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William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Blues

Game in 10: Strong start slips away as Maple Leafs lose second game to...

These are the kinds of games that should matter to this team. The first matchup against the Blues didn’t go well, and sometimes you can...
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs vs. Kraken

Game in 10: Knies and Nylander stay hot offensively as Maple Leafs pick up...

The Toronto Maple Leafs closed out October on a winning note, as two goals from William Nylander and strong team defense powered a 4-1...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs bench

Game in 10: Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander line lights the lamp as Maple Leafs snap Jets’ eight-game...

Led by four goals from the Max Pacioretty - John Tavares - William Nylander line, the Maple Leafs broke out offensively at five-on-five, snapping...
Jake McCabe, Maple Leafs vs. Sharks

Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs lock up Jake McCabe to five-year, $4.51 million AAV contract...

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Jake McCabe have agreed to a five-year, $23.5 million contract extension worth $4.51 million per season against the cap. If...
Chris Tanev, Brad Marchand, Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Bruins

Game in 10: Maple Leafs salvage a point but continue their losing streak in...

The Maple Leafs forfeited 1-0 and 2-1 leads, managed to salvage a point thanks to Auston Matthews, and also lost the extra point thanks...
Matthew Knies, Maple leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars underdeliver, power play continues to struggle in 5-1...

Coming off a lacklustre showing in Columbus, the Maple Leafs did not generate the expected response on home ice against their head coach's former...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs concede five goals in 31 minutes in Columbus, lay...

The Maple Leafs laid their first rotten egg of the Craig Berube era, falling 5-0 down through 31 minutes to the Columbus Blue Jackets...
Chris Tanev, Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs deliver complete performance in impressive win over Tampa

The Maple Leafs entered this game with a deceiving 3-2-0 record that, based on the quality of their performances to date, probably deserved to...
Auston Matthews scores vs. LA

Game in 10: Stolarz remains rock solid, Matthews and the Maple Leafs power play...

After the Maple Leafs' dominant first period seized control of the game, they coasted off strong play from Anthony Stolarz to beat the LA...
Craig Berube, Marc Savard, Maple Leafs bench

Leafs Notebook: Analyzing the promising (very) early returns from Craig Berube’s style shift, the...

The regular season is finally here! After a long summer of speculation and rumours, the Leafs largely walked back the core of their team, overhauled...
Mattthew Knies, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Marner and Nylander find the net, Stolarz records first win of...

co-written by Alec Brownscombe & Anthony Petrielli It wasn't the first period the Maple Leafs and their fans were looking for in the home opener,...
Dennis Hildeby, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Bottom six drives the offense, Dennis Hildeby solid in debut as...

Welcome to the real NHL, Sheldon Keefe. Despite a back-to-back with travel to start, missing their starting goalie, and playing a rookie in the net,...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Stolarz steps up but Maple Leafs can’t break through in season-opening...

Despite 48 shots on net, the Craig Berube era started with the Maple Leafs' first shutout loss in 227 games. Your game in 10: 1.  It's...
Brad Treliving, Maple Leafs GM

With 15 NHL forwards and nine NHL defensemen in the organization, how will the...

Too many NHL players to fit on the roster is a good problem to have. With preseason (finally) over, the Leafs have decisions to make...
Craig Berube, Marc Savard, Maple Leafs bench

Leafs Notebook: The early signs of structure changes under Craig Berube at five-on-five and...

New head coach Craig Berube has been adamant that the Maple Leafs embrace north-south hockey.  At the start of training camp, he reiterated it yet...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Kings

Leafs Notebook: How will the opening-night forward lineup shake out with William Nylander at...

After a late flurry of offseason moves—Nick Robertson’s contract, Max Pacioretty and Steven Lorentz’s PTOs—and with a collection of young players knocking on the...

Analysis: At last, Jani Hakanpää inks one-year, $1.47 million contract with the Maple Leafs

The oddest Toronto Maple Leafs saga of the summer concluded today, as the Leafs officially agreed to a one-year, $1.47 million contract with defenseman...

Weighing the potential pros and cons of the Max Pacioretty addition for the Maple...

According to Darren Dreger and Frank Seravalli, the Maple Leafs and Max Pacioretty are expected to agree to terms before training camp and preseason...
Nick Robertson, Maple Leafs vs. Kings

Instant Analysis: Cooler heads prevail as Maple Leafs, Nick Robertson agree to terms on...

After a summer that included a trade request, a stalemate, and Brad Treliving maintaining his desire to keep the player, the Maple Leafs and...

Instant Analysis: Steven Lorentz signs PTO to compete in the Maple Leafs’ forward mix...

Labour Day is over, and NHL training camp is mere weeks away. This means it is a professional tryout contract (PTO) season, as players...

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