Leafs sign Alexander Barabanov to a one-year, entry-level deal
Hey, look! Actual hockey news! According to the team’s official Twitter account, the Maple Leafs have signed KHL free agent Alexander Barabanov to a one-year, entry-level contract.
NHL considering North Dakota as a neutral location for 2019-20 games
The prospect of watching professional sports any time soon seems like a massive stretch as the world has virtually come to a halt due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Burke: The Canucks wanted Kadri, Gardiner, and two first-round picks for Luongo in 2013
In order to help us all kill time, Brian Burke did a Q&A on Twitter on Thursday night, fielding questions from fans about his time as an executive in the league. One of the more interesting tidbits that came out of this was Burke admitting truth behind all of the Luongo to the Leafs rumours…
Dubas on Nicholas Robertson: “We’ll give him every opportunity to make the team”
All aboard the Nicholas Robertson hype train, everyone.
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.
Let’s watch all of William Nylander’s 31 goals from this season
William Nylander’s 2018-19 season was a complete nightmare. But this year? That was a different story.
Let’s watch all of Auston Matthews’ 47 goals from this season
Auston Matthews is going to break the 50-goal plateau. He’s also very likely going to break Rick Vaive’s single-season franchise goal record. You know, barring some kind of disaster, of course.
Revisiting the Wendel Clark trades
The Wendel Clark trades represent the best and the worst of Cliff Fletcher.
The CHL season has been cancelled
Unsurprisingly, all three leagues in the CHL (OHL, WHL, and QMJHL) have announced over the past couple of days that they’ll be pulling the plug on the 2019-20 regular season. Whether the playoffs and Memorial Cup end up also being cancelled is up in the air.
NHL players propose pushing playoffs back to August-September, draft and free agency back to October
On Monday, we learned about a rumoured playoff format that would see 24 teams in the big dance, with eight teams getting byes to the second round and the other sixteen playing in a play-in round.
Auston Matthews’ Pursuit of Maple Leafs Immortality
It’s been a long time since a Leaf scored 50 goals. It’s been an even longer time since a Leaf won the Hart Trophy.
The Lightning just got dealt a huge blow
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without one of their best players for the remainder of the regular season and into the playoffs, as Steve Stamkos has been sidelined for six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a core muscle.