Sporting a solid goaltending trio of Joseph Woll, Erik Kallgren, and Keith Petruzzelli, last season, there were some soft expectations that goaltender Artur Akhtyamov would be making the move to North America to join the Toronto Marlies. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft, Akhtyamov impressed in the VHL last season, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to sign the … [Read more...] about AHL Notes: Akhtiamov, Empey, Callin
Ilya Samsonov Contract Settled Via Arbitration
Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Ilya Samsonov has received a $3.55MM award (one-year) in his arbitration case, according to The Athletic’s James Mirtle. Samsonov had filed for $4.9MM, while the Maple Leafs had filed for $2.4MM. This award comes just under the mid-point between the two parties’ filings and is just a little bit less than the $3.75MM we projected in our detailed … [Read more...] about Ilya Samsonov Contract Settled Via Arbitration
Update On Erik Karlsson To Pittsburgh Rumblings
Rob Rossi of The Athletic wrote a column today with regard to the Erik Karlsson trade saga. While many of the updates offered were hardly surprising, there were a few pieces of information that gave some insights into how the Pittsburgh Penguins became involved in the trade talks. Pittsburgh always seemed like a team that couldn’t squeeze a player with Karlsson’s cap number … [Read more...] about Update On Erik Karlsson To Pittsburgh Rumblings
Toronto Maple Leafs Hire Guy Boucher, Mike Van Ryn
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired two coaches to head coach Sheldon Keefe’s staff: former Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher, and former St. Louis Blues assistant coach Mike Van Ryn. In Boucher, the Maple Leafs have added a coach with significant experience running an NHL bench. Although Boucher never coached a fourth season in any of his stops as a … [Read more...] about Toronto Maple Leafs Hire Guy Boucher, Mike Van Ryn
Toronto Maple Leafs Hire Derek Clancey
The Toronto Maple Leafs have filled out their front office, hiring former Vancouver Canucks executive Derek Clancey as assistant general manager with a player personnel specialty today, according to a team release. Vancouver announced Clancey’s departure just minutes before Toronto picked him up. In Toronto, the 54-year-old executive reunites with general manager Brad … [Read more...] about Toronto Maple Leafs Hire Derek Clancey