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Roman Polak

Potential Deadline Targets for the Dallas Stars

Jordan Dix | January 8, 2016

The NHL trade deadline (February 29th) is rapidly approaching and the buyers and sellers of the league are becoming more clear as the season goes on. The Dallas Stars will…

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Management

Leafs Daily: How to Get the Most Out of the Current Defense

James Tanner | November 29, 2015

LEAFS DAILY: So the Leafs took a week off and so did I. I was hoping something interesting would happen during the week to pull me back in, but alas,…

Categories Column, Toronto Maple Leafs

Projecting The Value Of The Leafs’ Soon-To-Be UFAs

Jeff Langridge | November 27, 2015

The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing pretty well for themselves considering what they were expecting to be this season. It might still be early in the season, but the Leafs…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Is Jake Gardiner An Expendable Asset?

Andrew Forbes | August 12, 2015

During the 2010-11 season, the Maple Leafs made a move sending Francois Beauchemin to the Anaheim Ducks. Beauchemin was in his second year with Toronto having recorded 38 points (7g-31a)…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

5 Maple Leafs Who Won’t Be Traded This Summer

Jeff Langridge | June 15, 2015

This off-season is sure to be an interesting one for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Names like Phil Kessel, Dion Phaneuf, Tyler Bozak and Joffrey Lupul could all be dealt away.…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Tampa Bay Will Look to Add Veteran Defenseman

Brian Sklar | February 28, 2015

The Tampa Bay Lightning can score goals. That is known throughout the entire National Hockey League. Not many teams want to get into a track meet with the 2014-2015 Tampa…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Roman Polak: More Than Just a Brute

Craig Hagerman | January 16, 2015

Roman Polak is in his first season with the blue and white and with his marker on Thursday he has shown he is doing much more than the Toronto Maple…

Categories St Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: Getting Healthy Means Getting Better

Andrew Forbes | December 18, 2014

To say the Toronto Maple Leafs have been hot as of late would be an understatement. In fact, the team’s won their past six games and has a 10-1-1 record…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Roman Polak Scores First Goal in a Toronto Maple Leafs Uniform (Video)

William Wilson | October 21, 2014

Roman Polak Scores First Goal in a Toronto Maple Leafs Uniform (Video) When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for veteran defenceman Roman Polak this off-season, they were looking to add some extra…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Draft Nylander; Trade Gunnarsson

James Tanner | June 28, 2014

While I was hoping the Leafs would move up and select one of the top three or four players in the draft, they came away very well on Friday night,…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Toronto Maple Leafs

Road to Sochi: Sobotka Key to Czech’s Success

Jeff Ponder | January 10, 2014

The Czech roster is usually compiled of players who grind out wins and provide timely scoring throughout any international tournament. The 2014 Olympics will be no exception. The lineup, which…

Categories Olympics, St Louis Blues

Time to Shine: The St. Louis Blues 2013-14 Season Preview

Jeff Ponder | October 2, 2013

The NHL 14 simulation and The Hockey News have spoken: the St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup favorites to open the season. The 2013-14 Blues started taking shape shortly after…

Categories Previews and Predictions, St Louis Blues
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