August 9th, 20170845
The Edmonton Oilers recently signed captain Connor McDavid to an 8 year, $100 million dollar contract extension that will kick in next season. McDavid completed his second season with the Oilers and will play this coming year at a very cap friendly $925,000 excluding bonuses.
The cap hit, when his new deal is in effect, will be...
July 17th, 201701066It doesn’t come as a surprise that for years the Toronto Maple Leafs have been trying to find a recipe for success. After the 2004/05 lockout, the Leafs have made some risky moves that brought ire to mainstream media and of course, the fans. From the Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf deals and signings to other head scratchers, it wasn’t...
May 22nd, 201701071
Finally the World Hockey Championships had some meaning. Usually it's a tournament that is on in the background of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but with the Ottawa Senators still around in those.....who really cares? I understand that some will be enjoying the Western Conference finals as Leafs fans go searching for...
May 19th, 201701776
How to Upgrade the Blueline?
Shortly after the lovely start of our 2016/2017 season, as some of you may recall, I wrote a piece called “Pimp My Blueline” outlining what I’d like to see the Leafs do to improve the corps on the backend for the short and long term. The piece mentioned potential unrestricted free agents to...
May 18th, 20170615In the end, the Marlies just didn't have the depth to keep up to a very skilled Syracuse Crunch team, and are now out of the Calder Cup Playoffs after a Game #7 loss last night.
Jumping out to a 3-1 lead in the second period, the Marlies seemed to be heading in the right direction, but Syracuse would not roll over and die.
After...
May 16th, 201701003On Tuesday afternoon, after weeks of rumours, the Toronto Maple Leafs have announced the signings of Calle Rosen, and Andreas Borgman to two year entry level contracts.
https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/864571416284409858
TSN had an article earlier today on Andreas Borgman, and the fact he was making a move to the...
May 15th, 20170402Andrew Nielsen scored the game winning goal on a howitzer from the blueline during the Marlies powerplay at 11:33 of the 3rd period. That goal, with Grundstrom providing a screen, was enough to ensure the Marlies a Game 7 back in Syracuse later this week.
https://twitter.com/TheFlintor/status/864290515625414656
Kasimir Kaskisuo,...
May 14th, 20170827
Most of us who watched William Nylander last year with the Marlies know exactly what this young gun can do. He had a hell of a debut season with the Maple Leafs, registering: 22 Goals, 39 Assists for a total of 61 points. He also impressed in only 6 playoff games with 1 goal, 4 assists for a total on 4 points and finishing a +4. No...
May 11th, 201701500
The Toronto Marlies picked up a massive Game #4 victory by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Ricoh Coliseum.
With Syracuse up a goal early in the contest, after a terrible clearing sequence by the Marlies, it was up to a new addition to the line up, Dicky Clune.
Heavy forecheck led to the opening goal, and it was a theme...
May 10th, 20170887The Toronto Maple Leafs season has come to an end, but what a season it was. Back in the fall, where there was some hope, but little certainty, the team was just a year into their full on rebuild and not a lot was expected from this team. Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, 2 of their cornerstone players, had yet to play one game and so...
