In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at three of the newcomers to the Maple Leafs’ roster. The initial play of Ilya Samsonov, Callie Jarnkrok, and Adam Gaudette had to have been impressive for even some of the most jaded Maple Leafs’ fans. Small sample size aside, it
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In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I speculate about what might happen with young Nick Robertson this season. Second, I look at the team’s third line construction and praise how valuable it was to the team’s success last season. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Physicality, Nylander & Kessel Third, I
Toronto Maple Leafs’ General Manager Kyle Dubas was busy on day one of free agency. He signed four players. In this post, we’ll share more about who these players are and what they might bring to the team. Player One: Goalie Ilya Samsonov The Maple Leafs lost two Ilya’s, in Mikheyev and Lyubushkin, and gained
Adam Gaudette has had a rough go of it lately. From the highs of his college career to the lows of a COVID-19 infection (and the backlash he faced), he needed an opportunity to get his career back on track. It looks like he could get his opportunity with the Senators, who picked him up
With training camp details finally made available to fans, it means we’re one step closer to all that the 2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks will bring forth. While an active offseason has certainly kept us engaged throughout, there is no comparison when it comes to digging into the actual depths of any given campaign. Perfect for our
Hockey will be here before we know it for the Chicago Blackhawks and the rest of the league. Blackhawks’ training camp officially starts this Thursday, Sept. 23. The first preseason game is Sept. 29 against the Detroit Red Wings, and opening night is Oct. 13 versus the division rival Colorado Avalanche. While the Blackhawks prepare
The Vancouver Canucks have traded forward Adam Gaudette to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Matthew Highmore. Gaudette, who came out of COVID-19 protocol Sunday, scored 52 points (21 goals, 31 assists) in 153 games for the Canucks and was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season. Chicago-based
The Vancouver Canucks have made several changes to the top six in recent weeks, and the team is trying to find new ways to win games. Monday night’s home game against the Montréal Canadiens showed that the Canucks have found ways to grind out a victory, with head coach Travis Green’s side digging out a
The Vancouver Canucks started the 2020-21 season without J.T. Miller, their leading scorer from last season. Miller is ruled out for the season-opening road trip due to a false positive COVID-19 test. The NHL has agreed with health officials that players will travel on team flights and not commercially or privately. The Canucks will be
The Vancouver Canucks had their final intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday and seemingly showcased their opening night roster in the process. Even though the live stream had some technical difficulties at the beginning, we were still able to catch a glimpse of what the team will look like on Jan 13 versus Connor McDavid and the
The Vancouver Canucks had a very successful 2019-20 campaign, beginning with making the playoffs for the first time in three seasons, then advancing to the second round for the first time since 2011. However, it was not all positive, as they got eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights after getting dominated in almost all of
For a young coach, Travis Green’s camps are what many would consider a retro throwback. On July 15 — and multiple times after that — the Canucks’ social media team released a video showing a punishment for the losing team of the scrimmage (seen below). The grueling and mildly humiliating punishment, had the players (literally)
It’s widely known across the NHL that one of the keys to being successful is to have depth at the centre position. Looking at some of the more successful teams of late, most have featured at least two great centres with depth behind them. Whether it be Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin with the Pittsburgh
While Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has been busy making improvements to the Canucks’ top-six forward group this summer, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that the bottom-six has seen some healthy additions as well. It is fully understood that a team’s top two lines are generally responsible for more of a club’s goals, but Vancouver’s
The Buffalo Sabres to add a former Flame Chris Johnston: It’s sounding like the Buffalo Sabres will be signing Curtis Lazar to a one-way contract. The Calgary Flames didn’t qualify him. GM Botterill won’t comment on Ristolainen and if there was a trade request Lance Lysowski: Sabres GM Jason Botterill wouldn’t say if defenseman Rasmus
Marner and offer sheets @Prospects_Watch: Darren Dreger said on TSN 1050 that he believes the New York Islanders are one of the teams interested in Mitch Marner. Dreger adds that he doesn’t believe that the Islanders wants to “stick it” to the Maple Leafs, but Marner is just the type of player that they want