A Zach Hyman departure seems likely, and makes sense
One of the least fun parts of running, managing, or even watching a sports team is the fact that you can’t keep the core of your group together forever. It’s the reality of the business […]
One of the least fun parts of running, managing, or even watching a sports team is the fact that you can’t keep the core of your group together forever. It’s the reality of the business […]
The NHL’s issues with “passive officiating”, “game management”, whatever you want to call it, aren’t anything new. Earlier in the season, I wrote about how this style of rule enforcement subconsciously punishes skilled teams like […]
So a few weeks ago, perhaps a little sooner in the process than I expected, my new NHL 2004 custom arcade cabinet made some waves on social media. The fact that people couldn’t even wait […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs could have won their series against the Montreal Canadiens. In fact, when one pulls apart the numbers, they probably should have won the series. Besides being the heavy statistical favourites going […]
On Monday afternoon, the final buzzer sounded for playoff-eligible trades to be made, and the Toronto Maple Leafs walked out of it with a deeper roster than when they entered. They made acquisitions up front, […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs appear to have made their 2021 Trade Deadline splash a day ahead of schedule, acquiring forward Nick Foligno from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a complicated three-team deal. The move sees […]
Is the key to being the best, poaching from the worst? That’s a million dollar, or perhaps $10.6 million dollar question that’s going around the hockey sphere right now, as the April 12th trade deadline […]
On Tuesday night, the NHL had it’s most open secret blurted out. I, of course, am talking about “Game Management”, or the rather subjective form of officiating that plagues not just the highest level of […]
It’s the least wonderful time of the year. Days ago, we learned that former Leafs bench boss Mike Babcock was back in the coaching mix – albeit in a location that most of us didn’t […]
One of the best parts of the Shanaplan era has been seeing the aspirational goals of this fanbase, from an acquisition perspective, come to light. Not just the idea of having multiple young stars, which […]