The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge - Ritchie, Andersen, Niemelä, potential Penguins trades & more

In this episode, our Toronto Maple Leafs writing crew members Kevin Armstrong, Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson get together to discuss Nick Ritchie being on the top line again, whether it was wrong to let Frederik Andersen walk in free agency, Topi Niemelä's strong play in Finland and his status as an untouchable prospect, and finally the guys take a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins and give their picks on who Kyle Dubas should target in a trade should Brian Burke put out the "for sale" sign at the deadline. 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Nick Ritchie Back on the Top Line 5:23 - Ritchie's Last Chance After Clifford Claim? 6:34 - Frederik Andersen's Strong Play With the Hurricanes 7:28 - Were the Maple Leafs wrong letting Andersen walk? 16:40 - Topi Niemelä's Strong Play in Finland 20:21 - Is Niemela more untouchable than Robertson and Amirov? 25:06 - Who would you target on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade? Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics