After making his NHL debut earlier this week with a pair of appearances, the Maple Leafs announced (Twitter link) that they have re-assigned defenseman Marshall Rifai to AHL Toronto. The 25-year-old was brought up earlier in the week to give the Maple Leafs a bit of extra depth on the back end and suited up twice where he had four hits and averaged a little under 12 minutes per … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Assign Marshall Rifai To AHL
Maple Leafs Assign Joseph Woll To AHL For Conditioning
The Maple Leafs are assigning goaltender Joseph Woll to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on a conditioning loan, a team release states Wednesday. The 25-year-old Missourian has been listed as week-to-week with a high ankle sprain after sustaining the injury on a non-contact play against the Senators on Dec. 7. He’s now missed 29 games with the sprain over two and a half months, but a … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Assign Joseph Woll To AHL For Conditioning
Maple Leafs Believed To Have Interest In Mario Ferraro And Luke Kunin
The Maple Leafs have shown interest in Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro and forward Luke Kunin, reports The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. It’s believed that Toronto doesn’t want to part with a first-round pick for a rental but Ferraro has two years left on his contract at a $3.25MM cap charge while Kunin is controllable for one more year if he’s tendered a $3MM qualifying … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Believed To Have Interest In Mario Ferraro And Luke Kunin
Morgan Rielly’s Suspension Affirmed By NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
With the fifth and final game of Morgan Rielly’s suspension being set to be served on Wednesday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was going to need to get his ruling on Rielly’s appeal made quickly. That decision has now been made with the league announcing that Bettman has affirmed the five-game ban and that no change will be coming. The NHLPA filed the appeal last week on … [Read more...] about Morgan Rielly’s Suspension Affirmed By NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
Joseph Woll Not Close To Returning
Not playing since early December due to a high-ankle sprain, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is not close to returning according to Jonas Siegel of The Athletic. In the meantime, the tandem of Ilya Samsonov and Martin Jones has produced a 16-10-4 record in his absence but has only managed a .891 save percentage.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Joseph Woll Not Close To Returning