Game Review: Maple Leafs earn badly needed, relatively stress-free regulation win in Pittsburgh
Boy, did the Maple Leafs ever need a win like this.
Not once did Toronto trail in this game, and they cruised to victory...
Game Review: Maple Leafs get back to losing ways in Washington
This was a real gut-punch of a loss, but I'll start by mentioning that there were sections of this game I quite liked from...
Why the Maple Leafs absolutely shouldn’t consider a rebuild without first evaluating a coaching...
The narratives about the 2025-26 Maple Leafs have gotten out of control.
With the talk of rebuilds, tanks, and fire sales all over my social...
Game Review: Woll holds Toronto in it, Cowan comes up clutch as Maple Leafs...
There are a few different ways to look at this 2-1 overtime win for the Maple Leafs in Columbus, and the correct take will...
As the market calls for everything from coaching changes to rebuilds, where should the...
As the Maple Leafs' struggles have mounted over the past few weeks, fan/media scrutiny has understandably escalated. As we all know, it will only...
A potentially make-or-break road trip, more confounding lineup decisions, and lagging special teams –...
An NHL team can’t make the playoffs in November, but it can sure dig itself a hole it can’t climb out of.
As things stand...
Game Review: Soul searching continues as Maple Leafs lay egg in Montreal
Coming off one of their better 60-minute efforts of the season against Columbus (not saying much, granted), Craig Berube ran three new lines to...
Game Review: Maple Leafs get one point but arguably deserve two in OT loss...
We’re not really in the business of moral victories, but the Maple Leafs played well in this game and easily could have grabbed two...
Game Review: William Nylander scores in both teams’ nets, Maple Leafs snap losing slide...
Only William Nylander, ever the polarizing figure, could score on his own net to start the game (amid a five-game losing skid for the...
Nic Roy, Brandon Carlo & Dakota Joshua’s slow starts, the Troy Stecher addition, and...
Mired in their first five-game losing streak since April 2021, the Maple Leafs are in desperate need of a turnaround this week.
Earlier today, we...
We’re entering crunch time for Craig Berube to prove he can fix what ails...
As we approach the 20-game checkpoint of the season, the Maple Leafs currently own a record under .500, the second-worst points percentage in the...
Game Review: Maple Leafs deserve a better fate but find another way to lose...
The Maple Leafs are finding ways to lose games right now. For the first time since April 2021 (i.e., the Covid-impacted, Canadian division season),...
Seeking pace, puck-moving, and right-handed help on the blue line, Maple Leafs add Troy...
The Maple Leafs dipped into the waiver pool for some right-shot defense help, claiming the 5'10, 183-pound Troy Stecher from the Edmonton Oilers.
Stecher carries...
Game Review: Maple Leafs’ possession problems persist in deserved loss to Kings
It’s a rare feat to get outshot 37-15 while starting with the puck 72% of the time off the faceoffs, but the Maple Leafs...
The end of the David Kampf saga in Toronto, and the strange process that...
The David Kampf saga is finally reaching its conclusion.
Following a preseason in which he did not make the team, Kampf was sent down to...
Game Review: Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs’ penalty kill dig too big of a hole...
The Maple Leafs dropped their third consecutive game, largely due to another leaky start. The Leafs have conceded seven goals in the first periods...
The Leafs need to stop trying to outscore their problems and start solving them...
Bad weekend, or bad omen? That’s the big question for the Maple Leafs right now.
Entering the weekend fresh off five wins in their past...
Game Review: Craig Berube searching for answers after wretched weekend for the Maple Leafs
This was an ugly weekend of hockey for the Maple Leafs.
Process-wise, this 5-4 loss to Carolina was more akin to an 8-3 blowout than...
Game Review: Maple Leafs concede cheap early goals, Anthony Stolarz struggles in loss to...
While the Boston Bruins won five straight entering this game, they were without Elias Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy, and they still managed to claw...
Game Review: Maple Leafs continue third-period excellence in win over Utah
Stating the Maple Leafs badly needed a response effort after what was ultimately a comeback win over Pittsburgh is maybe overstating matters slightly, but...














![John Gruden after the Leafs prospects’ 4-1 win over Montreal: “[Vyacheslav Peksa] looked really comfortable in the net… We wouldn’t have won without him” John Gruden, head coach of the Toronto Marlies](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gruden-post-game-sep-14-218x150.jpg)



































