In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Vancouver Canucks inking a deal with Travis Hamonic. Meanwhile, In Toronto, the Maple Leafs have decided to give a new defenseman a bit more time before throwing him into game action. In San Jose, there is uncertainty surrounding forward Evander Kane. Finally, who was the
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So far, the Toronto Maple Leafs are waiting to see what happens about the NHL discussions with the Province of Ontario. Specifically, will the team be able to start its NHL regular-season schedule on Jan. 13 as has been planned? Currently, the Ontario government hasn’t decided whether to allow games to be played in Toronto
Mikko Lehtonen was a sought after commodity on the free-agent market in Europe. Many teams were after him, but the Toronto Maple Leafs came out on top. Despite being a left-hand shot, he is also comfortable playing on the right side. More importantly, Lehtonen fits the Maple Leafs’ description of what they were looking for:
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll ask whether the makeup of the Maple Leafs team that will play during the 2020-21 season is exactly the kind of team that general manager Kyle Dubas has been trying to build for several years. Second, I’ll look at another young player the Maple
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes, I’ll report on the signing of Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott. I’ll also report how the team’s recent signee and current KHL defenseman Mikko Lehtonen is doing this season. Related: Maple Leafs Become Chapter in Vesey’s Puzzling Career Finally, I’ll share more information about what
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at how Mikko Lehtonen is doing as the KHL’s season is getting underway. I’ll speculate why I believe the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stanley Cup-winning goalie Matt Murray will be on the move and I’ll also look at the chances the Maple Leafs
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share the news that Auston Matthews came in second to Nathan MacKinnon in the voting for the Lady Byng Trophy. I’ll report another COVID-19 quarantine that impacts a Maple Leafs signee. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Further Thoughts About the Andersen Trade Finally,
Over the past few days, news has emerged that there have been intense discussions about how to restart the 2019-20 NHL season. In fact, this morning (May 19), the NHL reported that commissioner Gary Bettman and his people have been looking at “probably eight or nine different places” that would be able to host “a
Some things are stewing in the NHL pot. On Monday, the NHL’s Board of Governors held a conference call to discuss a range of issues, including the possibility of staging the NHL Entry Draft in June before the completion of the 2019-20 regular season. However, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, no decision was made