The Maple Leafs Expectations is up for debate for any hockey fan as it is tough to predict where last season's bottom dweller will finish. READ MORE
Author: Aaron Hamilton
Toronto Maple Leafs Need Nikita Zaitsev to be a Difference Maker
With the off-season halfway through and not much more remaining between now and the regular season, it’s easy to guess the majority of players filling in the Toronto Maple Leafs roster on opening night. Leafs fans eagerly anticipate the probable debuts of Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews to give their top six an added boost. […] READ MORE
Toronto Maple Leafs Backup Options
With Jonathan Bernier gone and Frederik Andersen locked up, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock wants an established backup goalie to support Andersen. Despite turning 27 in October, Andersen has just three NHL seasons under his belt and only two seasons with more than 40 starts. His career .918 save percentage sits slightly above league average and is, at the very least, […] READ MORE
Toronto Turning Over a New Leaf
“I’m a big believer in if you do good things, good things happen.” Karma is something Mike Babcock carried with him under his first season as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. If you ask any Leafs fan, karma hasn’t been kind to Toronto through recent years. Even when the rebuild started, Babcock made it clear that pain was on […] READ MORE
Toronto Maple Leafs Want to Compete Sooner Than Expected
As people commuted home on Monday, the Toronto Maple Leafs were busy acquiring RFA goalie Frederik Andersen, signing him to a five-year deal worth $25 million shortly after. The trade came as a surprise to many Leafs fans, which is nothing out of the ordinary given GM Lou Lamoriello‘s historic secretiveness. Prior to sending this year’s 30th overall pick and a 2017 […] READ MORE
First Overall Belongs in Toronto
The Arizona Coyotes are allegedly keen to acquire this year’s 1st overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs, as reported by Jimmy Murphy, even though 1st overall belongs in Toronto. Per reliable source: Arizona already pushing hard to acquire No. 1 pick overall & bring Auston Matthews home to play for Coyotes. #NHLDraft — Jimmy […] READ MORE
Starting Jonathan Bernier: Leafs Have Little to Lose
Toronto may have a tough decision to make on starting Jonathan Bernier, but keeping him for next season is the most flexible option they have. READ MORE
Kessel's Playoff Success Relevant to Leafs Fans
It’s been almost eleven months since the Toronto Maple Leafs shipped Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The reaction by Leafs’ fans varied between those loyal to the Madison, Wisconsin native versus the naysayers who refused to accept his style of play: an elite scoring winger who lacked defensive effort. With a heap of playoff success, though, Kessel has […] READ MORE