by Neal McHale | Dec 1, 2018 | Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander’s camp have been pitted against eachother for the better part of the last five months. But when it came down to the wire, both sides found room to make a deal on Saturday. In dramatic fashion the Leafs announced that...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 17, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
Sometimes, you just don’t get the bounce. Or you get the wrong one—a puck hits a skate, or a leg, and goes wide. That was the Ducks’ fate versus the Maple Leafs on Friday night in Anaheim. Rickard Rakell was one of those who didn’t get the right break. Ondrej Kase...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 14, 2018 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs play all three California teams in four days, and they don’t even get to take a bus from LA to Anaheim to ease the road trip. They have to fly to San Jose in between playing the Kings and Ducks. Perhaps that’s why they decided to get out to a...
by Matthew Dibiase | Oct 25, 2018 | Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, NHL, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs
After a 16 year hiatus Tom Adrahtas has returned to the realm of hockey literature. In 2002 Adrahtas unveiled an authorized, masterful biography of goaltending legend Glenn Hall. Today, in his latest tome The 60s: Goaltending’s Greatest Generation, Tom picks up right...
by Neal McHale | Oct 4, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Utah Hockey Club, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
And away we go. The 2018-19 season is officially underway. It’s particularly exciting for me. Sure, the hockey is great, but we also get to end the insufferable before-the-season Predictions. Whether it’s standings or “breakout star” or, more...
by Neal McHale | Sep 26, 2018 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs
An ode to the past, a look at the present and a preview into the future. It must be (almost) the start of hockey season. The Devils who slid into the playoffs as the final wild card team in the Eastern Conference before falling in five games to the Lightning, are...
