Michael Traikos

LATEST STORIES BY MICHAEL TRAIKOS

TRAIKOS: Is it time to panic over the Maple Leafs' poor start?

When is it time to panic?

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October 26, 2021 Sports

Pierre Engvall and his Maple Leafs lost in depressing fashion again on Monday, this time against Carolina. But will things get better? USA TODAY SPORTS

TRAIKOS: With Carey Price's future in doubt, Canada left with question marks in goal at Olympics

When Team Canada had to submit a “long list” of players under consideration for the 2022 Olympics on Friday, GM Doug Armstrong was given a special exemption allowing him to submit an even longer list that included six goalies.

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October 22, 2021 Sports

With Habs goalie Carey Price on indefinite leave, who will tend goal for Team Canada at the Winter Games? GETTY IMAGES

TRAIKOS: Let's wait at least another week before Habs fans replace GM Marc Bergevin with Patrick Roy

The timing was curious — if not more than a little coincidental.

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October 19, 2021 Sports

A Quebec newspaper reports the Canadiens are trying to hire Patrick Roy to replace Marc Bergevin as GM. POSTMEDIA FILES

TRAIKOS: Goodrow, now a Ranger, trying for third Stanley Cup in a row

The town of Aurora, Ont., is small. And its hockey history is even smaller. So when Aurora native Robert Thomas not only reached the NHL, but also won a Stanley Cup as a rookie with the St. Louis Blues in 2019, signs were erected underneath the town’s official logo to celebrate the rare achievement.

October 18, 2021 NHL

Barclay Goodrow of the New York Rangers.

TRAIKOS: There's nothing unusual any more about relying on a rent-a-goalie for an NHL game

It was somewhat concerning — and more than a little embarrassing — that the Maple Leafs are so tight against the salary cap this year, that they were forced to sign a goalie from the University of Toronto to a one-day tryout in just their third game of the season, simply because they didn’t have the money to call up someone from the minors.

October 18, 2021 Sports

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Alexander Bishop warms up before the start of a game against the Ottawa Senators in Toronto on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The Maple Leafs signed the University of Toronto player to a one-day amateur try out as a backup goaltender.

TRAIKOS: Is this the year when Maple Leafs' William Nylander finally breaks out and becomes a star?

Three years later, a contract that an NHL executive once criticized as being so bad that it set up Toronto “for failure” and Forbes magazine predicted would “blow up in the Leafs’ faces” is not looking like the end of the world anymore.

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October 15, 2021 Sports

William Nylander is off to a good start with the Leafs this season. But the question is: Can he keep it up? GETTY IMAGES

Michael Traikos

LATEST STORIES BY MICHAEL TRAIKOS

TRAIKOS: Is it time to panic over the Maple Leafs' poor start?

TRAIKOS: With Carey Price's future in doubt, Canada left with question marks in goal at Olympics

TRAIKOS: Let's wait at least another week before Habs fans replace GM Marc Bergevin with Patrick Roy

TRAIKOS: Goodrow, now a Ranger, trying for third Stanley Cup in a row

TRAIKOS: There's nothing unusual any more about relying on a rent-a-goalie for an NHL game

TRAIKOS: Is this the year when Maple Leafs' William Nylander finally breaks out and becomes a star?

TRAIKOS: Maple Leafs' elder statesman Spezza eyes Stanley Cup as he heads into what could be final season

TRAIKOS: With Auston Matthews out, John Tavares needs to lead the Maple Leafs in a way that he's never led before

TRAIKOS: Will anyone be able to put up more points than Connor McDavid this season?

TRAIKOS: NHL players believe Seattle's expansion team is 'going to come out like Vegas'

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