#mikhail grabovski

[chunkletskhl]

Lovely retirement-announcement video from Mikhail Grabovski.  

[hockey-time-machine]

Mikhail Grabovski and pineapple

[daisiesmakingchains]

aesthetic / / Nikolay Kulemin & Mikhail Grabovski + together or not at all 

[pucking-rare]

pucking rare masterlist 2019

below the cut are all the fics added to the pucking rare collection 2019, sorted by team/relationship. thanks everyone who wrote, beta’d, left prompts and in any way contributed to this year’s collection!

fyi: fics are sorted by who was on what team prior to 1 july because trying to keep track of who is on what team is beyond our capabilities right now.

BOSTON BRUINS

Anders Bjork/Matt Grzelcyk/Charlie McAvoy; Anders Bjork/Charlie McAvoy

something worth holding onto by cjmasim 

Anders turns over to face away from Charlie. It really doesn't matter how Charlie would react to him being aromantic. He's not going to come out to him just based on a random thought. There's no evidence whatsoever that Charlie likes him like that. If he did, he'd at least try to sleep in the same bed, Anders is sure.

It was a good hookup, and Charlie wants to do it again. Anders wants to do it again. So they'll do it again, and that's all they'll do. If it gets out of hand, well, he can deal with that when it happens.

Marcus Johansson & Brad Marchand

A 1000 Ways by onlypartly (foreverkneeld) 

Marcus Johansson finally gets an apology from Brad Marchand. Sort of.

BUFFALO SABRES

Rasmus Dahlin/Casey Mittelstadt; Rasmus Dahlin/Victor Olofsson

bloom by eichart

Ras doesn’t mean to keep buying plants for each and every one of his teammates, but he does, creating little explosions of green and orange and purple around the apartment. It’s his nature to look after them, to know when something’s wrong, so he will.

This team: he loves them.

This city: it’s special.

Jake McCabe/Rasmus Ristolainen

emptiness to melody by rawrimmapanda 

Jake knew that the random sore spots were something. He just didn't know what from exactly. After a trip to the doctor he sets off on a mission to find out who is soulmate is.

Bits of You on Me by eafay70 

Three times Jake's soulmate left him injured, and one time Jake was the one to blame.

CALGARY FLAMES

Johnny Gaudreau/Matthew Tkachuk

sealed with a kiss by iknewhim

“You want me,” Chucky drawls, “To kiss you for hockey.”

Elias Lindholm/David Rittich

We’ve Come Too Far, To Give Up Who We Are by Aer

David’s life has taken more than a few twists and turns over the years, but he’s always been able to see them coming, to some extent.

He never would have seen Elias coming in a million years.

COLORADO AVALANCHE

Tyson Barrie/Tyson Jost

soft shines through by somehowunbroken 

Defensemen have to marry forwards. It's a rule, and Tyson's been putting it off for longer than he should've, and now he needs to marry someone before the season starts or he won't be able to play.

Enter Tyson Jost.

J. T. Compher/Tyson Jost/Alexander Kerfoot; J. T. Compher/Tyson Jost

no regrets, just love by ancientdeceiver

The kiss, in the end, is just one friend helping out another friend.

Tyson Jost/Colin Wilson

bring your good times and your laughter too by somehowunbroken 

Sure, the stuffed pink rabbit and balloons had been funny, but it's Tyson's birthday. Colin's maybe in the mood to give him whatever he asks for.

DALLAS STARS

Miro Heiskanen/Roope Hintz

round one, round two by ghosthunter

“Are you nervous?” Miro asks, reaching out and tugging Roope’s thumb from between his lips.

“Are you not?” Roope asks him, his voice quiet. Miro grins at him.

(maybe it's the finnish summer) got me seeing stars when I'm with you by up_and_away 

After they get eliminated, Miro can't bring himself to go home and face his parents' sympathy. He goes home with Roope instead, and finds a way to exhale.

keep it subliminal by carissima

Miro smothers a yawn and opens his door. Roope’s standing there with two coffees and an expression that matches his own mood.

when it hits you by carissima 

And that’s the precise moment he realizes that he may, in fact, have a Miro-sized problem.

