As it stands right now the Leafs have six NHL experienced defensemen under contract and another three who are restricted free agents. Assuming all three of the RFA’s get re-signed it leaves the Leafs with 7 defensemen, five of which will be regulars (Phaneuf, Schenn, Gunnarsson, Aulie and Komisarek) and two that are more along [...]
This is the first of several posts I will dedicate to what I expect the Leafs will do this upcoming off season. In this post I outline where the Leafs are at now and what holes need to be addressed over the summer months. The Leafs ended the 2010-11 season on a high note being [...]
Although Brian Burke didn’t make many significant moves at the trade deadline as many suspected he may it seems apparent that he is wanting to make significant moves in the off season to bring in some young talent. So far he has already signed college free agents Christain Hanson and Tyler Bozak and is in [...]
Just wanted to make a few comments on several recent happenings in the NHL and here at HockeyAnalysis.com. Sean Avery: It is time that someone really put this guy in his place and I think it is really going to happen. Everyone is getting tired of his act and most importantly his teammates and his [...]
So Brian Burke is set to officially, and finally, take over the Leafs general manager position this afternoon. So, what does that mean in the short, medium and long term? Let’s take a look at what Brian Burke might do. When Brian Burke took over the GM position of the Anaheim Ducks in 2005 he [...]
For those that have been reading this blog for the past couple years know that I have been one of the harshest critics of the Leafs goaltending for a long time.. When Andrew Raycroft was setting records for wins by a Maple Leaf, I was contending that he was a bad goalie and benefited from [...]
It is no surprise that the Leafs have trade a defenseman since they had an abundance of them. What might be a surprise is they did so when they are suffer from several injuries on defense (Van Ryn, Frogren and Colaiacovo himself) and possibly just days before Brian Burke takes over as GM. If you [...]
It seems that in about 20 minutes or so that the Ducks will announce that Brian Burke is no longer GM of the Ducks and that Bob Murray will take over. This isn’t really all that surprising considering that it has been rumoured for a long time that Brian Burke has a desire to work [...]
Brian Burke will not be returning as the Ducks’ GM next year, says ESPN. A press conference this afternoon will reveal the nature of his resignation and officially move Bob Murray, who is still at the moment the GM of the Iowa Chops, into Burke’s position. Under NHL rules a GM cannot take over another [...]
I think David did a great job summing up the Leafs. Read it here. Lineup: Jason Blake – Nik Antropov – Alexei Ponikarovsky Jiri Tlusty – Mikhail Grabovski – Niklas Hagman Nikolai Kulemin – Dominic Moore – Alex Steen John Mitchell – Matt Stajan – Jamal Mayers Tomas Kaberle – Luke Schenn Carlo Colaiacovo – [...]
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