Toronto Maple Leafs: James van Riemsdyk’s Top Goals

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Poor Dylan Mcllrath. That’s not helping his career to take off. Bag skate kid. In all seriousness, van Riemsdyk excels at stickwork. He challenges Mcllrath, limiting his space and availability to turn away from the offensive pressure. That leads him to a rushed pass right to van Riemsdyk’s stick who now has a breakaway.

That leads him to a rushed pass right to van Riemsdyk’s stick who now has a partial breakaway.

Mike Babcock stresses that he wants his players sticks to block lanes when they don’t have the puck. I guess James van Riemsdyk paid attention. He doesn’t waste any time from gaining possession to having his name inked on the scoresheet, unloading the shot on a former teammate, James Reimer.