Posts About "Zach Hyman"
Hometown Hyman Carrying Heavy Load for Leafs
January 13th, 2018 On Wednesday, I wrote a column calling into question Mike Babcock's use of his players. Included in there was the lineup I would like to see the Leafs use as often as possible. One forward line you'll see I didn't tamper with was the top-line trio of Zach Hyman, Auston Matthews and Willy Nylander. An Unconventional Path to...
Leafs Need More From William Nylander
January 8th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs began the 2017-18 NHL season ablaze, with their torrent play and lethal offensive attack thrusting the up-and-coming team to the top of the NHL's leaderboard. Yet, in the few months that followed, Toronto began to fall back down to earth. As 2017 came to a close, the franchise became increasingly dependent on...
Maple Leafs Sophomore Class: Mid-Season Review
January 2nd, 2018 Last year, 9 rookies wore the Maple Leafs logo in an NHL game. They met expectations and then some. Despite their lack of experience, the youngsters delayed their summer vacation a few months by qualifying for the NHL playoffs. It was just the 2nd time since 2004 the Leafs had done so. After having what was surely the off-season of...
Maple Leafs Missed Huge Opportunity in Demers
September 25th, 2017 On Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, the Arizona Coyotes made a sly move in trading Jamie McGinn to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jason Demers. While the price tag on top-four defencemen has generally been pretty high lately, the Coyotes got a steal in giving up just a third-line winger in this case. The price for the likes of Adam...
Evaluating the Hyman and Brown Contracts
September 8th, 2017 Coming into the offseason, re-signing Connor Brown and Zach Hyman was on the Toronto Maple Leafs' to do list. Minus the Marleau signing, it wasn't an eventful offseason in Toronto, but locking up Brown and Hyman was a priority. The two joined the team for their first full NHL season and contributed right away. Now, after seeing what...Connor Brown Takes Hometown Discount With Leafs
August 30th, 2017 With training camp just a few weeks away, the Toronto Maple Leafs were running out of time to re-sign restricted free agent (RFA) Connor Brown. Neither the Etobicoke native nor Leafs' management seemed overly concerned about getting a deal done. Many players have gone to training camp without a contract and some, like Nikita Kucherov...