Quinn MacKeen, Author at Maple Leafs Hotstove

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Toronto Maple Leafs fans got the Bloo Bloo Blues about the 2016 Offseason

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Jul 4, 2016

Apparently everybody’s gone sad because Brendan Shanahan’s Leafs aren’t making the decisions we’d like to see. You know, the Leafs went and picked all those...

The 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs Draft: Bigger, Older… Dumber?

2016 NHL Draft Quinn MacKeen - Jun 28, 2016

In the 2016 draft, the critics say the Leafs fell back into their old ways, and went after Bottom 6'ers. Apparently, they just picked older...

Brendan Shanahan: He’s Changed – Part VII

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Dec 12, 2015

So, let's take Brendan Shanahan in 1987 in Piestany — whaling away on some Russian kid in the dark — and freeze him in...

Nikita Zaitsev: Part of the new Maple Leaf Russian 5? Part VI

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Dec 3, 2015

So, back when Scotty Bowman was putting together his Russian 5 in Detroit, he needed a big, puck-moving defenceman. And he got one who...

Shanahan and Soshnikov – The Kid Who’s Scared of Nothing – Part V

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Nov 22, 2015

So, Brendan Shanahan signs this high-end, goal-scoring, young Russian prospect. Intense kid. He’s got some speed and a nice shot, but mostly he’s a real...

Nylander, Kapanen and Shanny’s Fancy Foreign Friends – Part IV

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Nov 20, 2015

So, want to see Shanahan’s secret list? The one that’s going to speed up the Leafs’ rebuild? Sure you do. It’s Brendan Shanahan’s list of his former European...

Shanny listens to his Leaf gut – Part III

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Nov 18, 2015

In which Brendan Shanahan listens to his Leaf gut So, Don Cherry trashed Brendan Shanahan after the 2014 draft, saying: “Brendan, I know you’re watching, President...

Reversing the curse – Part II

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Nov 16, 2015

IN WHICH BRENDAN SHANAHAN REVERSES THE CURSE OF HAROLD BALLARD So, back when Brendan Shanahan hired Mark Hunter from London and Kyle Dubas from the...

Brendan Shanahan gets “puck possessed” – Part I

Analysis Quinn MacKeen - Nov 13, 2015

So, a year ago, a Toronto sports reporter broke the story that Brendan Shanahan was only into “puck possession” because it was... trendy. Trendy. Maybe...