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Not much in the way of Leafs content on this final day of August, but hockey season is around the corner.
Monday Links:
- Draglikepull: Maple Leafs’ Top 25 Under 25 – #10 Martin Marincin (PPP)
One more thing that Marincin has in his favour is that he’s very good at preventing offensive zone entries with possession at his own blue line. Using Corey Sznajder’s neutral zone data from the 2013-14 season, I see that Marincin was by far the best Oiler at breaking up plays at the blue line; Marincin did that 15.5% of the time, while the next closest Oiler, Jeff Petry, did it just 9.9% of the time. The best player at breaking up zone entries on the Leafs that season was Dion Phaneuf at 13.1%.
I - Rebecca Grant: Maple Leafs Affiliate Signs Former Union College Standout (BCSNN)
Matt Hatch, 25, spent the majority of the 2014-15 campaign — his first professional season — with the Reading Royals, posting 15 points (9g-6a) and 14 penalty minutes in 39 games. He also appeared in two matches with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL.
I - Sean McIndoe: Al Arbour: 1932-2015 (Grantland)
Glasses have long been the internationally recognized sign of the non-threatening; one pair was enough to allow even Superman to pass for a mere mortal. But on an NHL rink, wearing glasses somehow made Arbour look like the ultimate badass. How tough do you have to be to step onto the ice looking like that? How few craps do you have to give to walk into a world of flying pucks and fists and elbows, and be so unintimidated that you don’t even bother to remove your specs?
I - Staff: Blue Jays confirm hiring of Mark Shapiro as president (Toronto Star)
Shapiro has been with Cleveland since 1992 and says he has “mixed emotions” about leaving. But he sees the Blue Jays as a “unique opportunity.” He spent nine years as Cleveland’s general manager before becoming president in 2010. Shapiro was baseball’s executive of the year following the 2005 and 2007 seasons.
