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John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: John Tavares and William Nylander light up the Islanders with dominant...

The Maple Leafs sleepwalked through the opening 20 minutes before William Nylander and John Tavares combined to break the game wide open in the...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs GM

Leafs Notebook: At the top of the Atlantic Division, the 2023 trade deadline is...

Three of the current top six teams in the league by point percentage reside in the Atlantic Division. Between the second-seed Maple Leafs and...

Game in 10: Ugly second period erases two-goal lead, Maple Leafs lose again at...

Losing streaks against the Arizona Coyotes and consecutive losses to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre: two things that have lasted four games...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Auston Matthews takes charge offensively, Ilya Samsonov holds down the fort...

Following a slow start, Auston Matthews took over the game offensively and the Maple Leafs found their groove defensively en route to the team's...
Kyle Dubas and Brendan Shanahan of the Toronto Maple Leafs

In leaving Kyle Dubas unsigned, Brendan Shanahan is wisely — and quietly — keeping...

In Kyle Dubas’ season-opening press conference, the Maple Leafs GM announced that President Brendan Shanahan told him he would not be receiving an extension...
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs storm back to defeat Panthers in a game that...

In a game best summed up by Bob Cole's classic call, a valiant Maple Leafs comeback was completed by the OT heroics of William...
Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Alex Kerfoot

Leafs Notebook: Re-examining the team’s center and defensive depth

In this week’s notebook: Bobby McMann’s potential as an NHL contributor, the Maple Leafs’ reputation defensively, and re-visiting the team’s defensive and center depth...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Game in 10: Auston Matthews returns with a bang but Maple Leafs fall just...

This HNIC rivalry game was full marks for entertainment value and probably deserved overtime.  With an 11-point gap and two games in hand for Boston...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Despite Ilya Samsonov’s best efforts, the Maple Leafs fall flat in...

After a brutal opening period, the Maple Leafs never quite got on track offensively on Thursday night in Detroit. The Leafs certainly didn't have their...
John Tavares, Juuse Saros, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators

Game in 10: Matt Murray earns first-star honours, plodding power play comes through late...

With Auston Matthews out of the lineup, the Maple Leafs struggled to figure out Juuse Saros until finally breaking through on the power play...
Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: A position-by-position evaluation at the halfway point

The Maple Leafs have officially reached the halfway point of the 2022-23 season, which makes it as good of a time as any to...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ defense chips in some offense, Tavares line lights up...

This was a tidy, business-like win for the Maple Leafs. The Leafs won last night, traveled south, showed up in Philly, and simply took...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Return to form for Maple Leafs’ defense, Ilya Samsonov in win...

After a lifeless opening period, the Maple Leafs rediscovered the sound team game that won them so many games in November and December in...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Matt Murray’s struggles, early missed opportunities sink Maple Leafs in sleepy...

In one of the more boring games of the 2022-23 Maple Leafs season, a lacklustre performance from Matt Murray and the power play sunk...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs claw out a point despite special-teams struggles in wild...

The Maple Leafs went down by two goals on four separate occasions but still fought back to earn a point in a 6-5 shootout...
Pierre Engvall, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Could Toronto realistically move Pierre Engvall or Alex Kerfoot in search of...

Last week, I examined whether the Maple Leafs' bottom six, while composed of valuable role players, offers enough scoring punch come playoff time knowing...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs win 6-2 over the Avalanche! Submit your own Game...

MLHS is giving the writers the night off tonight, but it's an opportunity for one of you to take home a belated Christmas gift. After...
Justin Holl, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Coyotes continue to have the Maple Leafs’ number as ugly third...

For just the second time this season, the Maple Leafs' big four was completely kept off of the score sheet as the strange curse...
Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, William Nylander celebrate a Toronto Maple Leafs goal

Leafs Notebook: Evaluating the state of the team’s bottom six & anticipating Morgan Rielly’s...

Last offseason, the Maple Leafs rightly prioritized goaltending. Unfortunately, it left little in the way of cap space to improve the roster elsewhere.  It certainly...
Auston Matthews, Toronto maple Leafs

Game in 10: Calle Järnkrok plays his best game as a Maple Leaf, Toronto...

You never really know what you’re going to get in the first game back after the holiday break. This one certainly fits the...

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