Teams to watch as the holiday schedule freeze approaches Bleacher Report – In notebook: Frank Seravalli on some teams to see how they go in and out of the Christmas holidays. **NHL Rumours.com transcription “Who else is on our trade board? Well, you can bring in one of the Vancouver Canucks’ pending unrestricted free agents, […]
Derek Lee: Anaheim Ducks forward Mikael Granlund returned to the lineup after missing the past 10 games with a lower-body injury. Steve Conroy: Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak was back on the ice for the first time since his injury. Joe Heggerty: Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said after his facial surgery that he won’t eat […]
Berube talks about the importance of the Maple Leafs’ ‘next man up’ mentality amid ongoing injury problems Speaking to the media after Saturday’s morning skate, head coach Craig Berube addressed the notable absences between the pipes, but said ultimately it doesn’t change the way his group plays. “I don’t think the mentality is changing,” he […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Saturday morning that they have placed goaltender Joseph Woll on injured reserve retroactive to December 4. In a corresponding move, they recalled goaltender Artur Akhtyamov from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Woll played the first 40 minutes of the Maple Leafs’ most recent game against the […]
Let’s rewind to the end of the 2009 season. Little me had just turned sixteen, and my sports fix consisted of an overachieving Jets team that turned heads, a broken New York Mets team with more injuries than a hospital, and a New York Rangers team that seemingly couldn’t score goals if their lives depended […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs may have found something on the ice in newcomer Troy Stecher, meaning off-ice general manager Brad Treliving could change direction in trade talks. Stecher has been everything the Leafs could have hoped for and more since arriving as a waiver wire pickup from the Edmonton Oilers. It may have taken him […]
Derek Lee: Anaheim Ducks forward Mikael Granlund returned to the lineup after missing the past 10 games with a lower-body injury. Steve Conroy: Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak was back on the ice for the first time since his injury. Joe Heggerty: Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said after his facial surgery that he won’t eat […]
A Quinn Hughes trade could come in the summer Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Steve Kouleas and Nate Thompson. He was asked about Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks and the likelihood of a trade this season. NHLRumors.com Transcripts Steve Kouleas: With Dave Pagnotta, Sirius XM Insider. Quinn […]
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that I go out of my way to celebrate one of the rarer achievements in hockey, wherever and whenever it happens. The man on the left is the latest player to accomplish such a feat, and the rookie Tri-City Americans netminder also had a […]
By the time Koblar makes an impact, and why Kiefer Sherwood is too risky a trade target: Folders The Leafs may be through their allowable slumps for the season, but now that they’re just two points out of the Atlantic Division’s final playoff spot, discussions about how much of the roster should be blown up […]