MINNESOTA WILD

Mikko Koivu/Zach Parise

You Know My Words (Look Up the Name) by sleeperservice

Zach's soulmark shows up during his rookie season after a game against the Wild. Nobody told him it would take years to find out who else had one show up that night.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Taylor Hall/Nico Hischier/Jack Hughes

I won't hesitate for you by theshipstorulethemallwrites 

To be 29 years old, made the playoffs once and be a virgin was not in plans for Taylor Hall. Neither was falling for his, much, younger teammates. Yes, there's a plural in that last word, stop judging.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

Mikhail Grabovski/Nikolay Kulemin

Windows by blueorangecrush

Kolya's grandmother used to say that dreams were windows into other worlds.

Anders Lee/Devon Toews

I’m on your clock, you’re in control by Mooresomore 

"Breaking up is hard to do...especially when you're not out to the team and you can't let anyone know about it (or that it's over). It really sucks too when you still want the person, but they want nothing to do with you." Mat had never thought those words would apply to him, but here he was.

NEW YORK RANGERS

Brady Skjei/Jimmy Vesey

we’re never gonna win the world by skjei 

Jimmy doesn’t want to die.

(or, jimmy vesey signs with the new york rangers and his live changes more than it ever has).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Carter Hart/Nolan Patrick/Travis Konecny

Hens and Chicks by Hock_hug 

Travis Konecny can’t make coffee

Carter Hart/Claude Giroux/Danny Briere

Shining bright to see what you could truly be by Mooresomore

Just a fluffy look into the life of Carter, Claude, Danny, and their family.

Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick

dumbasses in love by andersens

“So, I talked to Lawson, and it turns out he does think we’re dating.”

“I told you,” Nolan says.

“Yeah and see the thing is, I was gonna tell him he’s wrong. But then he started going on and on about how proud of me he is and how happy. And he was looking at me with his stupid Lawson face with his stupid Lawson smile and I just...I couldn’t tell him he was wrong.”

say that you're into me, let me know how it'll be (if you don't know, just say so) by haruspexes 

Really, the wedding is the thing that sets it all off. Someone self-aware might say it started way before the wedding but Travis has always been a little suspicious about that whole know-thyself thing. So, it starts on an otherwise unremarkable Tuesday afternoon.

***

“Anyways, you know I’m the best wedding date you could get on such short notice,” Travis fires off. It’s a pretty weak chirp, but the chance to say something is just too good to pass up.

“Yeah.” Nolan nods where Travis was half expecting him to argue.

take down some summer time by manybumblebees

Summer is lake days and fishing and coolers full of beer, the boat kicking up spray in its wake, and Nolan coming to stand next to him on the deck in his too-short shorts, holding his forearm next to TK’s and complaining about his Irish skin, which burns and freckles but never tans.

Or: summer makes TK stupid.

trouble's gonna follow (where i go) by carissima 

The first thing Travis learns about Nolan is that he can’t tie a fucking tie.

Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick; Carter Hart/Nolan Patrick; Carter Hart/Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick; Lawson Crouse/Travis Konecny; Nico Hischier/Nolan Patrick

kiss me & take off your clothes by ghosthunter

“You’re so sexy in the morning, God,” TK says.

“I’m sexy all the time,” Nolan says. “That’s why I make the big bucks.”

SAN JOSE SHARKS

Tomas Hertl/Tommy Wingels

blame it, blame it by frausorge

Olive juice? That sounds disgusting.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Anthony Cirelli/Mikhail Sergachev

Once Smitten by verbaeghe 

It isn’t that Tony’s expecting Misha to already be in their dorm room when he arrives per se, it’s just. Well, it’s junior year, classes start tomorrow, and Misha still hasn’t managed an on-time arrival yet. At least he’s consistent.

A Tale of Courtship by Sugarchev, verbaeghe

“Marriage,” King Anton repeats to a slack-jawed Tony. “The council agrees, it’s time we secure our alliances.”

The King’s cabinet falls silent. Stamkos purses his lips, while Victor pretends to notice something out the window. Cally and McDonagh glue their eyes to the tactical map sprawled across the table and Misha…he should sit down before his legs give out.

Anthony Cirelli/Mikhail Sergachev; Braydon Coburn/Slater Koekkoek

How to Train Your Partner 101 by darkone 

Tony’s previous partner retired a month ago and he’s been anxiously awaiting a new one. He’s tired of going on missions with other well established teams because it makes him feel like a third wheel.

