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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Los Angeles Kings

Leafs Report Cards: Bad start sinks Toronto, Danault continues to haunt the SBA as...

Let's dispel some myths real quick. Whenever you see a final score of 5-1, your assumption is that the losing team got their teeth kicked...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Calgary Flames, Jack Campbell

Leafs Notebook: Should Toronto wait it out or rush to sign Jack Campbell?

With Morgan Rielly locked in long-term, attention in the Toronto market has naturally shifted to pending unrestricted free agent Jack Campbell. There were conflicting reports...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Leafs Report Cards: Most complete effort of the season extends Toronto’s winning streak to...

If you don't love that, you don't love NHL hockey. Games like these are why I still romanticize this sport, even though recent events have...
Maple Leafs defeat Tampa Bay Lightning

Leafs Report Cards: Soupy steals the show, Toronto works late magic in OT win...

Well, that was certainly entertaining! Toronto defeated Tampa Bay by a final score of 2-1, but that doesn't even begin to tell you the story...
Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, William Nylander celebrate a Toronto Maple Leafs goal

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto’s most dominant showing of the season extends winning streak to...

Guess who's back? The Leafs' shooting percentage! Coming into this game, Toronto's shooting percentage was just a hair over 6% at even strength. The Leafs have...
Morgan Rielly, John Tavares, Travis Dermott

Leafs Musings: Thoughts on Morgan Rielly’s new contract, recent lineup decisions, and Toronto’s Power...

There are 60 million things to get to this week. The Rielly contract dominated the discourse over the weekend, but we also have some lineup...

Leafs Notebook: Balancing the power-play units, the Leafs’ pace of play, Morgan Rielly’s new...

This was a big week for the Maple Leafs, who picked up a few wins and lowered some of the pitchforks their fans were...
Toronto Maple Leafs defeat Detroit Red Wings

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto comes to life offensively, survives sloppiness with the lead in...

They're starting to look more like the Maple Leafs. Let's not plan the parade just yet after a couple of wins coming against the Chicago...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Leafs Report Cards: Another “lesson” for the Maple Leafs in loss to Carolina

Oh, the joys of watching the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sometimes diving deeper into the data doesn't help me arrive at a better understanding of this...
Mitch Marner, Sheldon Keefe

Leafs Notebook: Why it’s high time to split up the stars across separate lines

You couldn’t find a single Leafs observer that would've argued the loss of Zach Hyman wouldn’t negatively impact the team. He’s one of the best...

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto gets blown out by shorthanded Penguins team

Pretty much everything that could have gone wrong went wrong tonight. The Leafs picked up their third consecutive loss tonight, falling to a team that...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

Early Thoughts on the 2021-22 Maple Leafs: Early under-performance among the Big Four, set...

The 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs certainly have a lot to prove. The team has lost all five of their playoff series during the Matthews-Marner era,...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks, Adin Hill

Leafs Report Cards: Power play, top line, and Hutchinson struggle in 5-3 loss to...

Is it time to hit the panic button!? Obviously not, but I can understand why the average Leafs fan would be upset after watching their...
Wayne Simmonds, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto can’t solve Shesterkin in OT loss to Rangers

Sometimes you get goalie'd in this sport. The Leafs absolutely dominated the run of play tonight -- and ran into a hot goaltender. It's happened...
Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Michael Bunting fast becoming a fan favourite, Jason Spezza picking up where...

I have to start by stating the obvious: Boy, is it nice to have fans in the stands again. In the season opener, the Leafs...
Michael Bunting, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Michael Bunting scores his first as a Leaf in bounce-back win...

Hockey Night In Canada is officially back, baby! We've obviously had some Saturday night Leafs games over the past 16 months, but something just feels different...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators

Leafs Report Cards: Spezza provides a spark but the comeback falls short in Ottawa

Well, that was certainly a hockey game. I'm still trying to process what on earth I just watched. Let's walk through it period by period...
Pierre Engvall, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Report Cards: Engvall and Nylander lead the way offensively, new checking line makes...

We're officially back! How great did it feel to hear a packed Scotiabank Arena again? Sure, it was just Game 1 of the regular season for...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Five bold predictions for the 2021-22 season, Mike Amadio makes the team,...

A new Maple Leafs season is finally upon us. There was a lot of anger after the conclusion of the last one -- which was...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators, preseason, William Nylander

Leafs Report Cards: Toronto loses Mikheyev to injury in dominant win over Senators to...

Onto the regular season, folks! In Toronto's last preseason game of 2021, they did us all a favour and iced a lineup consisting of 20...

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