Game in 10: Game #6, Maple Leafs 6 vs. Oilers 5 (OT)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ win, a 6-5 victory in OT, marks best start for the franchise in 20 years (1993-1994 Toronto Maple Leafs). Randy Carlyle and Dallas Eakins are probably going to want to forget this...
View ArticleGame in 10: Game #11, Blue Jackets 5 vs. Maple Leafs 2
Ugly start to the first leg of the weekend’s back-to-back, and a spoiled debut for David Clarkson, as the Leafs drop to 7-4-0 with a 5-2 loss in Columbus. The local broadcast crew in Columbus called...
View ArticleGame in 10: Game #21: Leafs 5 vs. Islanders 2
Jake Gardiner dazzled in his best game of the season, David Clarkson FINALLY scored his first goal of the season and Jonathan Bernier was good when he needed to be as the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped...
View ArticleLeafs Notebook – December 16
Although the Leafs went 1-2 last week, it really was one of their better weeks of hockey this season. They handily outplayed LA but just weren’t able to bury, and they laid a beating on the first place...
View ArticleThe Decline of Dion Phaneuf
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t too long ago that Dion Phaneuf was a 45-point lock on the backend for the Maple Leafs. If he had a good, healthy, puck-moving defenceman as his partner on the...
View ArticleMaple Leafs’ Free Agents: Who stays and who goes?
We looked at options with the Maple Leafs under contract last week. Today, let’s take a look at the UFAs and RFAs. UFAs Dave Bolland Quick Thoughts: Had a hot start with the Leafs before getting hurt...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs Updated Depth Chart
We were not sure what direction the Maple Leafs would be heading entering today’s free agency period. To some degree, we still don’t. The team appears to be trying to build some depth back up while...
View Article10 Midsummer Thoughts on the Maple Leafs
Rosters are not set in stone yet, but the dust is starting to clear on the summer moves and we are starting to get a picture of what next season’s NHL landscape will look like. For the Toronto Maple...
View ArticleThe Cody Franson Arbitration: What is he Worth?
In my last two articles I discussed Ryan O’Reilly’s upcoming club-elected salary arbitration with Colorado Avalanche and James Reimer’s player elected salary arbitration with the Toronto Maple Leafs....
View ArticleCody Franson Signs with Toronto Maple Leafs for 1 year, $3.3m
Cody Franson has avoided arbitration with the Toronto Maple Leafs by signing a one-year deal worth $3.3 million dollars. Cody Franson avoids arbitration with Leafs, signs for 1yr, $3.3m per...
View ArticleElliotte Friedman on The Jeff Blair Show
Guest hosts Jeff Sammut and George Rusic take over The Jeff Blair Show and welcome CBC HNIC analyst Elliotte Friedman to talk all about the Leafs. Also Sammut and Rusic open up the phones to callers.
View ArticleJames Mirtle on TSN 1050
James Mirtle on TSN 1050 talking Cody Franson and the 2014-2015 Toronto Maple Leafs’ makeup.
View ArticleKyle Dubas with Jeff Marek / Greg Wyshynski
New Maple Leafs assistant GM Kyle Dubas stresses that his use of analytics is to help reduce uncertainty when it comes to scouting on-ice talent. Kyle Dubas on Daniel Winnik It was a player that...
View ArticleGame Review: Preseason Game #2, Maple Leafs 4 vs. Flyers 0
Thanks to a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Maple Leafs are now 2-0 in preseason. While that means exactly nothing, especially given this was the exact same Flyers lineup playing its second...
View ArticleGame Review: Preseason Game #4, Senators 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (SO)
A Leafs team that was short on energy after playing back to back and a veteran group short on effort gave the fans little to cheer about consistently. A fairly boring game—even by preseason standards....
View ArticleMaple Leafs cut Colton Orr, Fraser McLaren, William Nylander; Roster down to 23
The cuts are in. The Leafs have waived Colton Orr, Frazer McLaren and Korbinian Holzer, while William Nylander is headed back to MoDo for the upcoming season. That means, if you lost track, the guys...
View ArticleSunday Mashup: Not All Bad
With back to back losses to the Detroit Red Wings in the rear view, the Toronto Maple Leafs now look ahead to facing the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Things won’t get any easier —Toronto is taking on...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #7, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 2
Sometimes all it takes is the right bounce. The Leafs were off to a drowsy start and fell behind 1-0 before the first line got a fortuitous bounce off the boards that fell perfectly to Kessel, who...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #9, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Buffalo Sabres 0
Buffalo is projecting as one of the worst teams in the modern era, but this win was convincing and much needed. If you want to put a positive spin on it, the Leafs have been generous with their shots...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #10, Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs were delivered a blow before the start of the game with the news that oft injured forward, Joffrey Lupul, was out with a broken right hand. This was a a decent win for Toronto...
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