Braydon Coburn/Slater Koekkoek

Yours by Lecavayay

He takes Slater’s wrist, holds it to his lips like the name there is his and not some other Braydon waiting for the man in his bed to find him.

Tyler Johnson/Ondrej Palat

The Playboy of Central New York by blueorangecrush 

Tyler just wanted to be a semi-anonymous graduate student, not the funder of a biotech startup with his old money inheritance.

He thought he'd meet a girl who didn't know or care about his money. He was wrong about the "girl" part.

Cedric Paquette/Louis Domingue; Alex Killorn/Andrej Sustr; Jake Dotchin/Yanni Gourde

I Could Stay Here Forever by TylerAndAlexAndCeddyOhMy 

Ceddy and Louis were fall in love while studying abroad

“We should go to Italy!” Yanni yelled. 

“You just want to sleep with Italian guys,” Louis groaned. “We should go to France. The museums! Imagine all the history!” 

“Yeah! Because there is ZERO fucking history in ITALY, you huge fucking moron,” Yanni yelled at Louis. 

“You aren’t even interested in history! You’re interested in dick!” Louis countered. 

“Yes,” Yanni screamed stomping toward his room. “Big Italian dick!” With that he slammed his door.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Frederik Andersen/Auston Matthews/Morgan Rielly

Filled Up by eyeslikeonyx

When Auston pictured going on vacation with Freddie and Mo during the bye week, he was expecting to have fun in their hotel room, obviously. He knows Mitch is most likely getting railed on his own trip with Marty and Cees if the suggestive snaps from the night before are any indicator. Auston has been waiting for this trip for a while now, and he’s excited to finally relax and get some much needed sun. He doesn’t want to just have sex the entire time he’s on vacation.

He should have known his body would betray him the moment he, Mo, and Freddie actually made it to their resort suite.

Kyle Dubas/William Nylander

The Lace in Your Dress by elenajames 

There’s a garment box on their bed when Willy gets home.

You’re my golden hour by mozartspiano 

Kyle's condo is terrible. William helps him find a house.

This One’s For You by theshipstorulethemallwrites 

Since his father’s death in a classified military accident, William Nylander has always had a nagging feeling in the back of his mind that he could be more. And then he gets in trouble in a way that he can’t get out of.

Enter Kingsman

Enter Kyle Dubas

I Hope You Lie by dizzzylu 

"You think that we don't notice?" William asks. "How you take care of us, how you take the blame for us. We notice, Kyle. I notice."

Nazem Kadri/Mitch Marner; Nazem Kadri/Mitch Marner/John Tavares

Knights by eden22 

London Knights are always proprietary with each other.

Mitch Marner/John Tavares

A Monster Under the Bed by eyeslikeonyx 

On the morning of November 9, 1973, Good Hope Sheriff John Tavares is the third man to pull up to the banks of Lake Perry where a body has been found. Principal Patrick Marleau of Good Hope High School was the first, and Deputy Sheriff Morgan Reilly was the second.

Mitch Marner/William Nylander

You Brought Out The Best In Me by Bluejay141519 

Mitch is the sun and Willy's been in the shadows since the day Mitch was drafted. That doesn't mean he loves Mitch any less.

William Nylander/Andreas Johnsson

facts of life (it’s i and love and you) by florabee 

some things change and some things don't. the most set-in-stone fact in andreas's life is this: he loves willy and willy loves him

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Brock Boeser/Elias Pettersson

boy with love by lilcrickee 

“Oh no,” Brock murmurs, the reality of the situation sinking in. It’s 11 o’clock in the middle of the offseason and he’s holding a baby. The baby is his. Brock is 22 and has a baby and the mother has run off to work on a cruise ship.

Elias Pettersson/Jacob Markstrom

Waiting Tied and Bound by Sister_Grimm 

Jacob knows exactly how to take Elias apart every time

WINNIPEG JETS

Nikolaj Ehlers/Patrik Laine

make my heart sparkle like champagne by softEldritch (assbutts) 

Hey, Niky,” he says slowly, enunciating it carefully so he doesn’t somehow mess up the words, “what if we do get married this summer?”

Turns out there’s a lot more to a wedding than just showing up, saying a few words and putting on some rings.

