This morning, the Toronto Marlies announced the signings of forwards Zach O’Brien, Brett Budgell, Jack Badini, and Zach Solow to one-year AHL contracts. All four players, curiously, have some pre-existing links, (some of them coincidental,) to the greater Toronto organization. O’Brien, 30, has been a mainstay on the Newfoundland Growlers’ top line since the team’s…
Read More →Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Leafs have a problem at left wing. This was the story running rampant last summer and early in the 2021-22 season following the departure of Zach Hyman and the failed Nick Ritchie experiment. Michael Bunting was a revelation once he finally carved out his spot but…
Read More →There aren’t many Maple Leafs prospects that fascinate me more than Curtis Douglas. When the 22-year-old signed with the Toronto Marlies last year, there were a lot of question marks. Could he use his height to his advantage? Could he become a better skater? What could he be in the Maple Leafs organization? Well, after…
Read More →Joey Anderson was meant to have a bigger role with the Maple Leafs when he arrived back in October 2020, but yet that hasn’t happened. Over the course of two seasons with the Toronto Marlies, Anderson has put up 53 points (33G, 20A) in 72 games. His game has been strong since he arrived in…
Read More →Král got his first taste of AHL action in 2020-21 after spending the majority of the season playing for Kometa Brno in the top Czech professional league, notching a respectable 21 points in 48 games before his 10 game audition with the Marlies. This past season was his first full campaign in the AHL and…
Read More →Late July is often a slow period for NHL news, but this past week has been anything but. Over the course of the last seven days, there has been one the most shocking trades in the history of the league, several free agent signings and a new head coach introduced. Flames get haul for Tkachuk…
Read More →As the Leafs navigate the salary cap this summer and struggle to make any move that can improve the Leafs, I feel it’s important that we look ahead to next summer and realize that in many ways it’s going to be so much worse than it is right now. Look at me being all “the…
Read More →This time last year, Veeti Miettinen was on an upward trajectory following a strong freshman season in the NCAA. Less than a year removed from being a sixth-round pick for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Miettinen tied for the most points on St. Cloud State, won Rookie of the Year and landed on the Second All-Star…
Read More →Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Sexual Violence I can appreciate that in many ways the last thing that is needed in the hockey culture discussion is the voice of a middle-aged straight white man from Canada, but as the need for a swift change in hockey culture becomes more apparent, I feel like more of us in…
Read More →It seems like it happened a lifetime ago now with all the news that has been cycling through the NHL, but it’s finally time to take a minute to talk about the Calle Järnkrok signing. Why did they do it? Why is his contract as long as it is? What kind of player is Calle…
Read More →The pandemic NHL Draft was one of the most interesting — the Maple Leafs and every other team in their own war room drafting players in October rather than June. Toronto had 12 picks back in 2020, the most they’ve had in a draft since 1996. A number of good players were picked but the…
Read More →The Leafs wrapped their development camp and now have all but Rasmus Sandin signed. I wouldn’t doubt that this week we could be looking at some Kyle Dubas vacation time kicking in and while I’m sure he takes his phone with him, there’s a strong likelihood that we are in for some slower news weeks….
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