019-20 Analytics Autopsy: Defencemen
June 25th, 2020 Now that another Buffalo Sabres season is finished – and mercifully so – many are conducting an autopsy of the past few months; and there was more bad than good. Extending the franchise-record playoff drought to nine seasons in a year when over 77 percent of teams made the postseason (not a typo), is something only this franchise...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Ristolainen, Savard & Brodie
June 9th, 2020 When people talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs, it always seems to be about trading for help on defense. That conversation has come up again this week. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Play-In Odds, “Goat” & Unsigned Prospects In today’s Maple Leafs News & Rumors post, I want to outline some of those...
NHL Rumors: Wild, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup Deadline, More
June 8th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Minnesota Wild are hoping the NHLPA can get a long-standing rule changed and that Kirill Kaprizov will end up playing. In Toronto, one scribe suggests two possible trade targets for the Maple Leafs. Finally, has the NHL set a deadline to award the Stanely Cup? Wild Still Hoping Kaprizov Is Allowed to...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Red Wings, KHL Contracts, More
May 30th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the status of KHL stars Ilya Sorokin and Kirill Kaprizov, there is buzz about which nine players will make up the Toronto Maple Leafs' taxi squad, and the Detroit Red Wings talks offseason plans. Sorokin and Kaprizov Won’t be Staying in the KHL With reports that the NHL was...
