Game in 10: Maple Leafs slay the dragon, defeat Tampa Bay Lightning in OT...
Maple Leafs Hot Stove launched on September 3, 2008, and for the first time ever we can officially write the words:
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How the Maple Leafs slayed the dragon vs. Tampa and ended their playoff drought
The 11th time is the charm. The Toronto Maple Leafs finally finished off a playoff series when given the chance to do so, defeating...
Series Preview: The Florida Panthers are not to be underestimated, but there are clear...
The second-round matchup is set. In a bit of a shocker, the Toronto Maple Leafs have retained home-ice advantage and will play the Florida...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs sucked into the Panthers’ style of game en route...
For years now, the prevailing thought was that if the Maple Leafs could just get over the hump of winning in the first round,...
Game 1 Analysis: The adjustments needed and reasons for optimism ahead of Game 2
The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs saw the Toronto Maple Leafs perfect the art of losing the balance of play but winning...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs shoot themselves in the foot, get rope-a-doped into a...
For years now, the common belief has been that if the Maple Leafs could just get past the first round, the pressure would be...
Game 2 Analysis: How Maple Leafs ended up 2-0 down, and why the series...
In Game 2 against the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs played a similar game to Game 1, generating more scoring chances and shots...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ core MIA as Toronto falls 3-0 down to Florida
One Kyle Dubas quote has always stood out to me as the Maple Leafs have lived and died by their core players for many...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs dig in defensively, Mitch Marner breaks through with GWG...
The Maple Leafs live to fight another day.
There was so much talk about the 0-3 deficit the past few days, which -- from a...
Game 4 Analysis: Maple Leafs avoid the sweep by finally imposing their style of...
In need of a win to extend the series, the Toronto Maple Leafs played their best defensive game of this postseason, shutting down Florida...
Game in 10: Different but the same
In the end, the biggest problem when you find yourself in an 0-3 series hole is that you need everything to break just right...
How the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs fell short and what comes next for the...
The Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated by the Florida Panthers in OT of Game 5, a 3-2 defeat capped by Nick Cousins' game-winner.
Despite entering...
Previewing the big questions facing the Maple Leafs this offseason — the GM, the...
The NHL draft and free agency periods are roughly a month and a half away, but the Maple Leafs have all sorts of questions...
The Maple Leafs don’t score enough or play fast enough under Sheldon Keefe in...
In our past criticisms of Sheldon Keefe’s playoff coaching performance in this space, we’ve talked a lot about consistently timid starts to games, slow...
Kyle Dubas is out as Maple Leafs GM: Is the sky really falling, and...
May 19, 2023 will go down as one of the most dramatic days in recent Toronto Maple Leafs history. Kyle Dubas was let go...
Brendan Shanahan claims he saw Kyle Dubas as the Leafs’ GM of the future...
After the ground-shaking news broke on Friday afternoon of Kyle Dubas' departure as GM of the Maple Leafs and I soaked in the tidal...
Kyle Dubas’ unceremonious exit, the profile of a GM replacement, and the path moving...
The dust has begun to settle since Brendan Shanahan called a Friday afternoon press conference ahead of a long weekend and announced that Kyle...
Evaluating Brad Treliving’s Candidacy for Maple Leafs GM: The Draft, Trade, and Contract History
Since Kyle Dubas was let go last week by the Maple Leafs, speculation about a replacement for the GM position has largely centered on...
The big questions facing new Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving, the loss of Spencer...
The Stanley Cup Finals matchup is set, the draft is under a month away, and the Maple Leafs are reportedly honing in on their...
On Brad Treliving’s first week, and the possibility of “running it back” with the...
Whenever there is a change at the head of the front office, a new voice almost always provides a breath of fresh air.
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