Adam Lowry/Brandon Tanev

while all his body trembled by onlypartly (foreverkneeld) 

(407): It's very finicky. Like baking. or BDSM.

mixer attachments by snailmailed

“It’s a KitchenAid. You have the same one. Are you feeling okay?” He added when Brandon continued to stare at his brand new mixer.

Brandon blinked. “Yeah dude, I know what it is.”

“Okay well it didn’t seem like -”

“I know what it is! Obviously.” Brandon huffed.

(Adam buys his own KitchenAid, Brandon doesn't take it well.)

FORMER/INTERNATIONAL TEAMMATES

Nazem Kadri/James Van Riemsdyk

hit me with that by landofpromise 

Nazem isn’t sure what to think when James’ name appears on his screen.

Mathew Barzal/Thomas Chabot

careless with my heart again by aimerai 

Mat looks at Chabby, actually looks at him, and wants to kiss him. This is not a new thought, nor is it particularly damning. Mat wants to make him fall apart, and that’s fine, too. But wanting to smooth out the faint wrinkle of his brow and uncoil the tension from his shoulders is a line he can’t cross. Wanting Chabby to go back to the person he was when he was asleep, carefree, is not something he is allowed. Staying the night was a detour; staying in bed was a mistake, and yet, Mat can’t bring himself to regret it. Some things are an inevitability; this may not be one of them, but Mat thinks he’d have chosen to land here anyway. Even if it’s going to hurt, even as he’s trying to pull himself out of one of the biggest hurts he’s ever had.

Anthony Cirelli/Taylor Raddysh

It Started Out With a Kiss (Or: How It Ended Up Like This) by love_stella 

“Who was that?” Misha asks, cutting him off.

“It was no one, don’t worry about it,” Tony tries to say, knowing damn well it’s going to be impossible to get them to stop now that they’ve started.

“No no no, that wasn’t no one,” Misha says, “You don’t just walk up and kiss no one.”

Anthony Cirelli/Taylor Raddysh/Mitchell Stephens

Magnolia by love_stella 

What catches his eye is a hint of blue floating around the water, but before he can reach his hand in to check he’s hit with another coughing fit, only this time he’s able to catch most of the petals in his palms so he can inspect them to make sure his eyes aren’t tricking him. Surely enough, Taylor didn’t even cough up any of Tony’s flower this time, the petals he’s holding are shorter and a pale blue that Taylor might find beautiful if they didn’t just come out of his lungs.

Eric Comrie/Chase De Leo

Trying To Get That Feeling Again by Mooresomore 

Chase and Eric had been together and things were perfect. What happened when Chase got traded to the Ducks changed all that. Can they find what was missing?

Dante Fabbro/Tyson Jost

all these songs of love by somehowunbroken 

Dante's an aspiring musician, so he'll take whatever help he can get, including a boy in 

his dreams who helps him write his music. Everything's going fine until he looks up during a show and sees that boy in the crowd.

Alexandre Fortin/Jeremy Lauzon/Philippe Myers

this doesn’t look that much different from home by aimerai 

Alex is born somewhere between a hope and a dream, made more of magic than of DNA. He’s not quite a changeling child, but the first time he watches Pinocchio, he cries and cries and can’t stop, until he feels like he’s going to throw up with each hitching breath. It feels too similar, and he’s always known what he is.

Or, the moments that make a homecoming.

Marcus Johansson/Evgeny Kuznetsov

putting broken pieces back in place by ghosthunter 

“Evgeny Evgenyvich,” the stranger says.

“Huh?” Zhenya asks, confused. He stops to look up into the black space where a face should be.

“What would you give,” the stranger asks.

“For what?” Zhenya asks. He considers continuing walking, but he can’t. He considers running, but he can’t do that either. He thinks these things, but his body won’t do them.

“For what you want,” the stranger says to him.

Auston Matthews/Patrick Kane

Half in the shadows, half burned in flames by Caivallon 

Between night and day. In this strange endless twilight between yesterday and tomorrow when everything is possible.

They have played a game. A tempting and thrilling game.

Nathan MacKinnon/Mitch Marner

Pine your way to China by Aderam

In which our hero is surprisingly good at talking about it, but not to the right person.

AKA hockey boys are dumb, but we like them anyway.

