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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, WIlliam Nylander

Atlantic Division Preview: Storylines to watch for each of the Maple Leafs’ rivals entering...

A new NHL season is upon us. Tonight, the Lightning and Rangers, as well as the Kings and Golden Knights, kick off their 2022-23...
Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Season Preview: A position-by-position breakdown of the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs kick off their season this Wednesday against the Montreal Canadiens, and while John Tavares and Timothy Liljegren are expected to...
Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Alex Kerfoot

Maple Leafs vs. Red Wings Preseason Game Review: Toronto’s power play takes care of...

With a lineup close to what is likely to be their opening night configuration, the Toronto Maple Leafs easily dispatched a Detroit Red Wings...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs vs. Red Wings Preseason Game Review: Ilya Samsonov stands tall but overmatched...

After storming out to an early lead, the Maple Leafs spent the majority of the game on their heels as the Red Wings fought...
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens Preseason Game Review: Matt Murray looks sharp again, Nick Robertson...

William Nylander and Alex Kerfoot each scored twice -- each tallying a goal at even strength and on the power play -- and Nick...
Toronto Marlies vs. Stockton Heat, Nick Robertson

Maple Leafs vs. Senators Preseason Game Review: Nick Robertson shines, checking line leaves a...

Led by Nick Robertson’s offensive outburst and Ilya Samsonov’s steady play between the pipes, the Maple Leafs took care of business in Belleville against...
Rasmus Sandin, Toronto Maple Leafs

Rasmus Sandin’s contract stalemate reaches a resolution: two years, $1.4 million AAV

After a holdout that seemingly never made much sense to begin with, the Rasmus Sandin negotiations ended with a contract that only reinforced that...
Matt Murray, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens Preseason Game Review: Matt Murray sharp in debut, Toronto blanks...

The Maple Leafs took care of business against the Canadiens, winning by a score of 3-0 despite the constant line shuffling taking place due...
Kyle Dubas, Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Evaluating Dubas’ four-year tenure as Leafs GM & early preseason observations

We finally got our first taste of preseason hockey over the weekend – which we will get into later in the article – but...
Auston Matthews vs. Ottawa Senators

Maple Leafs vs. Senators Preseason Game Review: Järnkrok buries two, Leafs fall 4-2 in...

After a promising start for the Maple Leafs that saw them take a 2-0 lead into the third period, the game fell apart as...
Alex Steeves, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs vs. Senators Preseason Game Review: Leafs cruise to 4-1 win in first...

The Maple Leafs opened the preseason with a 4-1 win over the Senators in the first of two split-squad games on the docket for...
Mark Giordano, Timothy Liljegren, Toronto Maple Leafs

Five key storylines entering Maple Leafs training camp and preseason

The players have reported to their teams, training camp is underway, and preseason is about to begin. The new NHL season is upon us! The...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

Maple Leafs Offseason Game Plan, Part 5: The Coaching Staff

As the offseason comes to a close, so does our offseason game plan series. In the fifth and final edition – and perhaps the...
Zach Aston Reese, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs sign Zach Aston-Reese to a PTO, add physicality and defensive presence to...

The Maple Leafs have signed forward Zach Aston-Reese (ZAR) to a Professional Tryout Contract, the club announced on Friday. ZAR, 28 years old as of...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs GM

Assessing the Maple Leafs’ offseason and the question marks that remain

With the big waves of free agency behind us and training camp now under a month away, we are officially in the dog days...
Justin Holl, Toronto Maple Leafs

With more moves still likely, how will the Maple Leafs complete their offseason?

The bulk of the NHL offseason is now over, but the Toronto Maple Leafs still have at least one more trade to complete. The team...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs Offseason Game Plan, Part 4: The Matt Murray trade and free agency...

Entering the 2022 offseason, the Maple Leafs’ most pressing question was unquestionably goaltending. Leafs management acted accordingly.  They cleared out Petr Mrazek’s contract, they met...
Matt Murray, Toronto Maple Leafs

First Reactions: Kyle Dubas takes a potentially make-or-break gamble in betting on Matt Murray

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Matt Murray (with 25% salary retained) from the Ottawa Senators on Monday night along with future third and...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs GM

Leafs Notebook: Thoughts on the 2022 draft, the goalie carousel, and the Matt Murray...

The NHL draft has now come and gone, and while we will continue the offseason gameplan series shortly, let’s pause and review the draft. Prior...
Matt Murray, Maple Leafs trade target

As trade talks intensify with Ottawa, does Matt Murray make sense for the Maple...

There's a good chance that Matt Murray plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. With the Ottawa Senators planning to go forward with a...

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