Battle of Ontario – Prospect Edition. Also: FLA-PIT Report
>>>DISCUSS IN THE FORUMS Original post: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16747&blogger_id=48 The Battle of Ontario’s prospects ended in triumph for the Senators in an...
View ArticleOdds and Ends: Deadline Edition
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View ArticleConnect the Dots?
The Panthers and the Leafs/Kaberle seem compatible for several reasons. One, the Leafs and Panthers seem to be congenial trading partners as evidenced by Cliff Fletcher dumping his crap on Jacques...
View ArticleGame in 10: Game #34, Leafs 3 vs. Panthers 2
Toronto overcame a slow start on the second night of a back-to-back set to close out the league-worst Florida Panthers at home. The game featured the return of Joffrey Lupul to the Kessel line,...
View ArticleGDT: Game #26, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vancouver Canucks (7 p.m., CBC)
A stiff test awaits the Maple Leafs in this all-Canadian matchup on Hockey Night in Canada. Vancouver is off to a great start (fourth in the League) and their underlying numbers suggest their...
View ArticleWill NHL Teams Start Using NBA Cap Relief Ideas?
More than ever before, NHL management involves getting out of bad contracts. Always better to move a contract a year early, than a year late. When the full season lockout lifted, free agency was an...
View ArticleAn Analytical Look at the Maple Leafs’ July Acquisitions
The Maple Leafs front office was busy as the free agency flood gates opened yesterday afternoon. A day that included five signings (1 RFA, 4 UFA) from Shanahan and co. was largely overshadowed by a...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs sign Shawn Matthias to one-year deal worth $2.3 million
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 27-year-old forward Shawn Matthias to a one-year contract worth $2.3 million. It’s mildly surprising Matthias could only garner a one-year commitment in free agency...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs trade Shawn Matthias to Colorado Avalance for a fourth...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have cashed in on their first rental chip of the deadline season, sending Shawn Matthias to Colorado for a fourth round draft pick in 2016 and 22-year-old San Antonio Rampage...
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