Posts by Kevin McGran
Interesting read about former NHLer Andrew MacDonald and his battle with cancer from @Megan_Ogilvie + Kevin Jiang … #Flyers #Islanders www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Easton Cowan and Jacob Quillan were assigned to the Marlies on Friday, in time to be eligible to play in the Calder Cup playoffs. The deadline was 3 p.m. The #Leafs can call them up. They can call up up to five Marlies, though only four can be on the roster at any time.
Where do the Scott Laughton trades rank among the Leafiest things ever?
Basically a first-rounder and solid NHL prospect for a third-rounder.
Does it outdo Courntall for Kordic?
Kurvers for a first-rounder (turned into 3rd overall, S. Niedermayer)
Please add to the list.
Thank goodness the Brier is on. Nothing's happening #NHLTradeDeadline
Wrote this about Yannick Perreault's son, NYR Gabriel Perreault, in his draft year. #Leafs
www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...
Expecting #Leafs GMBT to be more interested in picks in 2027 and '28. He can use them as fodder for trade deadline next season, if he can get the team turned around, or he can simply use them if the team tanks.
Leafs look like they're in Game 7 form tonight.
Auston Matthews (to CBC) on how big Hughes' goal was for USA Hockey: "It's Mike Eruzione and then Jack Hughes."
Luke Hughes, by the way, played minor hockey in the GTHL with the Toronto Marlboros back when his father worked for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander used to play ministicks and other games with the Hughes kids.
If you're wondering about Team USA's captain ..... Auston Matthews: A Life in Hockey a.co/d/0fpuuGUc #Amazon via @Amazon
Connor Hellebuyck looks like he's in mid-season form.
In addition, Mike Babcock is the only coach in the club
Canada has 11 skaters in the club, the most by any country: Rob Blake, Joe Sakic, Brendan Shanahan, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Eric Staal, Jonathan Toews, Patrice Bergeron, Sidney Crosby, Corey Perry and Jay Bouwmeester.
All have won the Stanley Cup and gold in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s world championships. Olympic gold is all they are missing.
The Americans have no players up for Triple Gold, largely because their best players often eschew the world championships.
The Canadians have five players who are an Olympic gold medal away from joining international hockey’s Triple Gold Club: Brad Marchand, Nathan MacKinnon, Sam Reinhart, Mark Stone and Darcy Kuemper.
Wrote this about Team USA's Dylan Larkin and his ties to Canada a year ago.
www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...
No OEL Nylander Tavares Knies Woll at #LeafsForever practice
Blue: McMann Matthews Domi Maccelli
White: Roy Robertson Cowan
Grey: Jarnkrok Lorentz Laughton
Black: Carlo Myers Rielly Stecher McCabe Benning
Goalies: Stolarz Hildeby
Mitch Marner night #LeafsForever (Also Adin Hill Bobblehead night)
Auston Matthews ties Mats Sundin for most goals by a Leaf (420). If only someone had written a book.
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/auston...
With six goals in December, Bobby McMann is the first player not named Auston, Mitch, Willie or John to outright lead #LeafsForever in scoring in a calendar month since Zach Hyman in March 2021.