The Optimist/Pessimist Look At The Leafs Offseason
My split consciousness looks at the Leafs’ doings.
Tuesday’s FTB: Lightning round
Answer me, these questions three....or five...maybe seven?
European Report: The November break reveals the cracks in this hockey season
It’s hard to believe sometimes, that we made it to the first break in the season for international play — a lot of which has been cancelled.
Monday’s FTB: November Rain
I don’t actually like that song, it was just raining when I wrote this.
Sundays FTB: No one knows what's going on
And we shouldn't be surprised who's making things confusing.
Saturday FTB: Dubas finishes his checklist, now plays the waiting game
All his official business is complete and he can scour the trade market like a ninja
Maple Leafs sign Joey Anderson
They can all take the rest of the winter off now. They have a full (understatement) roster.
Leafs sign Michael Hutchinson, causing me a brief flash of personal anxiety
It’s fine, I tell myself, he’s fourth-string.
FTB: Seattle Kraken take #GetUncomfortable pledge with Black Girl Hockey Club
The Toronto Maple Leafs should join them.
OHL and AHL announce first possible season start dates in February
The NHL continues on a very slow and deliberate process of planning for the 2021 season.
Mac Hollowell has been loaned to Finnish team TUTO
It’s a work study program for the Leafs’ defence prospect to really understand the Finnish mind.
FTB: NHL Players cite a lack of understanding on next season’s pay
Was the pandemic player pay issue ever really settled?
Maple Leafs loan Semyon Der-Arguchintsev to Torpedo
Another Leafs prospect is going to Europe.
Finland sending 3 Leafs prospects to Sweden for U20 games
What’s usually a four-nations tournament is a smaller and safer event (we can hope).
Back to Excited Episode 121: Depth Signings and Hiring Practices
Another 90 minutes of Leafs talk to finish off your weekend
From the Branches: Barb Underhill gives us a physics lesson
Clearly, she also loves the colors blue and white.
FTB: the Maple Leafs have prepared for expanded rosters
Or not, if they don’t happen.
2 Russian Maple Leafs prospects are off to Finland for tournament play
Russia has decided to send their junior team to the Karjala Cup.