Michael Bunting

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 […]

LGP 39: Giordano Faces Former Team

It’s the Leafs against the Kraken tonight, as Giordano looks to have a solid showing against his former team. The Leafs are coming off of a rollercoaster 6-5 shootout loss where Matthews reached his 500th career point. The Kraken have improved quite a bit since last season and are currently sitting narrowly in a playoff […]

Matthews Fastest Leaf To Reach 500 Career Points; Blues Defeat Leafs 6-5 In A Shootout

The Leafs kicked off the 2023 calendar year at home as the St. Louis Blues were in town, the first of a three game home stand. The Blues and Leafs faced off on December 27th in St. Louis, a game in which the Leafs managed to pull off a 5-4 overtime victory. The Blues had […]

Toronto Maple Leafs Awaiting Face-off in Neutral Zone

Post-Game Analysis: Leafs End 2022 With Impressive 6-2 Victory Over Avalanche

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on New Year’s Eve! As Nathan MacKinnon returned to the lineup for the Avalanche, it was still not enough to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs! This was the Leafs last game of 2022, and did they ever make it a good one! The blue and white […]

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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 […]

NHL Punishes Mikhail Sergachev for Dirty Slash

Last night the Tampa Bay Lightning traveled to Toronto for the first time since they defeated them in game seven of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. Tensions were going to be high for this game as both teams are neck and neck for the second spot in the Atlantic Division. […]

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 […]

LGP 31: Murray Looks to Rebound

The Leafs take on the Rangers tonight as they look to continue on their strong November and December and increase their point streak to 16 games. The Rangers are a solid team who didn’t quite get off to the start they would have hoped. They’re picking up some momentum currently and will come hungry for […]

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 […]

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 […]