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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Game 7

Game in 10: Same as it ever was

Honestly, I don’t even want to write this article. All day, I wanted to believe things would be different. Just this once. Matthews and/or Marner...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Game 4 win, Jason Spezza & Alex Galchenyuk

Game 4 Analysis: The Leafs’ cycle dominance, PK excellence, and second-period superiority are tipping...

Redemption game for the reclamation project against his former team After failing to register a single shot attempt in his previous two games, Alex Galchenyuk...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Game 4 win, Jason Spezza & Joe Thornton

Game in 10: Alex Galchenyuk revenge game, veteran production, Jack Campbell shutout highlight a...

Up 2-1 in the series and on the second night of a back-to-back, many were wondering how Sheldon Keefe would approach his lineup decisions...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

Game 5 Analysis: Killer turnovers, William Nylander’s ice time, and lineup decisions ahead of...

That's what happens when you turn the puck over. The more I got into hockey analytics, the more I tended to value some of the...
Nick Suzuki, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, game 5

Game in 10: Jake Muzzin’s heroics force OT but Leafs fall short in Game...

The hardest thing to do is put a team away to end their season. Montreal came out tonight looking crisper, more aggressive on the forecheck,...
Nick Suzuki, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, game 6

Game in 10: Unbelievably, we’re off to Game 7 — and it’s no less...

The Leafs deserved to lose tonight. Yes, they made a nice comeback. Yes, they absolutely outplayed the Habs in overtime. But the first two periods...
Leafs lose Game 6, Montreal Canadiens

Game 6 Analysis: Here we go again…

My goal is always to remain objective with these postgame evaluations, but there's something about the emotional aspect of last night that got to...
Toronto Maple Leafs lose Game 7 to the Montreal Canadiens, Mitch Marner & Auston Matthews

Game 7 Analysis: Where on Earth does this team go from here?

After watching the Maple Leafs fail to start Game 6 with any semblance of intensity the other night, I'm not sure why we should...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

There is plenty of blame to go around for the Toronto Maple Leafs

As you may have heard, the Maple Leafs lost another first-round playoff series. It's not a fun time for anyone associated with the Leafs, but...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Should the Maple Leafs trade Mitch Marner? Weighing the arguments for and against

If you've logged onto social media at all in the aftermath of the loss, you're aware that Mitch Marner has been taking a lot...
Toronto Maple Leafs lose out again in the playoffs

10 Postmortem Thoughts: Sober reflections on the Maple Leafs’ early playoff exit, the Mitch...

It’s still hard to believe the manner in which this Toronto Maple Leafs season ended. One week ago today, we were preparing for Game 5...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils

Big Offseason Questions, Part 1: The Zach Hyman Contract

I am not sure we’ll see a tougher test of Kyle Dubas’ cap discipline outside of the big core four than this upcoming Zach...
Linus Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres

Big Offseason Questions, Part 3: Who will be the Maple Leafs’ second goalie next...

The Maple Leafs are bound to add a goalie this offseason, whether through free agency or trade. Both Frederik Andersen and David Rittich are set...
Alex Wennberg, third-line center option

Big Offseason Questions, Part 2: Who will be the third-line center for the Toronto...

The Maple Leafs need to figure out who their third-line center will be next season. Alex Kerfoot, who is coming off a strong playoff series...
Tristan Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins

Big Offseason Questions, Part 4: Who will be the Maple Leafs’ second goalie next...

In yesterday's article, we covered the Maple Leafs' options for filling their second-goalie vacancy, including the incumbent candidate in Frederik Andersen as well as...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

Big Offseason Questions, Part 5: How can the Leafs revamp their forward depth —...

A lot of ink has been spilled about the Toronto Maple Leafs since the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Montreal Canadiens...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs

Big Offseason Questions, Part 6: The Expansion Draft, Travis Dermott vs. Justin Holl, the...

Last we left off, we looked at the Toronto Maple Leafs' forward depth and how they allocate their cap dollars. That presents the perfect...
Zach Hyman of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Big Offseason Questions, Part 7: Who could replace Zach Hyman?

Who among us isn't a big fan of Zach Hyman? With the work ethic, speed, forechecking ability, and strength that make him a force to...
Jared McCann, Toronto Maple Leaf

Why I like the Jared McCann trade for the Toronto Maple Leafs

At 2:50 pm ET, many of us were lamenting the NHL as the most boring league on the planet. Adin Hill was the big...
Alex Kerfoot of the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs took the most logical route with their expansion draft protection list

No surprise to fans of this team who weren’t born yesterday, the Maple Leafs’ decision to protect eight skaters and a goalie while leaving...

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