Author: Mike Thomas
Leafs Come Up Short in 6-2 Loss To The Sens
A rare Friday night of Hockey Night in Canada, and it involved the battle of Ontario! The Leafs were coming off a highly entertaining 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday. While the Sens were coming off a 2-1 victory of their own against the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Coming into […]
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BREAKING: Matthews Sidelined for a Minimum of Three Weeks With Knee Sprain
This year’s version of the Toronto Maple Leafs has felt different. Now I know non-Leafs fans are going to say, “oh, you guys say that every year and look what happened every single time,” to which I would respond with, you are right. There is no defending how much the teams of years past have […]
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Mitch Works His Magic & Sammy Continues To Roll As The Leafs Defeat The Rangers 3-2 In OT
Both teams elected to start this game best on best as they both had their top lines in the starting lineup. After a sluggish first period against the Islanders Monday night, Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe switched to reuniting Matthews with Marner and Tavares with Nylander. After that switch, the Leafs dominated the Islanders in […]
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Sammy Stands Tall & Style Four Willy As The Leafs Defeat The Islanders 5-2
After a tough 3-2 overtime loss in Montreal on Saturday night against the Habs, the Leafs returned home to take on the Islanders. This game was the first of a five-game home stand for the blue and white leading up to the all-star weekend. There were a ton of whistles in the opening minute in […]
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Auston Matthews Has Arrived & Sammy Continues To Smile; Leafs Defeat Jets 4-1
Coming into this one, the Leafs defeated the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in a wild 6-5 overtime game. At the same time, the Jets were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday. The pace of this game was evident very early on, and it would continue throughout the first period. Bobby McMann made […]
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Sammy Smiles & Willy Styles; Leafs With A 5-4 OT Win In A Wild One Against Florida
Coming off of a fast start against the Buffalo Sabres yesterday, the Florida Panthers continued their quick starts in this one. Former Leaf Carter Verhaeghe opened the scoring just 1:52 into the game with his 21st goal of the year. The Leafs wasted very little time as Morgan Rielly collected the loose puck in the […]
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No Matthews? No Problem; Leafs Earn Gutsy 2-1 Victory Over The Predators
Head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed with the media this morning that Auston Matthews would be out of the lineup against the Nashville Predators tonight. Keefe also confirmed that this alignment has “been bothering him for a while.” Keefe did not indicate the specifics of Matthews’ injury. As a result of Matthews’ injury, 27-year-old Bobby McMann […]
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Canada’s Unsung Hero
Joshua Roy. Let’s be honest here, how many of you heard of that name before the world juniors started two weeks ago? Now that the world juniors are officially over, some of you are probably tired of hearing his name. Anyways that’s beside the point, today I am going to do a deep dive on […]
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Leafs Fans Left Feeling Blue As Kraken Thump Leafs In A 5-1 Victory
The Leafs were coming into this one following a 6-5 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. While the Kraken are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night as well. The Leafs came flying out of the gate, applying pressure on the Kraken. In the first three […]
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Heave Away! Canada Defeats Czechia 3-2 In Overtime To Claim Gold In Halifax
Redemption. A common term used by many Canadian players during interviews leading up to this rematch. Czechia defeated Canada in a 5-2 upset on Boxing Day. Today, Canada seeks their revenge as the two teams were set to face off once again, but this time it’s for the gold medal. Canadian goaltender has been nothing […]
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