William Nylander/David Pastrnak

Love and Marriage by blindbatalex 

“Yeah I got married and didn’t tell any of you,” David deadpans before it’s too late, finally able to form words, and there is a moment when it goes so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Taylor Crosby/Amanda Kessel

run it, run it (like a girl) by ghosthunter 

Hockey analysts will make a rivalry out of anything. And if it’s not the analysts, then it’s the media. All they really had in common was they went to the same school and play the same sport.

OTHERS

Leon Draisaitl/Connor McDavid/Dylan Strome

ain't nothing like them summer nights by liroa15 

Connor's got one boyfriend for home and one boyfriend for away, and somehow they're all making it work. Together. Away from it all.

Alexander Ovechkin/Tyler Seguin; Nicklas Backstrom/Tyler Seguin

Icebreaker by myrthrilmercury

Throughout the league, Alexander Ovechkin is known as "Icebreaker" for his prowess at training the brattiest and most stubborn subs. His latest assignment is to transform the rude, rebellious Tyler Seguin into an obedient submissive willing to do anything commanded.

Sidney Crosby/Travis Konecny; Sidney Crosby & Marc-Andre Fleury

Forever in a Minute by elenajames

Sid lets the league send an alpha match for his heat, and he's not prepared for who they pick.

[torontoarenas]

All-2010s Leafs Roster

James van Riemsdyk - Auston Matthews - Phil Kessel

Joffrey Lupul - John Tavares - William Nylander

Nikolai Kulemin - Nazem Kadri - Mitch Marner

Zach Hyman - Mikhail Grabovski - Clarke MacArthur

Tomas Kaberle - Jake Muzzin

Jake Gardiner - Dion Phaneuf

Morgan Rielly - Cody Franson

Frederik Andersen

James Reimer

[bluesrantscom]

Building The Team: Free Agent Roundup

Building The Team: Free Agent Roundup

(Paul Sancya / AP) – Tavares (USA Today Sports Images) – Kovalchuk (Photo By: Laurie Skrivan, St. Louis Post Dispatch) – Reaves

It’s the offseason and with that it’s time for all the teams that didn’t win the Stanley Cup, essentially everyone that’s not the Washington Capitals, to start thinking about rebuilding their roster to go for it next year. That process involves four major parts: the…

[thepinerider]

5 Worst Canadiens Trades of the Last Decade

Every team has had their fair share of bad trades. The Montreal Canadiens have been around for over 100 years, so bad trades are inevitable. Of course, different eras of the NHL have different effects on the trade market, so for the purpose of this article, I'll only be looking at trades that...

Via: https://thehockeywriters.com/montreal-canadiens-worst-trades-last-decade/

[vegasknightsoftheroundtable-blog]

George McPhee's 2nd Chance With The Vegas Golden Knights

George McPhee’s 2nd Chance With The Vegas Golden Knights

Tonight we saw the Washington Capitals get eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the  2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in back-2-back seasons only this time the series wen the distance. The Capitals team that was iced tonight were majority built by former Washington General Manager George McPhee.

The purpose of this analysis is to take a look back at McPhee’s time as the Capitals builder.…

[sportsrepo]

Mikhail Grabovski set to join Belarus coaching staff - Insidethegames.biz

Mikhail Grabovski set to join Belarus coaching staff – Insidethegames.biz

Mikhail Grabovski set to join Belarus coaching staff  Insidethegames.biz Source link

[inspirationinbadthings]

SAGE | Management from Denis Kotegov on Vimeo.

short fashion film for SAGE management agency

Shot on Kodak 35mm 4-perf

DP/ art-director: Nikita Popkov Producer: Nikita Popkov Line Producer: Denis Kotegov PA: Mikhail Nadalyak CGI supervisor: Andrew Dree Colour correction: Yaroslav Dementyev
 Music: Yan Pavelchuk Post production: LAM Post production: Brothers Film laboratory: Mosfilm (Moscow) Film laboratory: on8mil (London) Camera rental house: Arkogints 
1AC: Maris Grabovskis 2nd AC: Davids Smiltiņš 8mm & analog: Andrew Dree Gaffer: Eduard Stefanovičs Electrican: Andris Gilucs Key grip: Roberts Dreimanis Grip: Girts Zvirbulis Backstage: Anatoly Prokopenko
 Style: Nikola Bandeniece Make up: Anete Sidlovska

