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Report: Toronto Raptors Looking to Trade Andrea Bargnani by July 1st?
June 1st, 2013
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors will be looking to trade Andrea Bargnani by July 1st.
First order of biz for new Raps GM Masai Ujiri: Word is he'll shop Andrea Bargnani everywhere he can in hopes of moving him before July 1— Marc Stein ...
NHL Playoffs 2013: How High Should Leafs Expectations Be This Postseason?
April 23rd, 2013
After nine long years of waiting, the NHL Playoffs have made their return to the Air Canada Center, and the entire city of Toronto is buzzing.Talk shows are discussing who the Leafs would prefer to play. The Boston Bruins offer a tough, gritty opponent who has pretty much owned the ...
5-Year Projection for Leafs Rising Star Nazem Kadri
April 23rd, 2013
Having played just over a full season in the NHL, Nazem Kadri's journey to that point has been a roller coaster of emotion for Kadri and much of Leafs Nation.Not since Wendel Clark has a first-round draft pick been this publicized and this scrutinized. Kadri's ability to take that pressure ...
Carl Gunnarsson: Could He Be the Maple Leafs X-Factor on Defense?
April 19th, 2013
It's been three games since the Toronto Maple Leafs lost defenceman Carl Gunnarsson to a nagging lower-body injury. And the results of that loss have been felt quickly.Without Gunnarsson, the Leafs defence has been exposed more than they usually are. The giveaways are usually there regardless, but at least with ...
6 Players Who Will Not Be with the Toronto Maple Leafs Next Season
April 15th, 2013
With the Toronto Maple Leafs on the verge of making the playoffs, they will need to start thinking how to make this team into a playoff team with home-ice advantage in the near future.There are parts to this team who excite you, whether it's Nazem Kadri, Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul, ...
3 Areas of Concern Toronto Maple Leafs Need to Address Before the Playoffs
April 13th, 2013
As we see the quick 48-game season come to a close, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in an unfamiliar position heading into the final weeks of the season.They are in fifth place and have a fairly firm grip on that position. They are in the playoffs, and if they make ...
Leafs Talk: Will Leafs Regret Not Landing a Goaltender at the Deadline?
April 5th, 2013
After a long four-day break, the Toronto Maple Leafs began the post-deadline period of the 2013 season rather sloppily.The Leafs welcomed the Philadelphia Flyers to town, and the Flyers ended up handing the Leafs a large slice of humble pie, winning the game 5-3.The Flyers, minus two-thirds of their regular ...
Ranking the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 5 Biggest Needs Heading into the Trade Deadline
March 30th, 2013
After a commanding 4-0 victory over their Provincial rival Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sitting pretty in the Eastern Conference. The Leafs sit nine points clear of the New York Islanders for the eighth place spot in the East.That, however, is not the focus right now for the ...
Report: Maple Leafs D Mike Komisarek Wants Out, Leafs Nation Couldn’t Be Happier
March 2nd, 2013
According to Andy Strickland of truehockey.com, much maligned Toronto Maple Leafs defender Mike Komisarek has given a list of 12 teams to GM Dave Nonis that he would like to be traded toKomisarek has been out since having mild episode of rage earlier in the season in which he broke ...
Leafs Looking for a Veteran Goaltender: 7 Goalies That Could Be on Their Radar
February 19th, 2013
According to TSN.ca, GM Dave Nonis of the Toronto Maple Leafs is still looking for a veteran goalie to either back-up James Reimer, or, if they're good enough, start for the team.News of this comes as a minor surprise to some because of how solid the Leafs' goaltending this season ...