Welcome to “2 Guys and a Goalie,” starring Dustin Nielson, Joaquin Gage, and Matt Kassian and presented by Odds Shark, Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken, and Sports Clips Haircuts. The show focuses on stories, notes, transactions, and everything else happening all around the NHL and the world of hockey. They get the episode under way with their…
Read More →Kyle Dubas spoke with the media today, and since he wasn’t announcing the firing of Mike Babcock, a trade for a generational defensive talent that will fix special teams and defense, or a loophole in the CBA that would allow them to spend millions more on the roster, it’s safe to say that he didn’t…
Read More →If the Leafs continue to sputter over the next month or so (they’re currently 12th in the conference standings by points-percentage), Mike Babcock is going to be fired. Before Christmas, after, it doesn’t really matter; If this Toronto team just claws along with two wins here, two losses there, Babcock is going to be replaced by…
Read More →Babcock’s goal is six points every five games “We’re at the end of our four segments & we’d be set up perfect with 24 points. That’s exactly what we were looking for coming in & so we’re two away, we need this” Segments so far: 2-2-1 (5) 3-1-1 (7) 2-2-1 (5) 2-1-1 (5 + ?)…
Read More →The Leafs are struggling as of late, with back-to-back-to-back losses since their encouraging three-game winning streak earlier in the month. Let’s take a look at what people are saying during these trying times.
Read More →It’s game 20, that world point when we stop complaining about sample size and can start embracing the stats we’ve seen throughout the year. It’s like nerdy Christmas, so I hope you all enjoy reading about High Danger scoring chances and the Leafs struggles with expected goals, because we’ll be churning out a lot more…
Read More →by OddsShark (@OddsShark) – Sponsored Post The Toronto Maple Leafs are not only struggling as a road underdog while dealing with a major loss to their offence, but they also have to take on one of the NHL’s top teams. The Maple Leafs are a +105 underdog against the -125 favourite New York Islanders with…
Read More →Hyman cleared, returns tomorrow #Leafs — Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) November 12, 2019 The moment of Hyman’s return is somewhat bittersweet. We’ve been looking forward to this moment all season, and recently felt that this was going to be the date that the Leafs roster was made whole again, but now here we are living in…
Read More →Michael Hutchinson (TOR) clears waivers. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 12, 2019 As hard as it may be to believe, teams weren’t lining up to put in claims for a goaltender who has gone 0-4-1 and in his first five starts, and has a .879 save percentage on the year. Considering that Hutchinson is nearly…
Read More →Nic Petan has been a bit of a yo-yo this season. He’s been waived twice, and now recalled three times from the Marlies… #Leafs have recalled Nic Petan and Kasimir Kaskisuo from the Marlies. Team is set to practice here shortly. — Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) November 12, 2019 The past few recalls have resulted in…
Read More →I’m officially back writing at Leafs Nation! Important announcement: I'm coming home. Officially going to be writing a weekly column at @TLNdc this season (which is where I used to write before I started hiding behind the paywall) Unlocked Two-lock #content baby!🔓🔓 pic.twitter.com/lbS3ANHiCp — Ian Tulloch📊 (@IanGraph) October 29, 2019 This is where I got…
Read More →Just as the injuries, goaltending problems and tough scheduling started to clear up, the Leafs have been presented with a number of other issues. On this episode, Nick DeSouza and Kevin Papetti discuss some of those issues from the past few weeks as well as what this team needs to do to be successful going…
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