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Should The Leafs Be Sellers?
Editor's Note: Matt drafted this piece before last night's atrocity.
With a regulation Rangers win over the Capitals this afternoon, the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Mats Sundin: Pierre Pagé and I Were Both Wrong About Him
Junior wraps up the MLHS 'Memories of Mats' series:
On June 28th of 1994, Cliff Fletcher, the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, traded...
Morning Mashup: Hockeytown vs. The Centre of the Hockey Universe
The 2013 Winter Classic was finally announced yesterday, ending a few months— worth of speculation that Toronto would square off against old rival Detroit...
GDT: Leafs at Flyers (7 p.m., TSN)
The Leafs lock up with the Flyers in Philadelphia tonight for their 55th game of the season. It's the second game of the season...
Remembering Brendan Burke
Courage.
It is a word we use often, typically to describe fearlessness, strength or bravery in the face of danger. Most frequently we use it...
Noon Mashup: Crucial Month Ahead
The month of February will be crucial in the Maple Leafs' quest to solidify their first playoff berth since the lockout. Although the race...
Plan B
Entering this hockey season, the idea of talking about James Reimer as a backup plan by January would have seemed odd. The only way...
Morning Mashup: We’ll call it even
Brian Burke was harshly scrutinized for the now infamous Phil Kessel swap. Back then, he gave up three potential NHLers for a single yet...
The Declined Play of the Grabovski Line
Much has already been said of the struggles of Grabovski, Kulemin and MacArthur this season when playing with each other, so I won't bore...
Liles signs four-year extension
Some surprising news this morning, as the Leafs have announced a four-year contract extension for blueliner John-Michael Liles, who was set to become an...
Morning Mashup: The Breakup
Through a season of inconsistencies, the one thing that has remained constant for the Maple Leafs is the production of Joffrey Lupul and Phil...
Thursday Leafs Links: Wilson Mashes Lines
It's Thursday morning, and since it's a game day I'll keep this short.
After dropping three straight games, it looks like Ron Wilson has mashed...
Is Joffrey Lupul’s Current Play Sustainable?
In what has been an incredibly positive season for the Maple Leafs thus far, it is Joffrey Lupul who stands out the most. Sure,...
Versteeg sounds off on Leafs
Few 25 year old NHL players have had careers as interesting as that of Kris Versteeg. Sure, there are guys who've done some great...
Leafs and Flyers linked in trade talks?
Probably not much more than some fun speculation here, but it seems the internet is heating up some trade talks, and the Leafs are...
NHLPA delays realignment
Just when I had envisioned the Bruins, Leafs, Sabres and Canadiens making the playoffs every year forever and ever, the NHLPA goes ahead and...
Let’s sort it out
After doing battle for the third time this season on Wednesday night, the Leafs and Jets split from their marriage in the standings once...
Morning Mashup: Salivating over Getzlaf
Something many of us have learned about Brian Burke during his in Toronto is that he's extremely patient. The Kaberle, Kessel, and Beauchemin deals...
Morning Mashup: Trade him, He’ll never make it!
One positive that came out of Thursday night's frustrating loss to the Hurricanes was another goal for Nazem Kadri. That's a total of three...
GDT: Leafs at Hurricanes (7 p.m., Leafs TV)
James Reimer and the Toronto Maple Leafs look to bounce back tonight in Carolina.
After allowing 3 goals on just 8 shots in Tuesday night's...
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After their effort was called out by their starting goalie on Saturday, the Maple Leafs are seeking a response against Sheldon Keefe's New Jersey...
