Posts About "William Nylander"
Maple Leafs Player News: An Optimistic Look at a Team's Losing Streak
October 12th, 2019 Here’s the deal. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to perhaps the best team in the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Thursday evening, 7-4. The score doesn’t lie: after a wild first period, the team was crushed thereafter. The Maple Leafs hung around for a bit, but then folded like a cheap suit (a phrase which implies that a cheap...
Maple Leafs: 5 Reasons to be Thankful
October 12th, 2019 With five games passed in the regular season, there have been some highs and lows with the play of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Although there needs to be some improvements with their defense, there are still some positives that surround the club that may allow them to get past this bump and be the team we expect them to be. Despite the...
Maple Leafs Special Teams Report: Both Units Off to Fine Starts
October 9th, 2019 There's much to talk about early in the 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs season. Line combinations seems to be at the forefront, but there's also the emergence of Rasmus Sandin, new defense pairings and, of course, the results. What has seemed to fly under the radar to this point has been the work of the Maple Leafs' special teams units....
Nylander & Spezza Shine for Maple Leafs in Loss to Blues
October 8th, 2019 Hockey is a funny game, and sometimes the best team on the ice for a particular evening doesn’t win the game. Although I might be too optimistic, that’s what I saw during the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 loss to the Stanley Cup Champs, the St. Louis Blues. In fact, perhaps this was the Maple Leafs best game so far in the season and they...NHL Video Highlights: October 7
With only two games on the NHL slate last night, it was a light schedule. However, although the night lacked quantity, it was not short on quality. From gorgeous solo efforts to game winners to great saves, Oct. 7 still had highlight-worthy plays. Here are the four best from last night. Related: NHL Video Highlights: October...
Maple Leafs Have No Excuses in 2019-20
October 3rd, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs won their season opener over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night by a score of 5-3. There were areas that the Maple Leafs were lacking, but their patented offence led the charge. With Toronto's core under contract long-term, there are no longer any excuses for the team not to succeed this season. The team...
Maple Leafs: What Does a Successful 2019-20 Include?
October 1st, 2019 Don't look now but the regular season is just 24 hours away. It's time to buckle down and get ready for what should be another electric NHL season after an eventful offseason. Beginning Wednesday, they play for keeps. I wouldn't go so far to say that the Maple Leafs' 2018-19 season was a disappointment, but at the end of the day,...
Ranking the Top 5 Maple Leafs X-Factors in 2019-20
September 29th, 2019 Expectations are again high for a re-jigged Toronto Maple Leafs roster leading up their series opener on Oct. 2 against the Ottawa Senators. With plenty of new faces aboard, it will take some time to get used to the new-look group, but there's little doubt that the Maple Leafs remain one of the NHL's best teams - on paper for the time...
Prominent NHLers Looking for Bounceback in 2019-20
September 27th, 2019 Whether they're returning from injury, looking for a fresh start with a new team or simply seeking redemption, a number of NHL stars are out to prove their worth this season. Here's a look at some of the players looking to bounce back in 2019...
William Nylander Is Poised for a Bounceback Season
September 26th, 2019 William Nylander would be the first person to tell you that he had a disappointing 2018-19 campaign. After scoring 61 points in each of his first two seasons, he tallied just 27 in 54 games last year, a meager 41-point pace. Nylander’s performance looked even worse in the eyes of the public on the heels of his controversial holdout...
The Maple Leafs Will Dominate Faceoffs Again in 2019-20
September 26th, 2019 The casual NHL fan won't pay much attention to the art known as the faceoff. After all, there's dozens of them every game and, you know, you win some and you lose some, right? Not quite. Ask any player or coach involved in the league and every single one of them will tell you the value of winning a faceoff. Starting with or without...
Maple Leafs Game Analysis: First Win, Nylander, Matthews & Muckers
September 21st, 2019 What a great time of the season for hockey fans. Not only are the Toronto Maple Leafs on television, but the roster is filled with players trying to either hone their skills or just hang on for one more day. Coaches are trying to test new players at the same time as they allow the stars to create chemistry with their newly-created line...
5 Maple Leafs Predictions for 2019-20
September 19th, 2019 As we get closer to the start of the NHL season, there are still some issues surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was an eventful offseason for the team; from revamping the roster to the on-going Marner contract that was finally settled before the Maple Leafs regular season started. While we have gotten many answers, there are still...
