Nick Abruzzese

Jimmy Huntington in play against Toronto Marlies

AHL: Game Recap: Hershey Bears vs Toronto Marlies | 1/28/2024

Hershey, PA-With the Hershey Bears meeting up with the Toronto Marlies for the first time this season. Before the game, it was a very special night, because it was the Hall Of Fame night here in Hershey. Four people got inducted into the Hall of Fame as the class of 2023, and the class of […]

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LEAFS: Nick Abruzzese Signs For 2 More Years in Toronto

The Toronto Maple Leafs have Re-signed RFA Nick Abruzzese to a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level with a $175K minor-league salary. $250K minor league salary in 2024-25 with $350K guaranteed overall. For Abruzzese, this means a $20K raise from the $85K bonus + $70K minor-league salary he had on his entry-level […]

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Toronto Marlies win season finale

The Toronto Marlies hosted the Belleville Senators in back-to-back games on the weekend. Belleville won Saturday’s game 7-2, but Toronto responded with their own 7-2 win on Sunday. An exciting way to close out the 2022-23 regular season. The Marlies finished the season with a 42-24-4-2 record. Game Summary First Period Sunday’s first period saw […]

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Leafs Get Back In The Win Column With 4-2 Victory Over Columbus

The Leafs were coming into this one off of a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Sunday night. With just six regular season games remaining, the Leafs’ primary focus is to iron out any wrinkles and get everyone healthy down the stretch. Before this one, Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe mentioned he’s wanted […]

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Ned Stands Tall As Red Wings Defeat Leafs 5-2

It’s officially official. For a second straight year, the Toronto Maple Leafs will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  The Leafs were returning home to take on the Red Wings after coming off a 3-0 victory over the Senators in Kanata last night. With just two […]

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LGP 76: Load Management Begins

The Leafs secured a 3-0 win against the Senator last night and will be looking to win two games in a row for the first time in quite a while. With their first-round matchup officially confirmed against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the focus now shifts to preparing for that series. For the Leafs, it looks […]

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Toronto Marlies on six game losing streak

The Toronto Marlies lost their matchup against the Hershey Bears on Wednesday and have now lost six in a row. It’s their longest losing streak of the season. Toronto has not won a game since March 12th, when they beat the Rochester Americans 6-3. Since then, the Marlies have gotten outscored by a 20-5 margin. […]

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Leafs Drop Opening Game of Preseason Back-to-Back vs. Red Wings

On Friday evening, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in the opening game of a preseason back-to-back. From the Maple Leafs perspective, there was a lot to like from this game. However, the collapse of a two-goal lead is never a positive. The team played a lineup that wasn’t very heavy […]

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Diamonds In The Rough (Part 2)

First off, I would like to take a second to apologize for not having this article out last weekend. I, unfortunately, caught Covid and had a terrible week-long battle where I was not well enough to complete this article. In my previous article, I started a deep dive into which Leaf’s prospects intrigue me the […]

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NHL Draft: 3 Potential 3rd Round Picks for the Maple Leafs

Earlier in the post-season, I wrote an article about the players the Toronto Maple Leafs could pick with their 25th pick in the 1st round, and now we are going to look at options for them in the later rounds of the draft. The Maple Leafs have three selections in the upcoming NHL draft on July 7th and […]

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