UPDATE: The Maple Leafs made the extension official on Tuesday morning, signing Simmonds to a two-year deal with an AAV of $900,000. According to multiple reports, it seems all but certain that the Toronto Maple Leafs will be bringing back Wayne Simmonds for the 2021/22. The first indication came from Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman earlier…
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 – but not solely including – the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2019, I noted many of the same patterns and…
Leafs Nation has been one of the most miserable places on earth over the past few weeks, and it’s hard to blame them. The quick exit of the team, in which just about everyone got too cute, left a poor taste in everyone’s mouth as perhaps the biggest let down of this era. One player…
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 for the air bubbles to settle on the graphics wrap before giving it some love was very heartwarming. I’ve always…
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 in, they got a shockingly strong share of the results across the seven games. They out-attempted, out-shot, and out-chanced their…
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, on defence, and in goal, and confidence in the team in the public eye is sky-high; about as united in…
The Toronto Maple Leafs made their biggest splashes on Sunday night via the acquisitions of Nick Foligno and David Rittich, but squeaked two more depth transactions in before Monday’s 3PM deadline. In a deal with the Anaheim Ducks, the team acquired defenceman Ben Hutton for a 5th round draft pick. In a deal with the…
Hot off the heels of acquiring Nick Foligno this afternoon – a strong addition to the forward core at a steep price – the Toronto Maple Leafs have solidified their goaltending depth. The team announced on Sunday evening that they have David Rittich from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2022 third round draft…
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 the team move out their 2021 first round draft pick, and fourth-round picks in 2021 and 2022 in exchange for…
For better or worse, the most reliable trope I have in my hockey analysis is that I’m a sucker for buying low on skill. If I were an NHL GM, I’d have to be stopped dozens of times a year from making waiver claims, and I don’t think I’d ever use my own pick in…
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