Projected Marlies lines:
Marlies lines:
Leivo Rupert Brown
Nylander McKegg Abbott
Ashton Carrick Frattin
Kozun Biggs BodieFroese McLaren Devane Orr extras
— Kyle Cicerella (@KyleTheReporter) January 22, 2015
Marlies Head Coach Gord Dineen on Nylander’s debut:
Friday Links:
- Anthony Petrielli: Leafs Notebook — January 22 (Maple Leafs Hot Stove)
If the Leafs keep Nonis, they will do so with the hopes that he can help clean up his own mess, but the last two summers are an indication it is time for a change. - Elliotte Friedman: 30 Thoughts — Points 4-9 on the Maple Leafs (Sportsnet.ca)
Phaneuf has a big ticket, and the Maple Leafs will need to get creative in dealing with it, but he could fit where he’s not expected to carry the load. I’d expect Shanahan and Dave Nonis to see what else is possible. There is a list of 12 teams Phaneuf can be dealt to, although more can always be discussed. - Jonas Siegel: Leafs future still murky for Jake Gardiner (TSN.ca)
Active and engaged, Gardiner changed the game with his legs against the Senators, chipping in with two assists. Gardiner remains an unknown commodity at this stage in his fourth NHL season though and that creates questions about his future in Toronto. - James Mirtle: Leafs’ season-killing losing skid hitting new levels (The Globe and Mail)
About that idea the Leafs analytics have been good during their losing streak: Not so much. - Chris Johnston: Tough calls loom for struggling Maple Leafs (Sportsnet.ca)
One of the more telling aspects of a truly bizarre season in Toronto is that Shanahan and general manager Dave Nonis started discussing Carlyle’s firing during the 10-1-1 run that immediately preceded the current down period. - Michael Traikos: Dion Phaneuf fights in back to back games as questions arise about leadership (National Post)
“Nobody’s helping him,” retired NHL forward Jeremy Roenick said during an interview on Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Wednesday. “Nobody’s helping him at all.”
- Michael Langlois: Which Maple Leafs on this roster really deserve to be Leafs? (Vintage Leaf Memories)
Things aren’t going well and I sense this team will look very different in ten months (heck, maybe in six weeks, by the trading deadline). So who do we absolutely need to keep?
- Katie Flynn: Sportsnet strikes out again with Dean Blundell hire (Pension Plan Puppets)
The NHL’s primary television rights holders hired a shock-jock radio host who is known for homophobic comments and insensitive, offensive remarks. Dean Blundell will join Sportsnet 590 theFan in March and it’s a huge mistake.
