Game 77 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Lightning 1
Toronto had a great start against the Lightning, getting two first period goals and out-chancing Tampa Bay 5-2 at even strength.
A late power-play goal...
Leafs Notebook – April 1
The old saying goes that one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure, but perhaps sometimes the opposite is true.
This season the Leafs conducted a fire sale...
Game 76 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Senators 3 (OT)
This was a tight game in chances through two periods, with neither team doing much. A ninety second flurry early in the second featured...
Game 75 Scoring Chances: Panthers 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Like their last game, against the Wild, the Toronto Maple Leafs started well against the Florida Panthers, out-chancing them in the first period.
Things then fell...
Leafs Notebook – March 25
One of the main questions in Toronto down the stretch has been whether or not Dave Nonis will be General Manager of the team...
Game 74 Scoring Chances: Wild 2 vs. Maple Leafs 1
The Leafs had a great start, out-chancing the Wild 6-4, and were unfortunate to trail after the opening period when Coyle scored a goal...
Game 73 Scoring Chances: Senators 5 vs. Maple Leafs 3
For the fifth straight game, the Leafs were badly out-chanced in the opening period.
Ottawa dominated proceedings, getting ten of the eleven chances and beating...
Game 72 – SJS 4, TOR 1 – An even worse start for Toronto
In the last few weeks, the Leafs have clearly established an identity. Unfortunately, that identity is one of a team that isn't ready to...
Leafs Notebook – March 17
When the Maple Leafs fired Randy Carlyle 40 games into the season, their record stood at 21-16-3. They are 6-22-3 since then. On the surface,...
Game 71 Scoring Chances: Oilers 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
The depressing thing about the current state of the Leafs is that the first period, which saw them fall behind 4-0 in just eleven...
Game 70 Scoring Chances: Canucks 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
The Leafs again had a terrible first period, in what's become a trend in recent games.
While they at least managed some chances at even...
Game 69 Scoring Chances: Flames 6 vs. Maple Leafs 3
Toronto have had some horrible starts this year, but this was one of the worst. They didn't generate a single even strength chance in...
Game 68 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Sabres 3 (SO)
Three goals in a wild two minute stretch left Toronto and Buffalo tied after the first period, with the two teams being nearly level...
Leafs Notebook – March 10
On trade deadline day, it was revealed the Leafs and Red Wings were making a push to get a deal done that would send...
Game 67 Scoring Chances: Islanders 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
After a terrible game on Saturday, the Leafs had a strong response, with one of their best first periods in a while.
They had the...
Game 66 Scoring Chances: Blues 6 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Through the first fourteen minutes the Leafs were being badly out-chanced by St. Louis, as Toronto didn't have an ES chance, but the game...
Game 65 Scoring Chances: Lightning 4 vs. Maple Leafs 2
Toronto struggled early, falling behind 7-4 in chances and 2-0 on the scoreboard.
They figured things out in the second period, as they were able...
Game 64 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Panthers 2
The Leafs had a great start to this game but Florida had a strong response, finishing the first period even in chances, and getting...
Leafs Notebook – March 4
A deadline of selling rentals and stockpiling depth picks was expected, until the Columbus Blue Jackets came calling with an offer too good to...
Deadline passes with core largely in tact
It could fairly be depicted as a seller’s market this past deadline season, but only in the context of cap uncertainty going forward, with...




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