Sage producer: Valeria Mongaita Models: Rainers, Kristaps, Krisjans, Francis

2019

[daisiesmakingchains]

aesthetic / / Nikolay Kulemin & Mikhail Grabovski + urban domesticity

[uncleleo16]

Mikhail Grabovski Tribute

Mikhail Grabovski was recently acquired by the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. The Islanders traded a first and a second round draft pick to the Golden Knights in exchange for the Final year of Grabovski’s five million dollar cap hit to be absorbed by Vegas. Grabovski missed all of the 2016-17 season with a lingering concussion and other injuries. In the prior two seasons with the Islanders he only managed to play 109 games of a possible 164. Grabovski will likely not play for the Golden Knights or even the NHL again but their is still hope that the Belarus forward makes a return. He has 125 goals and 296 points in 534 games but will be most remembered for his tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2008 until 2013. In his first season in Toronto and his first full NHL season, Grabovski had 20 Goals and 48 points in 78 games. The Maple Leafs Finished 12th in the Eastern Conference. The Following season he scores 10 goals and 35 points in a season where he only played 59 games due to injury. The Leafs Finished 15th in the Eastern Conference. Grabovski’s third season he was the best two-way forward on an improved leafs team and finished with 29 goals and 58 points in 81 games. The leafs miss the postseason finishing 10th in the Conference. Grabovski continues to be one of the only capable two-way forwards on the Maple Leafs as he adds 23 goals and 51 points in 74 games. The Leafs finish 13th in the Conference. The following season begins with a lockout, Grabovski goes to the KHL and has 12 goals and 24 points in 29 games with CSKA Moscow on their top line. He returns to the Maple Leafs after the lockout is resolved and under new head coach Randy Carlyle. Randy Carlyle doesn’t like Grabovski and his fearless style of play and demotes him to 3rd and 4th line minutes. Grabovski gets 9 goals and 16 points in 48 games and the Leafs sneak into the playoffs. Grabovski is listed on the third line throughout the playoffs and has 2 points in 7 games as the Leafs get eliminated. General Manager Dave Nonis sees the bad relationship between Grabovski and Carlyle and elects to Buyout Grabovski’s contract and placed the forward on waivers. The Leafs are terrible the following season finishing 12th in the East and Grabovski signs a 1 year deal with the Capitals where he has 13 goals and 35 points in 58 games. The Following season the Leafs finish 15th in the East and Toronto fires head coach Randy Carlyle and General Manager Dave Nonis is replaced as well with current General Manager Lou Lamoriello. Grabovski three years with the Islanders is characterized by injuries and the 33 year old forward now faces a new chapter in Las Vegas. Grabovski was one of Toronto’s best players on some truly awful teams and the moment the Maple Leafs make the playoffs, the Leafs disrespect the forward by buying him out and siding with Randy Carlyle. Grabovski was interviewed following the buyout and you can tell that he really wanted to stay in Toronto and loved the franchise. Plus I completely agree with his anger against Randy Carlyle. 

Regardless of the way the prior Leafs organization treated Grabovski, true Maple Leafs fans will remember his contribution to the franchise. He played with heart and passion every night, was willing to work defensively and contribute offensively. He was fearless when he was matched up against taller and stronger competition and that is part of the reason for his injury history but also a reason why fans should love Grabovski. If he never plays another NHL game, I want fans to remember him for his years with the Maple Leafs and his talent level that was extremely underrated by casual fans. Here are my top 3 Mikhail Grabovski plays. 

3. October 22nd 2011- Overtime Winner against Montreal on the road

2. January 6th 2011- Shootout Goal against St. Louis 

1. February 15th 2011- Game Winning Goal against Boston after Getting injured earlier in game by Zdeno Chara

[torontoarenas]

Leafs in the Playoffs! 4

You’d think I’d retire this series now that the Leafs are good again, and the playoff team with the most Toronto Maple Leafs alumni on it is, well, the Toronto Maple Leafs, but here we are. So. Here’s all the Leafs past and present who are signed to contracts on teams that will be competing in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Anaheim

François Beauchemin (2009 to 2011)

Sam Carrick (2014 to 2016) [AHL]

Korbinian Holzer (2010 to 2015)

Boston

[none]

Colorado

Jonathan Bernier (2013 to 2016)

Joe Colborne (2011 to 2013) [AHL]

Columbus

Scott Harrington (2015)

