After making a very good move to sign Corey Crawford yesterday on the first day of free agency, Tom Fitzgerald and the Devils make another one by trading for Toronto Maple Leafs winger Andreas Johnsson in exchange for Joey Anderson. This is a salary cap space room trade for Toronto as they are right up … Continue reading Devils acquire Andreas Johnsson from cap tight Maple Leafs
NHL News and Notes from Sunday, August 9th, 2020 News The following First Round matchups have been confirmed: Western Conference Chicago Blackhawks v. Vegas Golden Knights Arizona Coyotes v. Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames v. Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks v. St. Louis Blues Eastern Conference Montreal Canadiens v. Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – The Final Day of the Qualifying Round
NHL News and Notes from Friday, August 7th, 2020 Game Recaps New York Islanders v. Florida Panthers - 12p EST Start Time To start of the action for the seventh day, we would see our first elimination of the day as the Islanders would route the Panthers 5-1. In the first period Anthony Beauvillier … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Cue the Eliminations
NHL News and Notes from Thursday, August 6th, 2020 News The NHL announced that on Monday, August 10th the NHL Draft Lottery will proceed with Phase 2. The eight teams to be eliminated in the Qualifying Round will each get a 12.5 percent chance at the number one overall pick in the 2020 NHL … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Thinning Out the Herd
NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 News The NHL Department of Player Safety has fined forward Mike Matheson of the Florida Panthers for High Sticking New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1290767742161780739?s=20 The Carolina Hurricanes would record the first ever sweep in the Qualifying Round to advance to the First … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Hurricanes Sweep the Rangers Out of the Bubble
NHL News and Notes from Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 News The NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Chicago Blackhawks forward Drake Caggiula for one Qualifying Round game for an Illegal Check to the Head of Edmonton Oilers forward Tyler Ennis. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1289996617693589504?s=20 Joonas Korpisalo would record the first Playoff shutout in Columbus franchise … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Shutouts and Round Robin Play Begins
Wall broken! The Blue Jackets hand the Maple Leafs a game one loss in what was a defensive showdown. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1290071462062301185?s=20 https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1290070210582462467?s=20 The first period saw Columbus lockdown the Leafs high octane offence keeping them to the outside for most of the period or locked down in their own defensive zone just cycling the puck away. … Continue reading Korpisalo Records First Franchise Shutout to Down Leafs
The NHL play-in series are quickly approaching and here at TXHT we will be breaking down all the matchups. Today, we take a look at the powerhouse offense of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the solid defense and scrappy play of the Columbus Blue Jackets. These two teams are essentially polar opposites of each other … Continue reading Qualifying Round Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Columbus Blue Jackets
With second training camp underway, the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare to host the Eastern Conference at Scotiabank Arena. Record: 36-25-9 81 points 8th Place in the Eastern Conference https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1281728544939409410?s=20 The Maple Leafs face a daunting task as they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Qualifying Round, and try to make it … Continue reading Stanley Cup Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs
Today has been a very interesting day in the National Hockey League as we've learned that the Tampa Bay Lightning has shut down their training facility due to five positive tests, and All Star Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been reported as testing positive per Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun. So … Continue reading Tampa Forced to Shut Down and Matthews Tests Positive
