Posts About "Roman Polak"
Carrick or Polak More Deserving of Playoff Ice Time?
March 20th, 2018 It's no secret the Toronto Maple Leafs have a weak right side of their defence core. This has been the case for a while but because no moves were made in the offseason or at the deadline, we're stuck with four right defenders who would probably all be on the third pairing on most good hockey teams. With Hainsey jumping into a top-four...
Babcock's Favouritism Doing Maple Leafs No Favours
February 14th, 2018 With 24 games to go in the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are 18 points clear of the Detroit Red Wings, the team closest to knocking them out of the playoff race. So, yeah, we’ll be seeing the Leafs in the postseason come spring. However, despite the sizeable cushion, there are causes for concern with...
Breaking Down Leafs' Logjam on Defence
February 9th, 2018 For the first time in a while, it seems like the Toronto Maple Leafs have too many defencemen. Not necessarily too many distinguished, All-Star defencemen, but too many defencemen who are worthy of a roster spot. Add on that the trade deadline is quickly approaching and it makes for a very interesting situation on the Leafs' back end....
Maple Leafs Travis Dermott Is Here to Stay
January 10th, 2018 For the past few years, the Toronto Maple Leafs' stance on prospects has been to take their time with developing players so that they aren't rushed into the NHL before being ready. The Leafs have been taking their time with developing Travis Dermott so that when he does enter the NHL, he's prepared for the demands of an NHL defenseman...
Connor Carrick: Falling Down the Depth Chart
December 13th, 2017 Under coach Mike Babcock, the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to always have a player that is benched for most of the season despite stats and analytics saying that the Leafs would be better with them in the lineup. Babcock likes to have an extra forward and defenseman on hand in case of injuries, which has, at times, drawn the anger of...
Maple Leafs News: Roster Changes, Brown Seizing Opportunity
October 25th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs were at it again Monday evening with a game against the last team left without a regulation loss in the NHL, the Los Angeles Kings. Although the win resulting from the game is important, I will focus my attention on the roster changes that were made before the game, their impact, and how forward Connor Brown is...
