Ben Shelley

11 posts

Ben is a journalism student at Ryerson University and covers the Calgary Flames for The Hockey Writers and your Toronto Maple Leafs for LeafsHub.com

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June 13th, 201805779 10 Free Agents the Leafs Should Consider Signing: #6-10 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in an interesting position going into free agency. They have an abundance of cap space this season, which will quickly turn into a cap crunch as soon as next year. The priorities are right-handed defencemen as well as centres with Tyler Bozak almost...
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February 25th, 201801370 Seeing Tomas Plekanec in a Leafs jersey is going to take a little getting used to. But even the truest anti-Habs fan can appreciate what he’s going to bring to Toronto. https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/967801678568108033 Plekanec automatically gives the Leafs so much more depth at centre and though he can’t produce anywhere near...
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February 10th, 20180950 Auston Matthews. Mitch Marner. Morgan Rielly. William Nylander. When you think of the core of the Toronto Maple Leafs, these are usually the first names that come to mind— and rightfully so. These players, among others, have been pioneers of the Leafs bursting out of obscurity. But a name that’s by no means forgotten, but often...
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November 26th, 201701703 Sometime in the last few days out of nowhere, trade speculation surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs has heated up about yet another top-four defender. But this time, it isn’t Sami Vatanen or anyone else in Anaheim— it’s Shea Weber. It’s pretty common knowledge that the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a top-pair defenceman....
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May 2nd, 20170461 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ season has barely come to a close and yet it’s already time for journalists and fans alike to start speculating on the team’s future. Probably the biggest part of any team’s offseason is signing contracts— and Toronto has already begun. The Leafs just inked defenceman Nikita Zaitsev long-term to a...
Game Day

March 23rd, 20170426 NEW JERSERY (27-33-12) at TORONTO (34-23-15) 7:30 pm (SNO) 03/23/2017 After winning three of their last four games, the Toronto Maple Leafs will host the New Jersey Devils tonight at the Air Canada Centre. The Leafs are coming off wins against playoff teams in both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins and Toronto now...
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March 15th, 20170747 There’s less than 30 days to go in the NHL’s regular season and it’s still anyone’s guess as to who will make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. But in the case of the Toronto Maple Leafs, with 14 games to go, ninth place isn’t an option and there should be no excuses this season. The Leafs have a spot and it’s theirs to...
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February 23rd, 20170616 RANGERS (38-19-2) at MAPLE LEAFS (28-20-11) 7:30 pm (SN) 02/23/2017 With just over 20 games left in the regular season, the Atlantic Division is too close to call. Six points separate Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Florida and Boston and while some will get to the postseason, others will get an early start to summer...
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February 15th, 20170463 MAPLE LEAFS (26-18-11) at BLUE JACKETS (35-15-5) 7:00 pm (SN) 02/15/2017 TThe Toronto Maple Leafs will have a chance to jump back into an Atlantic Division playoff spot tonight. At the beginning of the season, who honestly thought they’d be able to read that sentence… half-way through February? After ripping apart the New...
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