Luke Schenn

Does a Trade for Flyers Rasmus Ristolainen Make Sense for the Maple Leafs?

With the National Hockey League’s annual Trade Deadline just around the corner, trade rumors are in full flight. With the Toronto Maple Leafs certainly looking to upgrade their defense, could Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen be a good fit? The Toronto Maple Leafs have a glaring hole on their top pairing, despite Morgan Rielly having […]

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Game Recap: Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators | 01/06/2024

The Dallas Stars concluded the homestand with a Saturday night hockey game against the Nashville Predators. The Stars lost to the Predators 4-3 at the American Airlines Center. Dallas fell to 22-11-5, while Nashville improved to 22-17-1. Predators goaltender Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves for a win. The Stars’ starting lineup featured Mason Marchment, Tyler […]

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Predicting the NHL Teams With the Most Fights in 2023-24

While fighting isn’t as prominent in the NHL as it used to be, it certainly isn’t gone. In the 2022-23 regular season, there were 334 official fights where five-minute majors were handed out. Yes, that number was much higher twenty years ago, but hockey fans are still treated to a good scrap from time to […]

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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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Carolina Hurricanes Add Grit This Offseason

The Carolina Hurricanes are certainly not known as one of the tougher teams in the NHL. In fact, they finished dead last in the league with only 5 fighting majors this past regular season. Obviously, much more goes into toughness than just dropping the gloves, but the Hurricanes also finished 30th in hits per 60 […]

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Rumor: Canucks Circling in on Luke Schenn

Rumors are swirling that the Vancouver Canucks might be on the verge of reacquiring veteran d-man Luke Schenn. It’s an exciting development considering they traded him away just before last year’s trade deadline in exchange for a 3rd round pick. However, it seems that the Canucks are keen on bringing him back into the fold. […]

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Rob Blake Saga Part I: The Precursor

The predecessor to Rob Blake was Dean Lombardi. Lombardi steered the organization to two championships around a Western Conference Final loss to a surging dynasty in the form of the Chicago Blackhawks. In fact, between 2010-2015, the LA Kings and Chicago Blackhawks claimed Lord Stanley every year except for a 2011 Boston triumph. 2015 marked […]

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Florida Panthers Defenseman Brandon Montour Skates Around Leafs T.J. Brodie

Post-Game Analysis: Leafs Force Game 5 After 2-1 Victory Over Panthers in Game 4

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of the second round! After being on the brink of elimination heading into last night’s matchup, the blue and white finally strung it together, earning a hard-fought and well-defended victory. The Florida Panthers still lead the series 3-1, but the Maple Leafs finally […]

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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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Leafs RD2GM3: One Game At A Time

The Leafs have found themselves down 2-0 in their series against the Florida Panthers and will be looking for a win to get back into the series. The Panthers play a physical style of play and are able to capitalize on other players’ mistakes, which has ultimately hurt the Leafs. If the Leafs play a […]

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