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 […]
When Anthony Stolarz of the Toronto Maple Leafs went down in mid-November, the first word was reassuring. A few games. No concussion. Slightly upper body, but nothing alarming. The kind of updates that teams give all the time. Only here we are, eight weeks later, and he still hasn’t skated. Now he goes to a […]
Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs returned to action in an all-Canadian game against the Edmonton Oilers. They went into the match having collected points in their last six games and were looking to extend that tally to seven. Unfortunately that was not the case. The Oilers took over the game in the second period […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been trying to solve their goaltending puzzle for years, and now, almost out of nowhere, they have the opposite problem: too much of a good thing. Three NHL-caliber goaltenders are a luxury in this league, but it’s also the kind of luxury that forces uncomfortable questions. With every solid start […]
The Toronto maple leaves dropped a tight 2-1 decision to the Montreal Canadiens, but this wasn’t one of those nights where panic entered the building. It felt like two really good teams testing each other’s limits. Toronto defended well early, stayed tight through the middle of the ice and looked more connected than they have […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs returned to action against the Montreal Canadiens in their first game at home after a six-game road trip. This is the third match between the two teams and the season series is tied at one match a piece with both matches ending with a score of 5-2 Related: Canadiens outlast Maple […]