November 25th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, November 25th, 2018, and these are your news and notes covering the NHL and the NWHL. First in the NHL... Yesterday's schedule of games:   Washington 5, NY RANGERS 3 The Washington Capitals staged the 50th multi-goal comeback win on the NHL season yesterday afternoon when they defeated the NY Rangers 5-3. … Continue reading November 25th, 2018 — News and Notes

Andersen getting better with age

Development for player usually stops at around age 26 according to most scouts. Once a player has reaches that age usually they’re usually considered to have reached their top ceiling, whether that ceiling is a high end player or a bottom end player who struggles to stay in the NHL. Very few players are able … Continue reading Andersen getting better with age

November 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Saturday, November 24th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.   There was a full 15-game slate yesterday.     PHILADELPHIA 4, NY Rangers 0 Claude Giroux would register his 481st career assist, moving into second place for the most assists in Flyers history. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1066049294225031169 For the second straight match-up between the two teams, … Continue reading November 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

Is the contract a Nylander problem or a Leafs front office issue?

I’ve heard the question posed in many circles in the last few months. Many people will point to front office and say “well they signed John Tavares with the contract of William Nylander looming, that tells me this is not a Nylander issue”. I’ve also heard it put the other way, some analysts and GM’s … Continue reading Is the contract a Nylander problem or a Leafs front office issue?

Is Kasperi Kapanen the real deal?

Kapanen has been a pleasant surprise for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season so far. With Nylander holding out and the expectation so high on this team, Kapanen has taken his opportunity and ran with it. As it sits right now Kapanen is tied with Auston Matthews (who’s been injured for a bit) for 4th … Continue reading Is Kasperi Kapanen the real deal?

November 22nd, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Thursday, November 22nd, 2018, and these are your news and notes.   There were 14 games on the NHL schedule yesterday. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1065386189098811392   NEW JERSEY 5, Montreal 2 Kyle Palmieri became the eighth player in franchise history to have at least 12 goals in the first 20 team games of the season. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1065413778303520768 … Continue reading November 22nd, 2018 — News and Notes

November 20th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, and these are your news and notes...   There were nine contests on the NHL docket yesterday.   TORONTO 4, Columbus 2 Toronto would score four unanswered goals after being down by two to give the Maple Leafs their fourth consecutive win last night in Toronto. https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1064725858642911233 TXHT's Toronto … Continue reading November 20th, 2018 — News and Notes

William Nylander Rumors Swirling

Training Camp, Pre-Season and 19 games into the regular season and here we still sit awaiting any movement from the Leafs only contract holdout this season William Nylander. For a while now we’ve heard GM Kyle Dubas state he is not trading Nylander and they will come to terms on an agreement. But as the … Continue reading William Nylander Rumors Swirling

November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Saturday, November 17th, 2018, and these are your news and notes...   There were six contests in action yesterday.     DALLAS 1, Boston 0 (OT)   Dallas Stars G Ben Bishop became the fifth player in franchise history to record a shutout over the Boston Bruins. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1063642909629665282   Buffalo 2, WINNIPEG 1 (SO) … Continue reading November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes