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Leafs Notebook – Who to Expose in the Expansion Draft? – December 7

The upcoming offseason will feature an expansion draft for the first time since the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild joined the NHL in 2000. Now...

Game #24 Review: Vancouver Canucks 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (SO)

The Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a 2-0 deficit with a dominant second-half performance before falling short in the shootout on Saturday night in Vancouver. First...

Toronto Maple Leafs Q1 Player Grades: Part 2 – Defencemen and Goaltenders

Declan Kerin and Anthony Petrielli contributed to this report. Defencemen Morgan Rielly: B+ Mostly dismissed as a classic Brian Burke-ism at the time, the former Leafs GM...

Game #23 Review: Calgary Flames 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0

Chad Johnson and the Calgary Flames shut the door on the Leafs Wednesday night, riding a (very) early lead and some superb goaltending to...

Game #22 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Edmonton Oilers 2

Frederik Andersen, timely goal scoring and a perfect penalty kill led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in...

Leafs Notebook – Toronto rookies on historic pace – November 28

A few months into the season, it looks increasingly likely that the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs are going to end the year with a...

Game #21 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Washington Capitals 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals, the NHL's fourth-placed team coming into the game, by a 4-2 scoreline on Saturday night in...

Toronto Maple Leafs Q1 Player Grades: Part 1 – Forwards

Declan Kerin and Anthony Petrielli contributed to this report. Nazem Kadri: A Offensively, the start of Kadri's season couldn’t be any more of a contrast to...

Game #20 Review: New Jersey Devils 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (SO)

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to 1-5-4 on the road after squandering a three-goal lead in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New Jersey...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes - Nov. 22nd

Game #19 Review: Carolina Hurricanes 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1

Special teams proved the difference as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 2-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. They say familiarity breeds contempt. In...

Leafs Notebook – Taking stock at American Thanksgiving – November 21

With so many young, talented players entering the Toronto Maple Leafs roster this season, we knew this team would be exciting. We also knew it...
Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Game #17 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Florida Panthers 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored early and often en route to a 6-1 blowout over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. After getting out to a...
James van Riemsdyk of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Game #16 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Nashville Predators 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs took full advantage of the Pekka Rinne injury situation on Tuesday night, lighting up recent call-up Marek Mazanec en route...

Leafs Notebook – November 15

The youth movement in Toronto is well underway. While the team is exciting, it is a development year and the organization has to be...

Game #15 Review: Pittsburgh Penguins 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1

For a Mike Babcock-coached team -- with his history of tight, stifling, defensive hockey -- the Maple Leafs' style of play may come as...

Game #14 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Philadelphia Flyers 3

The Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a sloppy first 40 minutes with a four-goal explosion in the third period to drop the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3...

Leafs Notebook – November 7

Nearly a month into the 2016-17 season, what have we learned about the Toronto Maple Leafs so far? The team is 5-4-3 to start. Their...

Game #12 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Vancouver Canucks 3

A dominant night offensively saw the Maple Leafs pile another loss onto the listless Vancouver Canucks with a decisive 6-3 victory. As the game wound...

Game #11 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Buffalo Sabres 1

Toronto’s first win in Buffalo in over three and a half years mainly came down to goaltending. Frederik Andersen’s best performance of his Leaf...

The Evolution of Nazem Kadri

A top-ten draft selection in the earliest stage of Toronto's long rebuilding process, Nazem Kadri is the last Toronto Maple Leaf standing after four...

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