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Maple Leafs vs. Panthers

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...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

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...
Joe Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers

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...
Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers

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...
Maple Leafs lose to the Florida Panthers in the playoffs

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...
Brendan Shanahan, Toronto Maple Leafs President

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...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

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...

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...
Brendan Shanahan, Maple leafs

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, Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

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...
Brad Treliving, Maple Leafs GM search

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...
Brad Treliving, Maple Leafs GM search

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...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

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. That was...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

The “Core Four” Offseason Series: How can the Maple Leafs optimize John Tavares’ remaining...

When the Maple Leafs moved on from GM Kyle Dubas a few weeks ago, the next question was obvious: Who else of significance might...
Justin Holl, Toronto Maple Leafs fight vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of Edmonton

Staying or Going, Part 1: Justin Holl, Luke Schenn, Noel Acciari, Zach Aston-Reese, and...

We're now just two weeks away from the opening of unrestricted free agency. We'll soon take a look at the external options that might fill...
Ryan O'Reilly, Toronto Maple Leafs

Staying or Going, Part 2: Ryan O’Reilly, Michael Bunting, David Kampf, and Alex Kerfoot

After reviewing the first half of the Maple Leafs' 2023 UFA class a few days ago, we've left a few of the biggest names...
Max Pacioretty, NHL UFA

Maple Leafs UFA Targets: Top-Six Forward Options

The 2023 NHL UFA class as a whole is underwhelming. A number of the higher-level UFAs were already covered in the pieces about the...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

The “Core Four” Offseason Series: The Auston Matthews Contract

In part one of the “Core Four” Offseason Series we looked at John Tavares, who has a high annual salary that will be difficult...
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

The “Core Four” Offseason Series: The William Nylander Contract and Trade Scenarios

Part three of the Core Four series takes a look at William Nylander -- the first core player we have discussed in this space...

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