With the Pittsburgh Penguins in an unfamiliar position heading into the trade deadline this season, general manager Kyle Dubas found himself trying to balance selling off some assets while also keeping the roster intact and skilled enough to possibly try and make a push for a playoff spot (albeit an outside chance at this point).
Michael Bunting
The NHL Goalie Market: the buyers, sellers and those not ready yet Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman’s Saturday Headlines on the NHL goalie market. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “Looking at the overall goaltending market. Here’s some of the situations we can tell you and this is not a comprehensive list. Image from Sportsnet NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens Jake
Hockey season is nearing the start, and training camp is officially underway. The Carolina Hurricanes are a team to watch for and one of the more dangerous teams in the entire league. With critical additions made during the offseason, the time is now to capture the Stanley Cup. In what can be labeled as a
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs have finally opened up conversations with Michael Bunting. Does that mean there’s a chance an extension gets done? The Ottawa Senators could be looking at a trade involving Alex DeBrincat at the NHL Draft, while the Vancouver Canucks have a long list of needs and could
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs don’t believe Michael Bunting is being treated fairly by NHL officials. Meanwhile, one scribe makes a prediction regarding some off-season plans for the Pittsburgh Penguins. What are the Detroit Red Wings looking for this offseason? Finally, one journalist believes the Montreal Canadiens won’t be re-signing Jonathan
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, did the Philadelphia Flyers brass unanimously decide to let Chuck Fletcher go and hire Daniel Briere? It doesn’t appear that way, which will be a fascinating story to watch unfold as the Flyers make other hiring decisions. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. Meanwhile, could any decision
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway No talks between Michael Bunting and the Maple Leafs Sportsnet: Jeff Marek on 32 Thoughts on Michael Bunting. “Circling back to Bunting, Ron. Check with his agent Paul Capizzano tonight. Still no discussion between him and the Maple Leafs on a
In the edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, we’ll look ahead at some of the team’s players and what might happen to them over both the near future and after this season. There are a number of “what if’s” for the team. We’ll explore some of them in this post. Item One: Another
When the regular season began, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews were on the same line. The last week of October saw the team’s horrible four-game western road trip end with four straight losses. Yet, Maple Leafs’ head coach Sheldon Keefe kept Marner and Matthews together. November began well for the Maple Leafs. The team came
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are both trying to avoid making a trade and looking to sign one of their players to a long-term extension. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres have signed Mattias Samuelsson to a surprising new contract. Why are they taking such a risk after only 54 career NHL games?
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at Mitch Marner’s athletic abilities that extends past the ice surface. Second, I’ll take a look at Auston Matthews’ unique skills on the ice. I marvel at how good a player he is. Can he get better? Of course, and I’ll
Our Toronto Maple Leafs forwards rankings for the regular season included the top twelve forwards. We also tracked the numbers for Colin Blackwell and Kyle Clifford as the 13th and 14th forwards. Although we didn’t include their numbers in the rankings, we did acknowledge that their numbers placed them outside the top twelve forwards, in
We recently posted two articles rating the Maple Leafs’ forwards for offensive play and defensive play using six different five on five categories tracked by the website Naturalstattrick.com. Those categories were Shot Attempts, Shots, Scoring Chances, High-Danger Scoring Chances, Goals, and Expected Goals, both For and Against. Related: Maple Leafs’ Forwards Ranked for Defensive Play
And this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at three of the Maple Leafs players and the news surrounding them. First, I’ll take a look at Auston Matthews nomination for the Hart Trophy. Second, I’ll compare Jack Campbell’s postseason playoff series to his opponent’s at the other end of
Leafs Nation got a bit of a shock Sunday when Sheldon Keefe announced before the New York Islanders’ game that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ league’s leading scorer Auston Matthews was going to be in the press box with a day-to-day minor issue. As it was, the Maple Leafs played a solid defensive game in front
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the Atlantic Division and speculate about the Maple Leafs’ place in the division moving forward. I’ll then comment on the rumors that Josh Manson might be sought by the team as a trade-deadline acquisition. Related: Maple Leafs THW Readers’ Insights:
I had such good responses from readers of my Toronto Maple Leafs’ posts two weeks ago when I shared some of their insights, that I decided to do it again. I value readers’ insights and additions to my work, even when they disagree with me – as you will see later in this post. I
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, we’ll look at some of the key players during the 7-4 comeback victory over the Detroit Red Wings. We’ll also look at what might happen as the team moves forward during the season and – more specifically with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner – their