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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Philadelphia Flyers

Game #18 Review: Philadelphia Flyers 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (SO)

The Toronto Maple Leafs erased a 0-2 deficit before falling short in the shootout on Saturday night, but the big storyline surrounds a different...
Toronto Maple Leafs' celebration

The Toronto Maple Leafs After 17 Games: Surprises and disappointments

With the regular season now 20% over, the Toronto Maple Leafs sport a 9-5-3 record and sit in ninth place in the league standings. We...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Game #17 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Vegas Golden Knights 1 (OT)

It took 17 games, but the Frederik Andersen-led Toronto Maple Leafs have strung together their first three-game winning streak of the season after an...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Los Angeles Kings

Game #16 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Los Angeles Kings 1

As has been the case a number of times over the past few seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs will get off easy tonight because...
John Tavares returns to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup

John Tavares is returning: It’s a big deal

Welcome to the Hot Stove Bar, as we listen in on a couple of hockey fans talking about the return of John Tavares to...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Frederik Andersen and Tyson Barrie

Leafs Notebook: A mediocre first 15 games, penalty-killing woes, anticipating the return of Tavares...

For the first time in many seasons, October was not a fun month for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team finished the opening month...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Game #15 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO)

The Toronto Maple Leafs prevailed in the shootout after a disappointing final two periods in Philadelphia on Saturday night. Your game in ten: 1.  The Leafs...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Musings

The Toronto Maple Leafs Special Teams: How much are they holding them back?

The books are now closed on October and it's time we took a closer look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' special teams performance. It was...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals

Game #14 Review: Washington Capitals 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

The Toronto Maple Leafs showed improvements in some areas -- starting on time, overall competitiveness throughout the 60 minutes -- but dealt with setbacks...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins, John Tavares

On the Toronto Maple Leafs’ toughness question and their 6-5-2 start

It’s been a not-so-hot week for the Toronto Maple Leafs' perceived toughness level. On Friday night against San Jose, Auston Matthews took a high hit...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Leafs Musings: Panic in Leafs Land, Early Thoughts on the New Power Play, and...

In this week's musings, we'll focus on the mixed bag of results recently and the work-in-progress Toronto Maple Leafs power play. We'll finish up with...
Mike Babcock of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Is Mike Babcock really to blame for a 6-5-2 start?

When the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they were signing Mike Babcock in May 2015, it sent shockwaves throughout the hockey world. The team...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks

Game #12 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. San Jose Sharks 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs put together a much-needed 60-minute effort against a tired San Jose team on Friday night, picking up a 4-1 win...
Toronto maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Game #11 Review: Boston Bruins 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs hung around for 40 minutes but couldn't see out a result in Boston on Tuesday as the tough schedule continues...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Game #10 Review: Columbus Blue Jackets 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

The Toronto Maple Leafs started ugly, finished ugly, and — tough calls aside — got what they deserved with a 4-3 overtime loss to...
Toronto Maple Leafs celebration

Leafs Notebook: Ilya Mikheyev’s impact play, a contributing fourth line, and roster-crunch decisions

Nine games into their season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sporting a good-but-not-great record of 5-3-1. With so many changes to the lineup and...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Game #9 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 3 (OT)

In their first game against the Boston Bruins since last season’s first-round defeat, the Toronto Maple Leafs entered shorthanded (no John Tavares) and played...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Musings

On Mike Babcock, Auston Matthews’ ice time, and reasonable vs. ridiculous criticism

No shortage of Toronto Maple Leafs fans are seeing red about the coaching job of Mike Babcock — and the latest criticism makes it...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals

Game #8 Review: Washington Captals 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3

The Toronto Maple Leafs let a 2-0 lead slip away in what was a missed opportunity in a tough back-to-back situation on Wednesday night...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild

Game #7 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Minnesota Wild 2

It wasn’t a picturesque performance, but the Toronto Maple Leafs took care of business against a tired and struggling Minnesota Wild team with a...

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