Neck guard sales jump after Sask. hockey player slashed by skate
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More adult players are now investing in the protective equipment.
If the Toronto Maple Leafs were ever going all-in on winning the Stanley Cup, this would be the perfect season to do it.
Despite a lull of late, the Leafs have looked fantastic in comparison to the rest of the NHL’s North Division. They have the offence. Their defence has held up. Their goaltending has been solid.
Plus, you’re not going up against the Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round or two in the playoffs.
No. The winner of the North Division gets the shot to the Final Four. And when you get there, any of the four can win.
So the young general manager of the Leafs has foreshadowed his strategy going into the trade deadline. It could be a favourable rental market to get a player on the last year of a contract for a playoff run.
Cap space is tight so it will be interesting to see how Kyle Dubas pulls off a deal.
The time is now for the Leafs to give themselves every opportunity to end the drought and the jokes about 1967.