Los Angeles

Dion Phaneuf (2010 to 2016)

Minnesota

Viktor Loov (2016) [AHL]

Daniel Winnik (2014 to 2015; 2015 to 2016)

Nashville

Petter Granberg (2014 to 2015) [AHL]

Trevor Smith (2013 to 2015) [AHL]

New Jersey

Brian Boyle (2017)

Michael Grabner (2015 to 2016)

Philadelphia

T. J. Brennan (2015 to 2016) [AHL]

Pittsburgh

Frank Corrado (2015 to 2017) [AHL]

Matt Hunwick (2015 to 2017)

Phil Kessel (2009 to 2015)

Tobias Lindberg (2016) [AHL]

San Jose

Antoine Bibeau (2016) [AHL]

Eric Fehr (2017)

Tampa Bay

Anton Stralman (2007 to 2009)

Toronto

Frederik Andersen (2016 to present)

Andreas Borgman (2017 to 2018) [AHL]

Tyler Bozak (2009 to present)

Connor Brown (2016 to present)

Connor Carrick (2016 to present)

Travis Dermott (2018 to present)

Jake Gardiner (2011 to present)

Frédérik Gauthier (2016 to 2018) [AHL]

Colin Greening (2016) [AHL]

Ron Hainsey (2017 to present)

Justin Holl (2018) [AHL]

Zach Hyman (2016 to present)

Andreas Johnsson (2018 to present)

Nazem Kadri (2010 to present)

Kasperi Kapanen (2016 to present)

Leo Komarov (2013; 2014 to present)

Josh Leivo (2013 to present)

Joffrey Lupul (2011 to 2016) [LTIR]

Martin Marincin (2015 to 2017) [AHL]

Patrick Marleau (2017 to present)

Mitch Marner (2016 to present)

Matt Martin (2016 to present)

Auston Matthews (2016 to present)

Curtis McElhinney (2017 to present)

Dominic Moore (2008 to 2009; 2017 to present)

William Nylander (2016 to present)

Calvin Pickard (2017) [AHL]

Tomas Plekanec (2018 to present)

Roman Polak (2014 to 2016; 2016 to present)

Morgan Rielly (2013 to present)

Calle Rosen (2017) [AHL]

Ben Smith (2016; 2016 to 2017) [AHL]

Garret Sparks (2015 to 2016) [AHL]

James van Riemsdyk (2013 to present)

Nikita Zaitsev (2016 to present)

Vegas

David Clarkson (2013 to 2015) [LTIR]

Mikhail Grabovski (2008 to 2013) [LTIR]

Washington

Zach Sill (2015) [AHL]

Winnipeg

Shawn Matthias (2015 to 2016)

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VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS EXPANSION DRAFT [source] ANAHEIM DUCKS

SELECTION: clayton stoner [d]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired shea theodore [f]

ARIZONA COYOTES

SELECTION: teemu pulkkinen [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

BOSTON BRUINS

SELECTION: colin miller [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

BUFFALO SABRES

SELECTION: william carrier [f]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired 2017 sixth round pick in exchange for not selecting either of two unnamed players

CALGARY FLAMES

SELECTION: deryk engelland [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

CAROLINA HURRICANES

SELECTION: connor brickley [f]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired 2017 fifth round pick

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

SELECTION: trevor van riemsdyk [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

COLORADO AVALANCHE

SELECTION: calvin pickard [g]

OTHER DEALS: none

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

SELECTION: william karlsson [f]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired david clarkson [f], 2017 twenty fourth overall pick, 2019 second round pick; winnipeg traded 2017 thirteenth overall pick and 2019 third round pick to columbus for the twenty fourth overall pick

DALLAS STARS

SELECTION: cody eakin [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

DETROIT RED WINGS

SELECTION: tomas nosek [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

EDMONTON OILERS

SELECTION: griffin reinhart [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

FLORIDA PANTHERS

SELECTION: jonathan marchessault [f]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired forward reilly smith [f] in exchange for 2018 fourth round pick

LOS ANGELES KINGS

SELECTION: brayden mcnabb [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

MINNESOTA WILD

SELECTION: erik haula [f]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired alex tuch [f] in exchange for conditional 2017 or 2018 third round pick

