In some seasons you are confronted with the truth in the rankings that you do not want to face. Right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs are eight points out of a playoff spot, and that kind of gap makes you get real. The Maple Leafs will be sold at the deadline. Auston Matthews, William Nylander, […]
Three first-period goals and a terrible opening period from the Toronto Maple Leafs were all it took for the Florida Panthers to emerge victorious. Won 5-1 in Sunrise on Thursday evening. Brad Marchand scored twice, including an empty-netter, while Carter Verhaeghe, Evan Rodrigues and Matthew Tkachuk completed the scoring. Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves. Related: […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a very difficult position as they head towards the March 6 NHL trade deadline. They’ve turned things around in a big way over the past month and are now just one point out of the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. However, they are also being decimated by […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs are rolling right now. They have ended ten consecutive games with points, and suddenly they’re above the playoff mark. Considering where this season took place not too long ago, that’s pretty hard to believe. Because honestly, not that long ago, it seemed like the season was about to happen. At the […]
Earlier this season, when the Toronto Maple Leafs kept losing, they looked sluggish. Not tired and not necessarily overmatched. Just…slowly. Pucks died on their sticks. Breakouts stopped. Everything felt half a second too late. But inside Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Florida Pantherswhich I listened to on the radio, Maple Leafs color commentator Jim Ralph […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers wasn’t just a W on the home page. It was the kind of play that signals a team coming into form. The Maple Leafs controlled the pace, stayed disciplined and used both star power and depth to get them through a tough, physical opponent. With […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have gone six straight games without losing in regulation. Pretty good, you’d think. But the truth is, they are is still in last place in the Atlantic Division. And like it or not, that’s probably the season, right there. On paper, this process should feel like progress. The Maple Leafs have […]
Some games feel like a clean notebook. This wasn’t one of them. This one had scribbles in the margins, coffee stains on the page, and a few lines crossed out in frustration. But when it was over, the Toronto Maple Leafs had two points in their pocket and a building that felt alive again. Trailing […]
Every now and then a story comes along that isn’t really about what happened – it’s about Why it happened. It’s a story that suggests that everything we hear from rumor mongers is wrong. It’s also a story about the shared brotherhood between coaches, and how it comes to someone who’s been there. DeBoer contacts […]
The weeklong roster freeze is in full effect, but that hasn’t stopped rumors from circulating around the NHL as teams prepare for a busy stretch leading up to the March 6 trade deadline. Despite landing the goaltender they were looking for in Tristan Jarry, Stan Bowman and the Edmonton Oilers are far from done. Meanwhile, […]