John Tavares

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Leafs Bend But Don’t Break As They Defeat The Blues 5-4 In OT

It was made known to the public before puck drop that both Morgan Rielly and Rasmus Sandin were looking great in practice the past couple of days. Keefe said at this point, he would say both are close to returning, and he would consider both to be day-to-day. Great news for both the Leafs and […]

A Full 60 Minute Effort as Leafs Down Lightning 4-1

Whenever the Lightning and the Leafs get together, you never know how the game will unfold. However, one thing you can be sure of is how eventful of a game it will be from start to finish. Heading into this one, the Leafs were riding a two game losing streak, a 3-1 loss to the […]

Sammy Smiles & Mitch Extends Streak To 23 As Leafs Dominate The Ducks 7-0

Eleven seconds into this one, Adam Henrique was forced to leave the game as he took a point shot from Mark Giordano directly in the face. It didn’t take the Leafs long to break through as Alex Kerfoot ripped home his 3rd goal of the year just 1:58 into the opening frame. The Leafs were […]

Early Season Grades Maple Leaf Edition

The Maple Leafs are only two months into the 2022-23 season, but I thought I’d give you my early season grades, starting with forwards: Mitch Marner-A+ I’m giving Marner an A+; not much else to say; he’s on a 22-game point streak and is the biggest factor for success at the moment in the month […]

Marner Extends Streak To 20 & Murray Earns First Shutout As Leafs Blank The Stars 4-0

Coming into this one, Mitch Marner was riding a new franchise record 19 game point streak. He started this one with a noticeable jump in his step as he almost extended the streak to 20 games on the game’s opening shift. Also worth noting that Ontario native Conor Timmins was making his Leafs debut in […]

Magic Mitch Extends Streak To 18 in 3-1 Victory Over Sharks

Before the National anthems were sung, the Leafs had a very touching 21 seconds of silence to remember and pay their respect to the late great Leafs legend, Börje Salming. Salming passed away on November 24th after a short but tough battle with the deadly disease that is ALS. Salming was at center ice just […]

A Victory Fit For A King; Leafs Defeat Wild 4-3

A rare 2:00 PM EST start time for the blue and white as they were in Minnesota to take on the Wild. The Leafs wore a gorgeous patch to honor and celebrate the life of the legend Börje Salming who passed away yesterday after battling for the past six months with ALS. We would witness […]

Game 20: Leafs Overtime Woes Continue Versus Islanders

Tonight was game number 300 with the Leafs for John Tavares and game nine against his former team, the New York Islanders. The Leafs have a 5 to 3 advantage in the matchup since Tavares came home to play for the Leafs in July 2018. Leafs rookie Nick Robertson was a healthy scratch for the […]

LGP #20: Tavares 300th Game as Leaf vs Former Team

After a convincing win against the slumping Islanders, the Leafs are back for a Monday night game at home against the Islanders. Tonight will be Tavares’ 300th game as a Leaf, and it’s fitting that it’s against none other than the Islanders, his former team. The Islanders have started out the season on a decent […]

Game 19: Leafs Snow In Sabres With 5-2 Victory

Even though Buffalo received over six feet of snow over the past few days, the Sabres managed to make it to Toronto for a Saturday night tilt against the Leafs. Early on in this one, there was one very evident thing; the Sabres are a massive team. It felt like every second guy was 6’5 […]