Toronto Maple Leafs

Breaking News: Maple Leafs trade Alex Biega

The Maple Leafs have made a minor deal with the Nashville Predators, sending them depth defencemen Alex Biega in return for future considerations. Biega has found himself in the minors for most of the season with the Maple Leafs AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies. He has 7 points in 31 AHL games and is a […]

Breaking News: Maple Leafs send Dermott to Vancouver

Sources have confirmed that the Maple Leafs traded 25-year-old defense Travis Dermott to the Vancouver Canucks for a 3rd round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. This comes on the heels of the reports of the Mark Giordano trade and trying to work around the salary cap. There have been a few reports out there about […]

Breaking News: Maple Leafs acquire Giordano and Blackwell from the Kraken

According to multiple sources, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Seattle Kraken have struck a deal that will send their captain Mark Giordano to his hometown team and Colin Blackwell. The Leafs are sending two 2ndround picks in 2022 and 2023, and a 3rd round pick in 2024 to the Seattle Kraken. They will also retain 50% […]

Who Toronto Needs to Add To Elevate Their Roster

With just 20 days to go before the trade deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs should be looking to bring in some players to increase their chances of bringing home Lord Stanley back to Ontario. Although their roster seems sufficient enough to compete with the other contenders around the league, there is always room for improvement. […]

Canadian NHL Games Postponed due to Attendance Restrictions

Returning off a holiday break in the NHL schedule, most fans had hoped to see a return of a semi-regular NHL schedule. Little did we know what was in store. The NHL announced that they would be postponing games that were being held in Canadian markets due to a restriction in attendance capacity. There is […]

Covid-19 Continues To Impact The League With Serious Implications

As the holiday season is upon us and the deadline to pull out of the Olympics draws ever so near, Covid continues to rack up names in its protocol superstar studded list. Since we last reported here at Inside The Rink, The list of teams and players has grown significantly, as has the concern about […]

Week 9 Fantasy Recap & Waiver Wire

Week nine has come to a close, more than two dozen NHL players have entered COVID protocol, and the sense that the pandemic will drive players from wanting to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics is getting stronger. All signs point to a wild ride for the rest of the ’21-’22 season, but let’s focus […]

Week 8 Fantasy Recap & Waiver Wire

Week eight is now over, and Covid-19 is still taking its toll on the NHL, with players continuing to enter protocols for close contacts or positive test results. You will always hear that American Thanksgiving is a measuring stick for a team’s success in an early season. Most of the teams out of a playoff […]

Milestones: Barkov Becomes The Panthers All-Time Goals Leader

With Barkov scoring his eighth goal of the season and his 189th career goal in the Panthers’ 7-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils, he has passed Olli Jokinen, the Panthers’ previous leader, with 188 goals. Barkov was selected by the Panthers second overall in the 2013 NHL entry draft. Barkov doesn’t have the most […]

Week 4 Fantasy Wrap-Up & Waiver Wire

This week we will have a unique layout due to the circumstances. Four players from the same team have caught my interest, so I will put them in as a group to spread the love across the league. It was a wild ride last week; the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers continue to dominate their […]