Kyle Dubas appeared on Sportsnet’s Tim & Sid and TSN’s Overdrive on Wednesday in order to discuss various Leafs’ related topics in the wake of the NHL officially announcing its plan to move forward with a 24-team playoff this summer.
According to James Mirtle, Kyle Dubas confirmed today that if/when the NHL resumes play this summer, Nick Robertson will be a part of the Leafs’ expanded roster.
A major point of confusion around the NHL’s plans for a 24-team summer tournament is how the draft order will be determined.
Over the weekend, the NHLPA voted heavily in favour of accepting a 24-team playoff format in the event the NHL resumes the 2019-20 season later this summer. This is just a very small step forward to getting the league going and there are some large, complicated hurdles left to overcome.
On Friday, the NHLPA Executive Board voted to move ahead with talks regarding a 24-team playoff in the NHL’s return-to-play efforts. While this vote means that the players have accepted to move forward with the proposed plan of having 24 teams returning to play, the specific format of how the playoffs will go down has…
Death, taxes, and the Toronto Maple Leafs facing the Boston Bruins in the playoffs. This time, though, it’s a new spin on the same old situation.
All aboard the Mikko Lehtonen hype train, folks. The Leafs’ newest KHL addition has been named the league’s top defenceman for the 2019-20 season.
While the NHL is still trying to salvage the rest of its season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AHL has conceded. According to an official press release from the league, the AHL will cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season and the Calder Cup Playoffs.
According to the team’s official Twitter account, the Maple Leafs have inked defenceman to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Despite having plans to finish up the 2020 playoffs as late as September, the NHL has reportedly sent a memo to teams on Friday suggesting the possibility of having the draft in June.
The NHL’s most recent plan to salvage the 2019-20 season reportedly involves having mini-tournaments spread across four different cities, with six teams participating in each one.
Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s year-(so far)-in-review series in which we talk about something we learned about each player on the team this year. Today, we have Freddy Andersen’s struggles and the need to find him a competent backup.
