TheLeafsNation Top 25 of 2020: #25 — Apparently Wayne Simmonds wants to be a Leaf
Welcome to the yearly wrap up of the top read articles over the last year!
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News and Notes: Is Robertson World Junior bound? Rielly helping out Barrie, and more
We are 100% in the downtime of hockey and that kind sucks, since there’s snow outside, we’re locked down(-ish, if you’re in Alberta like me), and December is normally around the quarter mark for the season when we’d be jumping into hockey analysis mode. Dealing with hockey downtime is a lot more tolerable in August,…
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Topi Niemela is the Leafs 9th ranked prospect
The Leafs have placed a premium on hockey sense in the last couple of drafts, and they continued that trend with the selection of Finnish defenseman Topi Niemela at the top of the third round in the 2020 NHL draft. The young defender put himself on the map last year with Karpat, earning a regular…
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Nick Abruzzese is the Leafs 10th ranked prospect
The Toronto Maple Leafs like to acquire players that attend Harvard. First, they drafted Nick Abruzzese in the fourth round in 2019 then later added Alexander Kerfoot from the Colorado Avalanche — both attended the prestigious school. The 21-year-old dominated in the USHL last year where he had 80 points in 62 games. He followed…
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Recapping the first half of the Leafs Prospect Rankings and the Rankings from our readers
We’re halfway through ranking and reviewing the Leafs prospects, and we’ve come to the point I’d consider my favourite part. The part where we get to criticize the rankings from our readers. I mean celebrate them. Yes. That’s it. In fact, it’s hard to criticize the rankings because they are pretty close to what we…
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Joseph Woll is the Leafs 11th ranked prospect
Much like just about any goalie in professional hockey, Joseph Woll is a question waiting to be answered. There’s a deep desire among the fanbase for him to do well thanks to the endless potential of his name. The fact he’s a Maple Leafs prospect at the most valuable position in the sport is just…
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Prospect Roundup: Return of Rodion, Finland’s finest, Abramov unleashed
Though the NHL owners and NHLPA are still working towards establishing parameters for the 2020-2021 season, some NHL hopefuls have already started making plans for the upcoming season. Mikko Lehtonen – signed as an undrafted free agent last May – has been playing with Jokerit of the KHL this season but his loan agreement was…
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Who will be Canada’s best NHL team next season?
The All-Canadian division looks to be a sure thing and with that comes predicting the best and worst teams. Every NHL club has made significant moves that have altered their team in some way, shape or form. The question is, whether it changes their team for the good, or the bad. We will have to…
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Throwback Thursday: This week in 1958, Toronto Maple Leafs hire Punch Imlach as general manager
Welcome back to another edition of Throwback Thursday!
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Roni Hirvonen is the Leafs 12th ranked prospect
To no one’s surprise, Kyle Dubas traded down in the 2020 NHL draft by using the Leafs 44th to acquire the 59th and the 64th overall pick. With the 59th pick, the Leafs drafted Finnish forward, Roni Hirvonen. The TLN consensus ranked Hirvonen in 12th amongst Leafs prospects. I personally was the highest on Hirvonen…
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The NHL vs. NHLPA dispute is a predictable mess
Step 1: Calm down any panic by shiftly reaching an agreement on a Collective Agreement Step 2: Briefly return to play and execute that return to play better than anyone would have expected you too. Step 3: Spend freely during free agency. Step 4: Realize the virus you needed to go away to sell tickets…
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Page 6ix Wednesday, November 25th: Odds and Ends and A Surprise Baby
Welcome gossip friends! As we get deeper into the indefinite offseason, the drama seems to ebb and flow. Some weeks it’s plentiful, others it’s sparse, and occasionally there is one or two big things and not much else. We’re in the third category right now, so let’s take a look at the big deal gossip….
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