Toronto Maple Leafs

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 […]

A Game for the Ages; Leafs vs Lightning Game 5

This game was the tale of two teams for the Leafs. It was the worst of times, and it was the best of times. A scary first period for the Leafs had a lot of people worried, but a Spezza ran locker room pep talk was exactly what was needed. The second period looked like […]

Breaking News: Patrick Marleau Calls it a Career

Patrick Marleau, one of the best pros the NHL has ever seen, has officially announced his retirement from hockey today via The Players Tribune. The 42-year-old has spent the year as an unrestricted free-agents, and after going unsigned the entire year, decided to call it a career. On April 20th, 2021, Marleau made NHL history […]

Justin Holl and the Baffling Decision to Start Him

As the Leafs entered game four, everyone in Leafs Nation had the same question: What in the world is Keefe doing replacing Liljegren with Holl? Every Leafs fan on the planet who has seen Holl play knows that this was a bad call, and in-game four we were proven very right. As we head into […]

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 […]

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: Black Ace call-ups have arrived

Today the Toronto Maple Leafs called up ten players from their AHL affiliates, the Toronto Marlies. With the Marlies out of the AHL playoffs this season, the Leafs have promoted the following players: Now that the NHL is officially into the playoffs, that salary cap is no longer something to worry about, meaning the Maple […]

Maple Leafs: Clifford suspended for one game

During the 1st period of game one between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning, Kyle Clifford threw a dangerous hit on Ross Colton that sent him into the boards. He received a five-minute major and 10-minute game misconduct for his actions. One of the grinders on Toronto, Kyle Clifford, felt the crowd coming off […]

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 […]