Mitch Marner

Maple Leafs: Season Ends After Game 7 Loss

It was a very emotional ending to a well-fought series that ultimately saw the Toronto Maple Leaf’s season come to an end. Game 7’s haven’t been a good thing in Toronto’s Marner/Matthews era, but it felt this year could have been different. The game even felt different than in past years; the team came out […]

Maple Leafs: Rookie Michael Bunting gets Nomination for Calder

Michael Bunting has officially been named a finalist for the NHL Calder Memorial Trophy; the award is given “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition.” Bunting of the Toronto Maple Leafs joins Mortiz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings and Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks as the […]

Will Coach Keefe’s Lack of Lineup Changes Prove Costly in Game 5?

Ahead of Game 5, the Toronto Maple Leaf’s coach Sheldon Keefe lineup changes have been made during today’s media availability. The lack of changes has left some fans wondering why the staff decided to essentially play the same lineup as Game 4, where the team showed a lack of urgency. During the media availability today, […]

A Mother’s Day Meltdown For Toronto

It is something fans feared throughout the first four games, and now it has become a reality. The Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be falling back into their old ways of the past. After a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the series now shifts to Toronto for game five in […]

Maple Leafs Face Adversity in Game 3

Game 3 ended with two empty-net goals from Ilya Mikheyev which secure the victory and the series lead for Toronto against Tampa Bay. Last night started so well, the Leafs had the pressure and momentum to just carry throughout the game and going into the 2nd they had a fresh powerplay. Sadly, the momentum didn’t carry […]

Keefe makes changes ahead of Game 3

After a Game 2 loss that saw the penalty not as good as Game 1 and some bad penalties taking, Sheldon Keefe has decided to shake up the lines ahead of Game 3 in Tampa Bay. Today at practice in Tampa, we saw a few changes to the line-up, both upfront in the forward group […]

Maple Leafs face Reality Check

Coming off a fantastic start to the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game one, the Toronto Maple Leafs received a reality check in game two. Although they attempted to make it a game in the third, the Maple Leafs dropped the second game 5-3. Now, the series turns to a best-of-five with three games […]

Maple Leafs Dominate Lightning in Game 1

It was a fantastic start to a series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning. A game that saw Matthews tally two goals, Rielly fight twice, and Campbell record a shutout. It was a game that appeared to bring the Lightning players back down to earth. Coming into the playoffs, being back-to-back […]

Inside the Rink Playoff Predictions

The greatest tournament in professional sports is about to begin. I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to see what some of Inside the Rinks writers and contributors think about this year’s post-season. The Writers/Contributors: Luca Perito– Covers the New York Rangers and Nashville Predators- @elbigcalzonelp Spencer Lazary- Covers the Toronto Maple Leafs – […]

Maple Leafs: Playoff Preview

Game 82 has come and gone, and what a season it has been for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In a year that saw them set the record for most wins in franchise history with 54, their star player scored 60 goals and 106 points. We also saw breakout seasons in players like Bunting, Engvall, and […]