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So begins the Brendan Shanahan era
Who would’ve thought we would be saying those words in reference to the Maple Leafs just a week ago? There was a palpable air of awkwardness present as Tim Leiweke called this ‘Shanny’s team and culture” while Dave Nonis sat listening at the other end of the table. Shanahan is his Leafs’ Masai Ujiri, and Leiweke made no bones about referencing that directly. Dave Nonis is saying all the right things as of now -- about knowing this role was in the offing for some time, looking at it as an opportunity to collaborate with another good hockey mind, Shanny...
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Morning Mashup: Drafting in the 8 spot
No miracles in yesterday's draft lottery. Here's the history of the eighth overall pick dating back to 1990: The top 20 prospects per the March ISS rankings: Nick Ritchie is going to get a lot of play in Leafland because he's this draft's "next Lucic," while Jared McCann should also be the center (wink) of much discussion as he might the best natural pivot available if the Leafs remain in the eight spot and he's also an Ontario boy. Bob McKenzies Top 10 NHL Draft Prospects [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUgX1ZMtjI&w=700&h=394] Hump day links... James Reimer and Morgan Rielly are headed to the World Championships for Canada. Bozak might...
2014 NHL Draft Lottery – Harnessing the Power of 3.6%
This event gets its own TSN broadcast for reasons of hockey and Canada, especially given the audience this year. It's a sad indictment of the current NHL affairs north of the border that six Canadian fan bases will be hoping for a miracle during tonight's lottery draw. The team with the best odds last picked first in 2010. The Leafs have an 8.7% chance of moving down to 9th overall, but a 3.6% chance of moving all the way up to 1st. Obligatory: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMRrNY0pxfM] Bill Daly will reveal the results at 8 p.m. EST on TSN.
Five Questions on Barry Trotz
We began our search for a new head coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs with an in-depth look at Peter DeBoer over the weekend. DeBoer officially received the MLHS stamp of endorsement, but he has since been confirmed to be remaining in New Jersey next season. Be it a new deal, or a contract option we weren’t aware of, apparently his contract isn’t expiring anymore. Next up we’ll look at someone whose contract definitely did expire: veteran coach Barry Trotz, formerly the longest-tenured coach in the NHL before his 15-year-reign as Predators bench boss ended just the other day. We...
Randy Carlyle End of Season Presser
Randy Carlyle addresses the media after his team's epic collapse in the stretch run.
Leafs Notebook – Season Finale – April 14
When the media asked who has final say on roster decisions at today's introductory press conference for Brendan Shanahan, there was a pause followed by some laughter shared on the podium between Tim Leiweke, Shanahan, and Dave Nonis. "I have a boss. It's Brendan. Your boss has the final say -- that's just common sense," Nonis finally said. And, with that, a changing of the guard has officially begun in Leafs Nation. Nonis is still the GM in title, but it is clear that this is the Shanahan show now. It remains to be seen if Nonis’ staff will stay in place,...
Phil Kessel’s 2013-14 Highlights
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBXtyaXLc14&w=700&h=394] Enjoy a compilation of the 37-goal, 80-point season from Phil the Thrill. See you next season #81.
So begins the Brendan Shanahan era
Who would’ve thought we would be saying those words in reference to the Maple Leafs just a week ago? There was a palpable air of awkwardness present as Tim Leiweke called this ‘Shanny’s team and culture” while Dave Nonis sat listening at the other end of the table. Shanahan is his Leafs’ Masai Ujiri, and Leiweke made no bones about referencing that directly. Dave Nonis is saying all the right things as of now -- about knowing this role was in the offing for some time, looking at it as an opportunity to collaborate with another good hockey mind, Shanny...
Dave Nonis on Leafs Lunch
LeafsLunch: As far as the culture that's something that's been talked about today. The way the hockey team plays, what has to change for them to be a more difficult team to play against and basically play better in their own end? Dave Nonis: Well, I mean you've watched us play for a couple years. You know, you never want to just point back to last year but, we by and large had the same personnel this year with a few exceptions but, the bulk of our team was back and if you look at our GF and GA they're...