Game Review: Preseason Game #1, Leafs 3 vs. Flyers 2 (SO)
It was choppy (early)preseason hockey to be sure, but some players stood out for different reasons.
The Maple Leafs played a good first, were mostly...
Game Review: Preseason Game #2, Maple Leafs 4 vs. Flyers 0
Thanks to a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Maple Leafs are now 2-0 in preseason. While that means exactly nothing, especially given this...
Game Review: Preseason Game #3, Senators 3 vs. Maple Leafs 2
The Sens' top line of Bobby Ryan, Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur could do whatever they wanted against a weaker Leaf lineup, but the Leafs...
Game Review: Preseason Game #4, Senators 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (SO)
A Leafs team that was short on energy after playing back to back and a veteran group short on effort gave the fans little...
Game Review: Preseason Game #5, Maple Leafs 6 vs. Sabres 4
The Toronto Maple Leafs still seem to be working through systemic issues, learning new defensive and neutral zone systems, but the shots against remain a...
Game Review: Preseason Game #7, Maple Leafs 3 vs. Sabres 2 (SO)
The Maple Leafs moved to 4-1-1 in preseason with a game that followed an awfully familiar script:
The Leafs' first line was dangerous in both ends.
The Leafs gave...
Game Review: Preseason Game #8, Red Wings 3 vs. Maple Leafs 0
This game was an abject waste of everybody’s time. On top of being one of the poorer-played games we’ve ever seen out of two...
Game Review: Preseason Game #9, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Red Wings 1
The Maple Leafs looked sharp, determined and detailed — especially for a preseason game -- easily handling the Detroit Red Wings in their final...
Game Review: Game #1, Montreal Canadiens 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
A good first period featuring first-ever NHL points for Stuart Percy and Brandon Kozun – on Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri goals, respectively –...
Game Review: Game #2, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Maple Leafs were completely dominated by the Penguins, and the team looked as dysfunctional as it did at the end of the 2013-2014 season.
...
Game Review: Game #3, Maple Leafs 6 vs. Rangers 3
Just what the doctor ordered.
Coming off an embarrassing defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Maple Leafs needed goals from their top offensive players and...
Game Review: Game #4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT)
In the clash of the Corsi outlaws, it was the Maple Leafs on the right side of a 40-24 shot count and a 3-2 final...
Game 4 Scoring Chances: TOR 3 vs. COL 2
For the first time this year, the Leafs were clearly the superior team in Tuesday's game against Colorado.
They dominated the ES chances, especially in...
Game Review: Game #5, Red Wings 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Not a good first half of a back to back for the Maple Leafs, to put it lightly.
Credit where it's due, this was a...
Game 5 Scoring Chances: DET 4 vs. TOR 1
After getting a little momentum, winning two straight games and winning the chance count against Colorado, the Maple Leafs had a disappointing return to form...
Game Review: Game #6, Red Wings 1 vs. Maple Leafs 0 (OT)
The Maple Leafs will have to settle for just one point out of four as the weekend back to back versus Detroit ended with...
Game 6 Scoring Chances: DET 1 vs. TOR 0
This was a bit of an odd game, scoring chance wise.
The Maple Leafs had a superior possession performance to what they managed Friday night, but...
Game Review: Game #7, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 2
Sometimes all it takes is the right bounce.
The Leafs were off to a drowsy start and fell behind 1-0 before the first line got...
Game 7 Scoring Chances: TOR 5 vs. NYI 2
The scoreline and result from Tuesday night's game was very similar to the Leafs trip to New York earlier in the season, as they...
Game Review: Game #8, Boston Bruins 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
With an ugly loss to the Boston Bruins, the Maple Leafs have fallen to 1-4 on home ice, and Randy Carlyle sounds lost for answers...





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