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Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes | 12/30/2023

The Leafs played last night and are coming off of another 6-5 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets. The discussion has largely been centered around goaltender Ilya Samsonov, and for good reason, but the Leafs did make some careless mistakes as well. The Leafs won’t have much time to review things, though, as they play […]

Leafs Hope To Shut Down Bruins: Leafs Game Preview 10

After a pathetic effort against the Kings on Tuesday night, the Leafs are back and, this time, facing off against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins are still defying expectations with their red-hot start, even with Bergeron and Krejci no longer on the team. The Leafs need to show up tonight, or they’ll end up being […]

Stop the Losing Streak: Leafs Game Preview 5

After a hot 2-0 start to the season, the Leafs have lost two games and now sit at a 2-2 record heading into their road matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The last time the Leafs played the Lightning, it was the Leafs snapping a long playoff series win drought off of an overtime goal […]

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 […]

Examining How the Leafs Could Become Cap Compliant

By now, most of us Leaf fans have grown used to the trickery of Brandon Pridham. His official title is assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Over recent years, he has been well known as their resident capologist and the brains behind the Leafs cap gymnastics. Same story every summer. The Leafs are […]

Toronto Marlies Win Game 3

The Toronto Marlies beat the Utica Comets 5-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five round-two matchup. Marlies fans got to see the return of Erik Kallgren in goal. Kallgren had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs as their third goaltender. With Matt Murray returning to full practice and rejoining […]

Toronto Marlies Round 2 Series Underway

The Toronto Marlies and Utica Comets are battling it out in round two of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. Toronto won game one, while Utica won game two, and the series is tied heading into game three on May 3rd in Utica. Game One On Thursday, April 27th, the Marlies and Comets played in a […]

Toronto Marlies win season finale

The Toronto Marlies hosted the Belleville Senators in back-to-back games on the weekend. Belleville won Saturday’s game 7-2, but Toronto responded with their own 7-2 win on Sunday. An exciting way to close out the 2022-23 regular season. The Marlies finished the season with a 42-24-4-2 record. Game Summary First Period Sunday’s first period saw […]

Toronto Marlies end seven game losing streak

The Toronto Marlies finally put an end to their losing streak. Toronto defeated the Belleville Senators 6-2 on Sunday, April 2nd. They had lost their previous seven games. The Marlies’ six goals on Sunday are more than the goal total (5) from all seven games combined during their losing streak. Thanks to the win, the […]