An Early Check-in on Maple Leafs’ Divisional Rivals
It’s often been said about the Toronto Maple Leafs that nothing will be proven until the postseason rolls around. The club, after all, has experienced no shortage of regular season…
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Pacioretty Could Feel the Pinch of Maple Leafs’ Forward Depth After Healthy Scratch
On the surface, the decision to make Max Pacioretty a healthy scratch on Wednesday night is right in line with the developing pattern that Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig…
Stolarz, Liljegren & Other Early Maple Leafs’ Knee Jerk Reactions
Frankly, the “too-early-to-hit-the-panic-button” content is patronizing and overdone. People who watch the sport know they don’t need to overreact to trends after a handful of games in an 82-game season.…
Maple Leafs Set to Unveil Scotiabank Arena Renovations at Home Opener
The 1-1-0 Toronto Maple Leafs are set to welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins in their home opener on Saturday night (Oct. 12), and the presence of newcomers like Chris Tanev, Anthony…
3 Contract Comparisons for a Maple Leafs’ John Tavares Extension
Any speculation of soured relations between the Toronto Maple Leafs and John Tavares in the aftermath of the club’s captaincy transition to Auston Matthews can be put to bed, just…
Maple Leafs Have a Problem with Liljegren & Kampf Contracts
After all of the training camp battles, positional uncertainty and salary cap questions, we now officially know the 23 men – 13 forwards, eight defencemen and two goalies – who…
Revisiting the Golden Knights’ Trade for Max Pacioretty
*This article was published in Sep. 2021 They say that the best trades in sports come when both teams involved stand to benefit, but try telling that to fans of…
Maple Leafs Are a Better Team After Offseason Moves
As the NHL season nears, all the analysis, speculation and projections that the off-season brings ultimately boil down to one question: have the Toronto Maple Leafs improved? That’s a tricky…
What Craig Berube’s Quotes Mean for the Maple Leafs
If you were hoping for new Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube to be a candid, honest quote machine in the mold of John Tortorella in his first training…
How Did the Maple Leafs Players Spend Their Summer?
In many ways, the opening of training camp feels like the start of a new school year. There are some nerves and anxiety, but mostly excitement over what is a…