Opinion: When the Maple Leafs lost not one but two defencemen in the first period of an exhibition game, it caused somewhat of a sensation that forwards Alex Kerfoot and Calle Järnkrok filled in for the final two periods, and performed well.
lost not one but two defencemen in the first period of an exhibition game, it caused somewhat of a sensation that forwards Alex Kerfoot and Calle Järnkrok filled in for the final two periods, and performed well.
It’s not the worst idea in the world for teams in the pre-season to have a couple of extra players on standby for just such situations.and I’ll answer it in the next Mailbag. Maybe the Leafs will send Gross a card with an appointment to come in to start talking extension for William Nylander. Like Auston Matthews, he’s eligible to sign one on July 1, 2023.
Years ago I would regularly head down to Florida to watch Blue Jays spring training games. A couple of times, after a game had wrapped up, the grounds crew would drag out the batting cage and the coaches would take turns hitting, just for fun. Do hockey coaches ever do anything like that? A quick three-on-three ? Penalty shot contests? Shooting at targets?I don’t think any coach in any sport has nearly as much fun as baseball coaches. Hockey coaches really take themselves seriously.