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Game Review: Game #13, Avalanche 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (SO)

We shouldn’t have to spill ink on the head-scratching decision that was the Morgan Rielly scratch, but it ended up clearly affecting the game...

Game Review: Game #12, Arizona Coyotes 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Unprepared to start the game. That was the story of the Leafs' 3-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night as they tried to...

Game 12 Scoring Chances: Coyotes 3 vs. Maple Leafs 2

The Leafs came out flat in Arizona, with a couple of bad giveaways and an unlucky bounce seeing them fall behind 3-0. Toronto didn't...

Leafs Notebook – November 3

A 3-0 week quieted the “blow it up” talk in Toronto, but it will inevitably rear its ugly head again. Rebuilding the team entirely would be...

Game Review: Game 11, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2

It’s a four-point weekend for the Maple Leafs. Among the fan base, it was ‘blow it up’ last week, ‘playoff bound’ the next. The Leafs needed...

Game 11 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Blackhawks 2

Toronto was unfortunate not to be ahead after two periods, as their second period performance was excellent, putting a lot of pressure on the...

Game Review: Game #10, Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs were delivered a blow before the start of the game with the news that oft injured forward, Joffrey Lupul, was...
Phil Kessel

Game 10 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Blue Jackets 1

The Leafs earned a second straight win against a short-handed Blue Jackets team, getting some opportunistic third period goals to secure the victory. The first...

Game Review: Game #9, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Buffalo Sabres 0

Buffalo is projecting as one of the worst teams in the modern era, but this win was convincing and much needed. If you want to...

Game 9 Scoring Chances: TOR 4 vs. BUF 0

After getting a lot of media heat from Saturday night's loss, the Leafs had the perfect response. They played what was, by the numbers, easily...

Leafs Notebook – October 28

When Kyle Dubas was named GM of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, one of the first things he did was buy every member of the...

Game 8 Scoring Chances: BOS 4 vs. TOR 1

When I had the chance to sit down and watch this game, having missed it live, I expected a Leaf performance quite a bit...
Nazem Kadri

Game Review: Game #8, Boston Bruins 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1

With an ugly loss to the Boston Bruins, the Maple Leafs have fallen to 1-4 on home ice, and Randy Carlyle sounds lost for answers...

Game 7 Scoring Chances: TOR 5 vs. NYI 2

The scoreline and result from Tuesday night's game was very similar to the Leafs trip to New York earlier in the season, as they...
Phil-Kessel

Game Review: Game #7, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 2

Sometimes all it takes is the right bounce. The Leafs were off to a drowsy start and fell behind 1-0 before the first line got...

Leafs Notebook – October 20

Since the 2014-2015 season began, I have been tracking my own internal metrics on Leafs games. I thought I’d take the time to explain what...

Game 6 Scoring Chances: DET 1 vs. TOR 0

This was a bit of an odd game, scoring chance wise. The Maple Leafs had a superior possession performance to what they managed Friday night, but...

Game Review: Game #6, Red Wings 1 vs. Maple Leafs 0 (OT)

The Maple Leafs will have to settle for just one point out of four as the weekend back to back versus Detroit ended with...

Game 5 Scoring Chances: DET 4 vs. TOR 1

After getting a little momentum, winning two straight games and winning the chance count against Colorado, the Maple Leafs had a disappointing return to form...

Game Review: Game #5, Red Wings 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1

Not a good first half of a back to back for the Maple Leafs, to put it lightly. Credit where it's due, this was a...

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