Mike Van Ryn News

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Tom Kostopoulos's hit on Toronto's Mike Van Ryn in Nov.

Panthers' defenseman Bryan McCabe hasn't forgotten how nervous he was before his first NHL game 14 years ago against the Bruins in Boston.

Now that Mike Van Ryn's season is officially over, the hard-luck defenceman hopes to be able to salvage his NHL career.

Mike Van Ryn, right, has played just 27 games in Toronto. Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn said on Friday he will undergo realignment surgery on his left knee.

Should he stay or should he go? Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson knows that whatever he decides regarding the team's top draft pick Nazem Kadri, he will be second-guessed by the masses.

There's a big difference between a wish list and a promise. Heading into the NHL draft, Leafs GM Brian Burke expressed a keen desire to move up in the lottery to take a shot at either John Tavares or Brayden Schenn.

The absence of a transfer agreement once again scared teams away from drafting Russians.