The Toronto Maple Leafs are in one of their biggest slumps since the start of this 2021/22 season. Over the past two weeks, following a six-game win streak, the team has now lost five of it’s last seven, going 2-4-1 in that stretch. If that record sounds familiar to you, it’s the same record that the team started the season with, creating initial concerns about […]
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs concluded a six-game road trip at UBS Arena, the new facility of the New York Islanders. While this had all the markings of a “trap game” – narratives flowing, a non-playoff team on a hot-streak with motivation attached to the night, the end of a grueling two weeks – the Maple Leafs gained a 3-1 lead yet again, and […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs had a rough night last night. Let’s not take away from that – yes, they won on the Expected Goals, and the Deserve-to-Win-o-meter, but even as an analytics-inclined person, I can tell you that those are just a couple pathways to weighting your coin, not the only ones. Toronto got outbattled on several key plays, Jack Campbell wasn’t his start-of-season self, […]
If you’ve spent any time on social media this afternoon, you’ve probably already seen the clip of Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl getting into it with Edmonton Journal writer and frequent Hockey Twitter main character Jim Matheson at today’s team media availability. If you haven’t, here’s the clip: I will note that this clip has one Matheson question than the viral tweet, and there’s even one […]
On Sunday afternoon, the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game losing streak – their first in the Bruce Boudreau era – with a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. To me, it felt like most games have for them in January. There were positives, negatives, and a sense that the post-regime change burst set the bar a little too high, but enough effort to be satisfied […]
Out of nowhere, the Toronto Maple Leafs are making big news this afternoon. The team announced on Friday that they’ve signed their longest-tenured player, defenceman Morgan Rielly, to an eight-year contract extension that will pay him an Annual Average Value of $7.5 million per season. TSN & The Athletic insider Pierre Lebrun has passed along the contract details, which break down as follows: 2022/23: $4 […]
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost a very close, and at the end, extremely exciting 2-1 game to the New York Rangers. The “Big Four” were all engaged, including a returning Auston Matthews. Michael Bunting put up his second goal in as many games. Everything was generally great, except for that dastardly Igor Shesterkin. The 25-year-old, entering his third NHL season, stole the show […]
On the surface, the soon to be official news coming out of Vancouver appears to be a bit of a relief. Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, both represented by JP Barry, are ending their contractual stalemates in the coming days and signing extensions with the team. The exact language of each deal is still to be figured out, which is why we’re still waiting for […]
NHL hockey is back on the menu! Well, for the most part. Preseason NHL hockey is back on the menu, and the Toronto Maple Leafs were among the first to serve it against the Montreal Canadiens, the team that delivered them much anguish a few months prior. Obviously, a preseason game won’t reverse the pain of a playoff series, particularly when both teams are running […]
In a small bit of news ahead of Toronto’s pre-season opener this evening, the Maple Leafs have announced the signing of defenceman William Villeneuve to an entry-level contract. Toronto drafted the 19-year-old native of Sherbrooke, Quebec in the 4th round of the 2020 NHL Entry draft, with the 122nd overall pick. A mid-sized defender at 6’1, 181 pounds, offence has historically been the name of […]
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