Ilya Samsonov
Hot or Cold? 20 Takes On The Toronto Maple Leafs
Oh boy, we’re getting close! With training camps underway any day now and the NHL pre-season right around the corner, I am FIRED UP about getting back to the hockey season. Summer is great, with school being out, vacations taking place, and warm weather for a few months, and when the comforting warmth of summer […]
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3 Reasons To Be Optimistic About the 23-24 Maple Leaf Season
Doom and gloom. No, wait, actually, this might be our year. We’re done. We’re so back. Up and down are the emotions of Leaf fans every Summer. It is very similar to southern Ontario temperatures lately. A mantra often pushed by coaches and athletes alike is to not get too high in the high moments […]
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Martin Jones Signs One-Year Contract With Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Wednesday, August 9th, that they have come to terms on a one-year contract worth $875,000 with goaltender Martin Jones. Jones, 33, entered the NHL undrafted and eventually found his footing with the Los Angeles Kings in the 2013-14 season. Related: Martin Jones Stats Martin Jones spent his 2022-23 season […]
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OPINION: Filip Gustavsson’s Contract is Just Right
All summer, Minnesota Wild fans have been waiting for Filip Gustavsson to re-sign with the team. It seemed a sure thing that it would happen quickly, but as the weeks dragged on, worry started to set in. Bill Guerin did his best to calm the fans, using any media appearance to assure the hockey world […]
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Leafs drop the ball on the Samsonov contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ilya Samsonov have finally come to terms on a contract, with the help of an arbitrator, after failing to find a middle ground on their own. The arbitrator awarded Samsonov a 3.5 million dollar contract, and the rules in the NHL CBA state that if a contract negotiation goes to […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Franchise Goalies
In the first round of the 2005 Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected a goalie with the 21st overall pick. This goalie would go on to become the winningest goalie in franchise history, leading them to 3 Stanley Cup Finals and 1 Stanley Cup victory while also winning a Vezina Trophy and William M. […]
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A Red-Hot Goaltender Market
The free agency period is less than a month away; teams can make massive improvements or risk anchoring themselves with an albatross of a contract through free agency. Not every year, you can sift through goaltenders and see multiple top goaltenders available through the free agency market. It’s also not every year when multiple established […]
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10 Potential Head Coaching Options if Maple Leafs Move on From Sheldon Keefe
After a bitter end to a season filled with many ups and downs, it’s clear the Maple Leafs offseason will lead to some impactful changes. Whether those changes come from the management group or the player personnel, it’s definitely something that should change the franchise significantly moving forward. In a world where you want to […]
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Panthers Advance Past Toronto in Game 5
The Florida Panthers advance to the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime. After pulling off a shocking upset against the Boston Bruins in round one, the Panthers kept the momentum going, upsetting the Maple Leafs in five games. After going down three games to none, the […]
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Leafs vs. Panthers (Game 4) Three Stars
After game three, Leafs Nation was an absolute dumpster fire. A solid percentage threw the towel in and said there was no point in watching game four. Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews were dragged across the coals, and it was put up or shut up time for the Leafs superstars. Massive credit to them as […]
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