Mission Accomplished: Young Maple Leafs Playoff Bound Again

There were a lot of questions around the Maple Leafs heading into the 2017-2018 season, Could the dynamic group of sophomores led by Auston Matthews match or better their output from last season and could Frederik Andersen continue on in his development as a starting goalie in the NHL. Just how much growth could be […]

Maple Leafs, James Van Riemsdyk: Silent Assassin

Middletown, New Jersey native James Van Riemsdyk is quietly on a tear this season, already surpassing last seasons total of goals scored (29) in 12 fewer games. Van Riemsdyk has scored 31 goals this season topping the 30-goal mark for the second time during his long Toronto tenure. JVR has come close to the 30-goal […]

Toronto Maple Leafs Free Up Roster Spot With Nikita Soshnikov Trade

We have our first trade leading into this season’s NHL Trade Deadline as the Maple Leafs sent Nikita Soshnikov to the St. Louis Blues for a fourth-round pick on Thursday. The news was greeted with mix feelings as some would have like to have seen one of Leo Komarov, Josh Leivo and Matt Martin moved […]

Toronto Maple Leafs: The case for keeping James van Riemsdyk

With 25 games remaining in the regular season, playoffs just around the corner and the Maple Leafs firmly with a playoff spot in their grasps some in the Toronto sports media suggested taking a bomb to the roster and trading away their veterans on expiring contracts with James van Riemsdyk being their target of trade […]

Deal or No Deal: Toronto Maple Leafs Edition

February is when the madness begins in cities across the NHL. This is no different in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs sit comfortably in a playoff position with 29 games to play. With the trade deadline now just around the corner, the crazy and often ludicrous trade rumours make their rounds across social media and […]

Free Agency 2019: Drew Doughty

This past week the rumor mill was red hot after comments made by Drew Doughty about his pending free agency hit the NHL and social media by storm. Doughty openly discussed that he should earn more than P.K. Subban; Doughty also shared that he feels that he and fellow 2019 UFA standout Erik Karlsson should […]