On Wednesday (Sept. 20), the Detroit Red Wings signed veterans Artem Anisimov and Michael Hutchinson to professional tryout contracts (PTOs). The roster is already jam-packed with bodies, so it will be interesting to see if one of them can usurp one of the other veterans on the team and earn a contract (either to play
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Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Goalie options for the Maple Leafs Jonas Siegel of The Athletic: The Toronto Maple Leafs are without goaltenders Matt Murray, Ilya Samsonov and Joseph Woll and are running with Erik Kallgren and Keith Petruzzelli.If the Maple Leafs are looking to go
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens both played their first game of the preseason. It was also the Maple Leafs’ first game in front of their live fans for what seems like – in fact, has been – years. The 4-1 Maple Leafs’ win over the Canadiens on Saturday was well-deserved. The blue
Tonight the playoffs start for the Toronto Maple Leafs when they meet the Montreal Canadiens for Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. The two teams have met 15 times before in the postseason, and the Canadiens have won eight of those meetings. However, the last playoff series between these two teams was
At the beginning of this last week, with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ regular season having fewer than 10 games remaining, I wrote a post looking back at this season to review who I believed were the three most surprising Maple Leafs’ players. Obviously, such a post is subjective. I expect other Maple Leafs’ fans would
When Michael Hutchinson signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the offseason, most Maple Leafs fans believed that general manager Kyle Dubas was simply setting the team up for the Seattle Kraken draft where the organization would expose Hutchinson as a possibility for the Kraken. How things have changed recently. Related:
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, with the sudden resignation of general manager Jim Rutherford on Wednesday, what’s next for the Pittsburgh Penguins? Who might be a long-term GM candidate? Meanwhile, could the Boston Bruins be thinking about moving a forward and if so, when will they do so? The St. Louis Blues have been in
In today’s NHL rumors, the Toronto Maple Leafs have brought back a somewhat unpopular goaltender. Why? In Calgary, the Flames are not done making moves this offseason. What are they targeting next? Oliver Ekman-Larsson speaks about the trade rumors surrounding him this offseason and finally, in respect to free agency, Mike Hoffman’s agent has spoken
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I share news about two organizational signings yesterday – newcomer Joey Anderson and former-Maple Leafs goalie Michael Hutchinson. I’ll also speculate about what these signings might mean for the team in the near future. Item One: Maple Leafs Sign Joey Anderson to a Three-Year Contract
The Colorado Avalanche forced Game 7 against the Dallas Stars after being down 3-1 in the series, winning both Games 5 and 6. After Miro Heiskanen scored first in Game 6, the Avalanche put one past Anton Khudobin in each period, then added an empty-net goal by Nathan MacKinnon to seal the win. MacKinnon is
The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent goaltender Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Calle Rosen. Hutchinson Era Over in Toronto The Ontario-born Hutchinson was a lightning rod for criticism in his second campaign for the Maple Leafs and failed to provide adequate support for starter Frederick Anderson (although he was arguably
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs finally earned a victory without the services of Frederik Andersen. Michael Hutchinson made 29 saves as Toronto beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday for its fourth win in a row, and first of the season with a back-up goaltender in net. Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews both had two goals and an
In the Toronto Maple Leafs back-to-back games against the Buffalo Sabres, it came down to the play of two goalies. On Friday night in Buffalo, Michael Hutchinson simply gave up too many goals and the team lost 6-4. On Saturday night in Toronto, Frederik Andersen was given just as difficult a test and passed. As
The Maple Leafs need a backup goaltender Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Toronto Maple Leafs backup goaltender Michael Hutchinson hasn’t won a game in his six starts this season. The Maple Leafs like him, they’d love for him to succeed, but it’s just not happening so far. He plays well for a stretch but
For now that Maple Leafs are not in the goalie market TSN: Michael Hutchinson cleared waivers and the Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Kasimir Kaskisuo to backup Frederik Andersen. Bob McKenzie says that Kaskisuo is the backup for now and that they are not in the market for a veteran backup. Anderson will start on
Puljujarvi saying in Finland TSN: Jesse Puljujarvi told Sami Hoffren of Iltasanomat that he plans on remaining with Oulun Karpat for the remainder of the season. Puljujarvi had an opt-out clause until December 1st to return to the NHL, the deadline date that he would have needed to sign an NHL contract to be eligible
Pageau could fetch a nice return Frank Seravalli: One GM thinks that the Ottawa Senators could be able to get a first-round pick and a prospect for Jean-Gabriel Pageau at the trade deadline. It is still early and there haven’t been talks, but will the Senators look to re-sign him or do they move him,
On a Pietrangelo-Blues extension Jeremy Rutherford: Thoughts on an Alex Pietrangelo and St. Louis Blues extension. “with Armstrong trading a lot of term for lower AAV lately, do we see the Blues and Pietrangelo do the same thing? He turns 30 in January; does he get an eight-year deal at an AAV that helps keep