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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...
Bobby McMann, Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens

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...
John Tavares and William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

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...
Craig Berube, Maple Leafs bench

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...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs

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...
David Kampf, 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...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

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...
Matias Maccelli, Maple Leafs

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...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs vs. Penguins

Game Review: Maple Leafs pull awful effort out of the fire with big third-period...

There are many storylines emerging early in this Maple Leafs season, but one of the main ones is that they haven’t been able to...
Nick Robertson, Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Nick Robertson making his case in the top six, the David Kampf...

There are four games in the next six nights, William Nylander and Scott Laughton are potentially returning soon, and hopefully, Joseph Woll isn’t far...

Game Review: Easton Cowan opens his NHL account as Maple Leafs pick up hard-earned...

First and foremost, let’s hope Chris Tanev is okay. It was a scary scene, but the initial news that he is feeling okay, passed...
Cayden Primeau, Maple Leafs

Game Review: Defensive issues continue to plague Maple Leafs in 6-3 loss to Columbus

Just like everyone else tonight, it looked like the Maple Leafs' minds were on the Toronto Blue Jays instead of the task at hand.  The...

Game Review: Matthew Knies & Max Domi both double down as Maple Leafs edge...

The Maple Leafs overcame a slow start with a better (and resilient) final 40 minutes to take the two points on offer against the...

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