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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...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Tyson Barrie

Leafs Notebook: Promising signs from the bottom six, early PK struggles & searching for...

Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have locked in all of their stars and have no major forwards who are pending unrestricted free agents,...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Musings

Leafs Musings: Takeaways Through Six Games, Finding a Shutdown Pairing, and Rasmus Sandin’s Demotion

Rasmus Sandin is headed to the Marlies, three of the Toronto Maple Leafs' forward lines continue to impress, and the wait continues for consistent...
Alex Kerfoot of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Alexander Kerfoot, the Colorado Gambit

gambit definition: "1. a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a...
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. Detroit Red Wings 2

Game #6 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. Detroit Red Wings 2

The bottom six drove the bus as the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame another early deficit to pick up a much-needed bounce-back win over the...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Game #5 Review: Tampa Bay Lightning 7 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3

After a first-round sweep last year, it seems the public perception of Tampa Bay has taken a big hit. In this game, they served...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner

Leafs Notebook: Expectations for the 2019-20 season & Analyzing a 2-1-1 start

It is great to have (Toronto Maple Leafs) hockey back! I hope everyone is as excited as I am. Taking a quick look back, I’ve...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues

Game #4 Review: St. Louis Blues 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

With the reigning Stanley Cup Champions visiting Scotiabank Arena on Monday evening, the Toronto Maple Leafs knew they would have to bring their "A"...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Game #3 Review: Montreal Canadiens 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 5 (SO)

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a perfect three-for-three start firmly in hand before a total third-period collapse -- partially salvaged by a late Auston...

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