Game Review: Maple Leafs’ stars roar to life offensively in 7-4 win over Nashville
The Maple Leafs' stars woke up offensively, and their depth scoring continued to chip in as they lit up the Nashville Predators for seven...
Game Review: Anthony Stolarz outbattles Shesterkin, Maple Leafs edge Rangers in OT
The Maple Leafs and Rangers recorded just four shot attempts each at five-on-five in the first period of this game, with special teams time...
Game Review: Anthony Stolarz demands more from his team after Leafs’ OT loss to...
Clearly, the lead story tonight is Anthony Stolarz’s frustration after the game.
What were you seeing and feeling when Mason Marchment crashed into you?
Stolarz: I...
Leafs Notebook: The offseason plan at forward isn’t playing out on the ice to...
The Maple Leafs went 2-0-1 this week, but the storyline to end the week was all about the comments by Anthony Stolarz after the...
Anthony Stolarz finally spoke up. For the Maple Leafs, it’s the time for actions,...
It was only a matter of time until someone became frustrated enough to speak up. This has been happening for too long now.
As we're...
Game Review: Defensive leakiness continues as Maple Leafs lose third straight game
The Blue Jays are off to a dream start to the World Series, but the Maple Leafs are officially under .500 now, and it’s...
Game Review: John Tavares continues hot start as Maple Leafs snap three-game losing streak
Sheldon Keefe once quipped about Jake McCabe: “He arrives at the puck in a bad mood.”
McCabe wasn’t a standout physical presence in the...
Leafs Notebook: The areas to clean up defensively, Max Domi’s woeful start, Craig Berube’s...
After beating the Buffalo Sabres, the Maple Leafs improved to 4-4-1 to start the season… matching their record through nine games last season.
They’ve posted...
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: 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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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),...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
















![John Gruden after the Leafs prospects’ 4-1 win over Montreal: “[Vyacheslav Peksa] looked really comfortable in the net… We wouldn’t have won without him” John Gruden, head coach of the Toronto Marlies](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gruden-post-game-sep-14-218x150.jpg)


































