Maple Leafs’ New Season: Deja Vu All Over Again?

I give the Toronto Maple Leafs fans credit. Every season, they come back. Yes, there have been huge and mounting disappointments year after year, but (like me) they can’t help themselves. As much as some f...

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Maple Leafs Extend Matthews: Who Could Be Next?

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a massive move yesterday (Aug. 23), signing superstar center Auston Matthews to a four-year, $53 million contract extension ($13.25 million AAV). Now, with Matthews locked up, the Maple Leafs can focus on extending the...

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NHL’s All-Time Records: The B-Sides

Statistics play a massive role in the NHL. Not only do they indicate how well a player or team is doing, but they are used to compare current NHLers from the past and the present. Whether it is goals, assists, wins or points, stats are an important part of the NHL as th...

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Flames: Top 5 Captains in Calgary’s NHL History

Since the departure of Mark Giordano, the Calgary Flames have not had a captain. That is expected to soon change, however, as newly appointed head coach Ryan Huska has made it clear he believes it is important for a team to have a leader. While he hasn...

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#CalgaryFlames #JaromeIginla #JoeNieuwendyk #LannyMcDonald #MarkGiordano
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Every NHL Team’s First Captain

The NHL currently consists of 32 franchises spread throughout North America. Of course, some of today's teams began in other cities, which makes their histories a little complicated. After digging through the record books to find each team's first captain, some of this list's names may surprise fa...

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Maple Leafs Need a Couple Cheap Experienced Defensemen 

The Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of experience on the back end. The average age of their top-six defensemen is 30.6 years old. Mark Giordano is the grandfather of the group at 39 years of age. T.J. Brodie is 33. Newly signed John Klingbe...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: O’Reilly, Gio, Horvat, Domi & Engvall

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the reasons Ryan O'Reilly signed with the Nashville Predators and why he avoided playing in the spotlight of Toronto. While it wasn't the...

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Calgary Flames’ Best Undrafted Players of All-Time

We're in the middle of summer, and not much is happening in the world of hockey. The Calgary Flames have had a quiet offseason thus far and look to be mostly content with their current group of players going into 2023-24. The 2023 NHL Entry Draft has als...

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#FlamesHistory #JamieMacoun #JoeMullen #JoelOtto #MarkGiordano
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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Spezza, Kessel, Gio & Lucic

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at a number of breaking stories. Former assistant general manager Jason Spezza will join former general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas in Pittsburgh.

Second,...

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Maple Leafs Defense Not As Bleak As It Seems

If the 2023-24 season were to start right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs' defence pairings would look something like this: 

First Pairing: TJ Brodie - Jake McCabe

Second Pairing: Morgan Rielly - Timothy Liljegren

Third Pairing: Mark Giordano - Conor Timmi...

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Flames’ Best & Worst Free Agent Signings of All-Time

Traditionally, beginning every July 1, NHL free agency brings excitement and intrigue to hockey fans around the world. It's a time when unrestricted free agents (UFAs) are free to sign with new teams, potentially shifting the power dynamics of the entire leag...

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Maple Leafs Defence: Time for Some Changes

One of the areas the Toronto Maple Leafs expected to have as a postseason strength was their defensive depth. The team carried nine defensemen from the trade deadline onward with the sole purpose of retaining that depth and not risking ...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Momentum, Motivation & Giordano

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs' News & Rumors, we'll share a number of thoughts we have as the Maple Leafs prepare to take on the Florida Panthers in tonight's Game 2.

Thus far, we were reminded that ...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Samsonov, O’Reilly & Gio

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in what turned out to be a miraculous Game 4 and now have a commanding 3-1 series lead in their first-round matchup. 

The Maple Leafs ...

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10 Former Flames Chasing First Stanley Cup in 2022-23

Since the Calgary Flames did not qualify for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, they will have to wait another year to break their championship drought, which is now at 34 years. Coincidentally, hundreds of players have put on a Calgary sweater over th...

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Revisiting the Kraken’s 2021-22 Trade Deadline

The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and while the Seattle Kraken were quiet as it passed, it also represented a shift from what their previous deadline looked like. Now, just under two weeks from now, it will be one year ...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Samsonov, Gio, Marner & Knies

Turning the tables on the Seattle Kraken by the same score of 5-1, the Toronto Maple Leafs had a much-needed win against Seattle on Sunday, Feb. 26. Auston Matthews broke his three-game goal drought by scoring tw...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Matthews, Giordano & More

The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Seattle Kraken today. It’s their first game of a western road trip that will take them to three Canadian cities (Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver) before ending in Ne...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Nylander, Gio, Timmins & Hitchcock

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'll look at some player news that emerged from the team's game against the Chicago Blackhawks. I'll also focus on some of the changes in William...

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#Column #NewsandRumors #TorontoMapleLeafs #ConorTimmins #KenHitchcock #MarkGiordano #WilliamNylander
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