Maple Leafs’ nine-year playoff streak deserves more appreciation – The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest news, analysis and more

For nine years, the postseason felt less like a goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs and more like a birthright. Of course, it’s this incredibly consistent recent track record of greatness (regular season) that makes the current version of the last-place club so crazy. But while there’s no shortage of content about what’s wrong with […]

The Calgary Flames suffer a demoralizing defeat at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights – The Win Column

The Calgary Flames will remain at the bottom of the standings for the foreseeable future. Heading into Saturday night, the Flames were ranked last in the entire NHL, and that won’t change heading into Sunday. A 6-1 defeat was extremely demoralizing as the team struggled to get anything going. Several things need to be looked […]

What Mitch Marner’s Exit really means for Auston Matthews – The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis and more

If you have followed the debates about the debates this season about the Toronto Maple LeafsYou have always heard the same line: with Mitch Marner gone, Auston Matthews no longer has a shield. The argument is that Matthews is now fully exposed. If he fails again in the play -offs, nobody else is to blame. […]