MONTREAL CANADIENS

SELECTION: alexei emelin [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

SELECTION: james neal [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

SELECTION: jon merrill [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

SELECTION: j.f. berube [g]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired mikhail grabovski [f], jake bischoff [d], 2017 fifteenth overall pick, and 2019 second round pick

NEW YORK RANGERS

SELECTION: oscar lindberg [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

OTTAWA SENATORS

SELECTION: marc methot [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

SELECTION: pierre-edouard bellemare [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

SELECTION: marc-andre fleury [g]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired 2020 second round pick

SAN JOSE SHARKS

SELECTION: david schlemko [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

ST. LOUIS BLUES

SELECTION: david perron [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

SELECTION: jason garrison [d]

OTHER DEALS: also acquired nikita gusev [f], 2017 second round pick, and 2018 fourth round pick

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

SELECTION: brandon leipsic [f]

OTHER DEALS: none

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

SELECTION: luca sbisa [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

SELECTION: nate schmidt [d]

OTHER DEALS: none

WINNIPEG JETS

SELECTION: chris thorburn [f]

OTHER DEALS: winnipeg traded 2017 thirteenth overall pick and 2019 third round pick to columbus for twenty fourth overall pick

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Expansion Draft Trade Tracker: Reports

With the Vegas Golden Knights selecting their expansion team Wednesday at the NHL Awards Ceremony, many players are destined to wear a different uniform by the end of the night. With side deals in place to ensure certain players are protected in addition to teams' original lists, however, there...

Via: http://thehockeywriters.com/expansion-draft-trade-tracker/

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The Golden Knights (A Hypothetical Film)

The NHL expansion team known as the Vegas Golden Knights had an unprecedented first season, so this movie would explore the insane story behind it. Since for the casting of the players and pertinent staff I’m really just going for relative look-alikes for each part, I won’t put any reason for my choices, but I will for the director, writers and composer.

 Calvin Pickard – Josh Hutcherson

Luca Sbisa – Tyler Hoechlin

Teemu Pulkinen – Chad Rook

Jon Merrill – Rick Cosnett

William Carrier – Zac Efron

Tomas Nosek – Brandon Routh

Cody Eakin – Damian Lewis

Jonathan Marchessault – Colton Haynes

Brayden McNabb – John Behlmann

Connor Brickley – Logan Marshall-Green

Chris Thorburn – Jason Mantzoukas

Ryan Reaves – Nick Cannon

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Damon Wayans Jr.

Jean-Francois Berube – Paul Adelstein

James Neal – Ryan Reynolds

Deryk Engelland – Tom Hardy

Brendan Leipsic – Robert Pattinson

Colin Miller – John Mulaney

Marc Methot – Christian Slater

David Schlemko – Kyle Bornheimer

David Perron – Bobby Cannavale

Oscar Lindberg – David Hornsby

Griffin Reinhart – Martin Wallstrom

Alexei Emelin – Kristoffer Polaha

Clayton Stoner – Rob McElhenney

Erik Haula – Jordan Masterson

William Karlsson – Wyatt Nash

Trevor van Riemsdyk – Shia LaBoeuf

Marc-Andre Fleury – Tom Cruise

Nate Schmidt – Alan Ritchson

Shea Theodore – Gregg Sulkin

David Clarkson – Michael Fassbender

Reilly Smith – Andy Samberg

Alex Tuch – Charlie Day

Mikhail Grabovski – Jonathan Groff

Bill Foley – Victor Garber

George McPhee – Steve Carell

Gerard Gallant – Stellan Skarsgard

Director: Jay Baruchel

Baruchel is pretty well known for his work on the Goon film series. Also, he is Canadian and has immersed himself in hockey starting at a young age, so it only makes sense to have Baruchel at the helm of this.

 Composer:

Trent Reznor

Reznor, a former member of the nineties group Nine Inch Nails turned film composer, would be a nice fit. I find that he is often overlooked sometimes, but this would certainly add to his resume and continue his climb to the top.

 Writers:

Jay Baruchel

Eric Guggenheim

Gavin O’Connor

Steven Brill

Having Baruchel with the writer and director of Miracle (2004) and the writer of the Mighty Ducks trilogy, would make the writing process much more fluent as all of them have had a great experience with translating hockey to the big screen.

Thanks for reading! Please let me know if you have any suggestions for movies or hypothetical movies that you think I should do in comments.