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Oilers Trade Proposal Lands Matthew Knies: Would You Do It?
The post Oilers Trade Proposal Lands Matthew Knies: Would You Do It? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk . The Edmonton Oilers need a long-term successor for Zach Hyman, and Toronto Maple Leafs winger Matthew Knies represents almost the perfect candidate. Acquiring him, however, would require Edmonton to surrender one of its best young players. A potential proposal could look like this: Edmonton Oilers receive: Toronto Maple Leafs receive: Knies Could Become Hyman’s Successor [ ] The post Oilers Trade Proposal Lands Matthew Knies: Would You Do It? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk .
Do the Maple Leafs Have a 2-Year Window With This Roster?
The post Do the Maple Leafs Have a 2-Year Window With This Roster? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk . There are many factors that point to the Toronto Maple Leafs only having a two-year window with this current group of players. The post Do the Maple Leafs Have a 2-Year Window With This Roster? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk .
NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Canucks & Maple Leafs Fans Go Slow
The post NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Canucks Maple Leafs Fans Go Slow appeared first on NHL Trade Talk . Edmonton rolls the dice on Devon Levi, Vancouver’s mayor sparks Canucks playoff controversy, and Toronto tempers McKenna expectations. The post NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Canucks Maple Leafs Fans Go Slow appeared first on NHL Trade Talk .
Patrik Laine Is NOT A Fit For Maple Leafs: NHL Analyst
Word began to spread last week that unsigned free agent Patrik Laine still had five teams with potential interest in bringing him in. One of those five that was listed by Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette , happened to be the Toronto Maple Leafs . But would the oft-injured former Montreal Canadien be a reasonable fit for Toronto? Not according to TSN hockey analyst Frankie Corrado . As he explained on First Up on Tuesday morning, there might be a team out there that says, "' We'll take a flier on him, maybe we'll bring him in on a PTO and work him in on our two preseason games and see what he can do for us there.'" But for the Leafs and their needs? Not for Toronto... Because... for as poorly as they played last year, scoring wasn't the issue for them. They were pretty potent offensively. They were just a mess defensively . And they looked just as discombobulated as their defensive numbers would tell you they were. Patrik Laine is not helping that situation. So it feels like it would be a redundancy. He's also a really one-dimensional player. Like, he has to play a very specific role, on a specific line, and the puck has to go through him a lot on the power-play. There's just not that need for the Leafs. So I wouldn't go down that road. Looking at the stats, to be honest, it might be a bit of an overstatement to say that the Leafs were "pretty potent" offensively. They finished 16th in the NHL in goals per game, smack dab in the middle of the pack. And the power play? Don't get us started on that. We all saw what a disaster that special teams unit was, so much so that they had to fire the assistant coach who was in charge of it, Marc Savard, mid-season. Granted, it certainly improved significantly in the second half of the season, including a 44.4% success rate in the shortened schedule in February. That brought them all the way up from dead last to 15th in the league in PP% by the end of the year, at 21.7%. Laine would be 'a redundancy' for the Leafs, says analyst So while it might be a little more fair to say that the offense was more of a mixed bag overall, perhaps more to Corrado's point that Laine would be "a redundancy", the offseason signing of Jack Roslovic, further improvement from Matthew Knies, plus, most importantly, the hoped-for bounce-back from Auston Matthews, might be all Toronto needs to improve on offense. Plus, all the other moves that new GM John Chayka made, bringing in a ton of new bodies for the bottom six, might also make for a bit of a crowded forward group, not leaving room for a one-trick pony like Laine.
If Patrik Laine Comes to the Maple Leafs, Who Leaves?
The post If Patrik Laine Comes to the Maple Leafs, Who Leaves? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk . Maple Leafs fans have some pretty good questions about Patrik Laine. The biggest one: if he comes to Toronto, who gets pushed out? The post If Patrik Laine Comes to the Maple Leafs, Who Leaves? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk .
Maple Leafs Could Have Shot at Massive In-Season Trade
The Toronto Maple Leafs could have a shot at a major in-season trade, should the planets line up at the right time. The post Maple Leafs Could Have Shot at Massive In-Season Trade appeared first on HEAVY .
5 Fascinating Facts About ex-Oilers & Maple Leafs Ben Scrivens
The post 5 Fascinating Facts About ex-Oilers Maple Leafs Ben Scrivens appeared first on NHL Trade Talk . Ben Scrivens had a wild 59-save night, but his most interesting chapter may be what he’s doing now as a teacher and coach. The post 5 Fascinating Facts About ex-Oilers Maple Leafs Ben Scrivens appeared first on NHL Trade Talk .
Yaroslav Fedoseyev could accelerate his Maple Leafs timeline
Yaroslav Fedoseyev was selected 161st overall by the Maple Leafs and gives them an early look after earning a spot on Traktor Chelyabinsk's (KHL) preseason roster.
Do the Maple Leafs have any future Hall-of-Famers?
These Maple Leaf stars could be eyeing a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
John Chayka faces his defining Maple Leafs test with Gavin McKenna
Already coming in with high expectations, John Chayka's biggest test may not be winning now, but how he prepares to build around Gavin McKenna.