The 2022 Memorial Cup kicks off on Monday! Overlapping with the Stanley Cup Finals this year, it’s easy to see how you could overlook or miss the tournament entirely, but this is not one to be slept on. The Memorial Cup is consistently one of the most electric tournaments on the hockey calendar. Returning for…
Read More →This is something I didn’t think I’d write, but here we are. At the moment, all signs point to Petr Mrazek being gone by the end of summer which means the Maple Leafs will need another backup goaltender. While it’s not clear if Jack Campbell will be gone, too, there has been no good news…
Read More →There is a certain degree of schadenfreude at the end of the season, when performance bonus overages are announced for NHL clubs. Every team is going to be competing for the same players come Free Agency, and every dollar in overage is one less you have to compete with on the open market. Contending teams…
Read More →The downside to the cone of silence around the Leafs is the fact that we’ve really got little to go off of for credible rumours. There’s no shortage of wild speculation and flights of fancy, but trying to guess what the Leafs are up to remains a mystery or is in fact being determined this…
Read More →For some, tonight is all about the best on best matchup between two stacked teams, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. For others tonight is a bit about gaining some insight into the direction the league is going and how long we’re committed to flat caps and hockey deep into the summer. For…
Read More →What the Maple Leafs defence should look like is always up for debate — every year. Last season, it seemed like there were arguments almost daily about who should and shouldn’t be in Toronto’s lineup on the back-end. The players discussed then were Justin Holl, Travis Dermott, Timothy Liljegren, and Rasmus Sandin. As the year…
Read More →The Leafs are starting from a pretty good place. Much like last year, but this year there is a lot more buy-in to where they are starting from because it’s a lot easier to lose to the Lightning in the first round than the Canadiens or Blue Jackets. Here’s to progress. Anyways, there isn’t a…
Read More →It was just over two weeks ago that Jason Spezza announced his retirement and accepted a job in the Maple Leafs’ front office. The 19-season veteran called it a career after amassing a total of 995 points in 1248 career regular season games and an additional 76 points across 97 career playoff games. However, the…
Read More →The Leafs have quite the decision to make in regards to their goalies for the 2022-23 season. Contract talks have stalled with impending free-agent Jack Campbell and Petr Mrazek will likely be on the move either via a trade or a buyout. With so few options available in the system with ample amounts of NHL…
Read More →The Maple Leafs can delve down many avenues in search of the right player this summer, and that includes looking at a few who’ve just been bought out by other NHL clubs. On Monday, DailyFaceoff’s Frank Seravalli looked at ten buyout candidates ahead of the buyout window which begins on July 1st. The list featured…
Read More →Here I am on a Sunday night polishing off a bottle of wine that needs finishing before it goes bad, and I’m feeling now is the time to rant about some offseason practices. Here we go: Rumours vs. Speculation The main thing that drew me to the online hockey community was having several hours worth…
Read More →After a few weeks with little of note going on in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, we’re nearly at the busiest part of the hockey calendar. In about three weeks, we’ll have qualifying offer deadlines, the entry draft, and free agency in quick succession to fill our appetite for Leafs news. For now, though, we…
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