Ilya Samsonov

Three Stars: Leafs (2) vs Bruins (3) (SO)

Coming off of what was arguably their worst performance in a very long time on Tuesday night, which resulted in a 4-1 loss versus the Kings, the Leafs were back in action last night in Boston as they were set to do battle with their forever rivals, the Bruins. Last night’s game had a bit […]

Samsonov Looks to Battle Back: Leafs Game Preview 8

The Leafs face off tonight against the Nashville Predators and will see a familiar face against them as recent deadline addition Ryan O’Reilly joined the Predators in the off-season. Luke Schenn also joined the Predators but will be unable to suit up due to injury. The Leafs have now won 3 games straight and will […]

Three Stars: Stars (1) vs Leafs (4)

Another road game, another win. The blue and white rolled into Dallas last night to take on the Stars. Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe elected to go with the hot hand between the pipes once again as he gave Joseph Woll the start. Let’s talk about the three stars. First Star – Joseph Woll Calm, […]

Three Stars: Capitals (1) vs. Leafs (4)

The Leafs were in Washington, DC, last night to do battle with the Capitals. Coming into this one, Ovechkin was still looking for his first goal of the year, the longest drought to start a season in his illustrious career thus far. While Joseph Woll was looking to build off of the performance he put […]

Post-Game Analysis: Maple Leafs Fall on the Road 3-1 to Panthers

The Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 tonight at Amerant Bank Arena. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead to end the first, that’s all the Cats needed from an offensive standpoint to defeat the traveling blue and white. The Maple Leafs battled hard but once again were shut down by Florida Panthers […]

Panthers (3) vs Leafs (1) Three Stars

The Leafs were looking to bounce back after putting forth an absolute dud of a performance against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. No better team to bounce back against than the team who embarrassed you in the second round of the playoffs last year, right? Well, that wasn’t the case. The Leafs were flat […]

Leafs Game Preview: Forward Lines Shakeup Against Panthers

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to bounce back as they face off against the team that took them out of the Playoffs last year, the Florida Panthers. After a poor effort on Monday, the Leafs need to start on time. Samsonov gets his third start of the season and will be looking to put […]

Leafs’ First Week Observations

The Leafs have played in two regular season games so far this season: a 6-5 chippy win over the Montreal Canadiens and a “much closer than the score suggests” win over the Minnesota Wild. It’s time to overreact to early games! *Play Hall & Oa…Pursuit of Hap…whatever song you want* Auston Matthews is back, baby! […]

Knies Faces Former Teammate: Leafs Game Preview 2

After a back-and-forth win this past Wednesday, the Leafs are back for a Saturday night game against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are a team with playoff aspirations and will be a good test for this Leafs team. Let’s take a look at how things are lining up for tonight and who to keep an […]

Should the Leafs Be Worried About Their Goaltending?

I’ve been seeing this question a lot on social media since the end of training camp. It’s probably a question that needs to be answered. And that answer is “no”. For those who haven’t been keeping track, Ilya Samsonov played three games and finished with a 2.96 GAA and .879 save percentage. Joseph Woll played […]