John Klingberg

Pens Game Preview: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs come into town tonight to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena at 7:00 PM Eastern. The Leafs are currently 10-5-3 with 23 points, while the Pens are 9-10-0 with 18 points. Both teams are playing their second game of a back-to-back. The Leafs lost in overtime 4-3 to […]

McMann Makes Season Debut: Leafs Game Preview 15

The Leafs are about to play their first back-to-back of the season and are coming off a hectic shootout win against the Flames. The Leafs blew a multi-goal lead but were able to still get the job done at the end of the night in the shootout. Tonight the Leafs are against the surging Canucks, […]

Are the Wild Better After Their Defensive Trades?

The Minnesota Wild announced two trades on 11/10. The first was trading defenseman Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks. The second was trading for defenseman Zach Bogosian from the Tampa Bay Lightning. They essentially traded a right-shot D-man for a right-shot D-man, so what was the point? Draft Picks In the first trade, the […]

Domi Faces Former Team: Leafs Game Preview 7

After quite the show from Joseph Woll, the rookie Maple Leafs goaltender finds himself winning another start tonight as the Leafs face off against the Dallas Stars. The Leafs now have won 2 games straight for the second time this season and will look to reach a 3-game win streak in their 7th game of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Conor Timmins Headed For MRI After Preseason Injury

Three games down, five to go. Is the preseason too long? Or is it too short? I’ve been preaching that preseason should be shortened for a while now, but I think I am coming around to the idea that you need all of these games to decide who sticks and who doesn’t. See Nick Robertson, […]

Leafs Drop Two Against Senators, Look For Their First Pre-season Win in Buffalo

The Leafs opened up their preseason meetings with a game in Ottawa against the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday and return home to Scotiabank Arena to face the Sens in Toronto on Monday. Since neither effort proved successful for the Leafs, with the club losing both of the home and home, back-to-back games, […]

Hot or Cold? 20 Takes On The Toronto Maple Leafs

Oh boy, we’re getting close! With training camps underway any day now and the NHL pre-season right around the corner, I am FIRED UP about getting back to the hockey season. Summer is great, with school being out, vacations taking place, and warm weather for a few months, and when the comforting warmth of summer […]

Maple Leafs Stars Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews Talking Prior to Face-Off

The Leafs Are Set To Be the Best Powerplay in the East

Since the Auston Matthews era began in Toronto, we have expected the Maple Leafs to operate near the top of the league in their power play almost every season. They are a team filled with very talented players. Players who can pass players, who can score, and have had at least a solid top unit. […]