NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
We’re close to the end of 2019, but we still have plenty of NHL rumours as we get ready for the New Year. Teams are trying to scramble for playoff spots or getting ready to play for the future. The trade deadline is over a month away and the NHL rumours will be heating up. […] READ MORE
TORONTO– The Toronto Marlies and Head Coach Greg Moore could not carry over the good tidings from Christmas into Boxing Day. In the annual “Boxing Day Classic” at Scotiabank Arena, the Marlies would fall to their local rival Belleville Senators 3-2. This is the second win for the Senators against the Marlies this season, after losing […] READ MORE
Ever since Brendan Shanahan took over as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, he has put a lot of emphasis on building a strong Toronto Maple Leafs prospects system. Putting time and resources into their pipeline has proved to be invaluable as the Toronto Marlies have had a lot of playoff success over the past […] READ MORE
Ever since the Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Jeremy Bracco with the 61st overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft, they have seen nothing but great things from him. Over the past few years, Bracco has gone from the 13th forward with the Marlies to a top-line producer. The Leafs seem to be pleased with his […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf NHL Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top NHL prospects. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
Breathe in. Breathe out. The playoffs are over. The off-season is over. Preseason is starting. Mitch Marner has a deal (hopefully) *crosses fingers*. What’s done is done. It’s a clean slate. Some beloved players are gone, but some fresh faces have joined the NHL’s version of the “Bullet Club”. With a team with so much […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2018 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2018 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
As the NHL All-Star break is just around the corner and the NHL trade deadline soon to follow, Toronto Maple Leafs management has some tough decisions to make when it comes to Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov. These three players are all set to become unrestricted free agents on July 1st. The biggest question […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2017 edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. During the summer, I will feature a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You can find all the articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL […] READ MORE
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.