When Roni Hirvonen suffered an eye injury in October, he didn't know if he'd play pro hockey again.
"Of course there was [a doubt]. Until I tried to play on the ice again."
More on the 22-year-old's difficult year and his perseverance through it all. ⤵️
Dennis Hildeby gets jabbed by Bokondji Imama after the second period ends and the entire
#Marlies
team doesn't like it.
Kyle Clifford comes in flying and drops the gloves with Imama.
Easton Cowan says Morgan Rielly, John Tavares, and Nazem Kadri reached out to congratulate him on being drafted by the Maple Leafs, along with Mitch Marner, who facetimed him.
Kristians Rubins on what he'll miss most about Toronto when he's in Latvia for the World Championships:
"I'm probably gonna miss being in town when the Leafs gonna win the cup."
Jon Cooper says this series between the Lightning and
#Leafs
is “a long time coming.”
“I think it’s good for hockey. I think this is two established franchises that have been at the top of their game for a decade now or so.”
Sheldon Keefe on Bobby McMann: "He's gone from basically a healthy scratch earlier this week to inserting into the lineup when guys get sick and now he's got five goals this week. It's pretty remarkable."
John Tavares said he and his kids tried to give Fraser Minten a call last night after it was revealed that he had made Team Canada's World Junior roster.
"I still think [the kids] are processing it ... But I know when they see them on TV playing that they'll pretty excited."
Discussing Mitch Marner's contract is tiring.
Seeing him trending this website throughout the summer because of that contract is even more tiring.
He's an incredible player, and us as Leafs fans should feel lucky to have him.
Josh Ho-Sang on signing with the
#Marlies
:
“I’m super excited to join the Marlies. I’m really happy everything worked out with the PTO, and that I earned myself an opportunity here and I’m hoping to just run with it.”
Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving said Shane Doan "played a big role" in bringing Max Domi in.
"Shane was Max’s first captain. I really believe we’re going to see the best version of Max."
Jacob Quillan on signing with the Maple Leafs, who were his favourite team growing up: "Just a dream come true. [I'm] just looking forward to the next step and hopefully become a Leaf one day."
Timothy Liljegren says TJ Brodie was one player who he's watched while up with the
#Leafs
.
He said Brodie's ability to break out of his end and how he stops odd man rushes is something Liljegren wants to implement into his game going forward.
Your 2020 Atlantic Division All-Star goalie selection:
Tuukka Rask: .933 Sv%
Andrei Vasilevskiy: .906 Sv%
Carey Price: .898 Sv%
Sergei Bobrovsky: .884 Sv%
No Frederik Andersen, who has a .921 Sv%.
Hey all,
With the recent news of Rodion Amirov’s health (and the fact that you can send him an email), I was thinking of putting together a big video with anyone throughout the Leafs fan base.
If you want to get involved, send me a DM and we can make it happen!
Sheldon Keefe on what Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander will mean to the
#Leafs
in the future:
“I grew up here. I’ve been watching the Leafs my whole life. I mean, there’s been some great players come through here but these guys are special.”