Dubas on Nicholas Robertson: “We’ll give him every opportunity to make the team”
All aboard the Nicholas Robertson hype train, everyone.
March 2020
Leafs Madness Championship!!!
I guess the story here is that Wendel Clark and Auston Matthews were narrowly defeated in what were the closest match-ups of the bracket. Matthews likely failing to advance based on lack of experience and Clark rode beloved fan favourite for as long as he possibly could in this. As for the Sundin vs. Bower…
John Tavares talks music and teammates he’d quarantine with on NHL conference call
Earlier this afternoon, John Tavares joined in on an NHL conference call today and spoke about several topics, ranging on the state of the season, deserted island music, and which teammate he’d quarantine with if he had to choose. When asked about which Leafs teammates he’d most like to be quarantined with, Tavares had a…
Leafs Madness: Final Four
It’s safe to say the voyage to the Final Four to determine the greatest fan favourite Leaf has gone exactly as expected. Sundin, Matthews, Bower, and Clark are all names you’d expect to see here. Beating out Gilmour, Sittler, and Keon to do so wasn’t a particularly easy thing to do, but here we are….
John Tavares issues message urging fans to “play inside and play for each other”
Toronto Maple Leafs captain, John Tavares, issued a message through his Twitter account this past week, encouraging hockey fans to remain indoors as much as possible while also thanking the healthcare and frontline workers for their incredible sacrifice during this strange time. #BEATTHEVIRUS pic.twitter.com/4Dm0JqGT5r — John Tavares (@91Tavares) March 25, 2020 Like many NHLers, John…
Highlights of Brendan Shanahan’s interview with James Duthie
If you’ve got 20 minutes and love anecdotes about parenting in the COVID-19 world, by all means, I encourage you to check out the full thing here. If you just want the hockey highlights and some takes on those, let’s have at it below… “Are the players going stir crazy?” “Most of the players have…
Throwback Thursday: This week in 1994, Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Mike Gartner
Welcome to this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday!
Leafs Madness: Elite Eight
I guess it speaks to the expert seeding of this bracket that we’ve got nothing but 1 and 2 seeds left. The names are the names you’d expect to see Sundin, Gilmour, Matthews, Bower, Keon, Sittler, Clark, and Rielly(?). Okay, I’m not ready to accept that Morgan Rielly should necessarily be in this conversation, nor…
Report: Kyle Clifford, Toronto Maple Leafs expressing interest in new contract
An article published in the Toronto Sun this week was headlined by news that Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly and legendary Canadian ice dancer Tessa Virtue are a thing.
The NHL Draft and Awards have been postponed
To the surprise of nobody, a handful of key NHL events have been postponed until further notice. This includes the NHL Scouting Combine, the NHL Entry Draft, and the NHL Awards Ceremony.
KHL players will be able to sign with NHL teams as of May 1st
Games may not be played anytime soon, but we’re just over a month away from KHL signing season, and if recent history has taught us anything, that’s a significant time for the Leafs. From TSN: With the KHL season officially being cancelled Wednesday, players with expiring KHL contracts are free to sign with NHL teams…
The Giving Marv
Martin Marincin was traded to the Leafs on June 27, 2015. On the same weekend Toronto drafted Mitch Marner, Travis Dermott, and Jeremy Bracco, adding a depth defenceman from Slovakia was a footnote. Looking back now, in the state of the Leafs blueline it is surprising there was not more excitement about Marincin. By the…