Maple Leafs X-Factors for the 2021 Playoffs Peter Baracchini | May 17, 2021 It’s a matchup that many have wanted for years. The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Everyone, including the…
Maple Leafs Lounge: Montreal Canadiens Playoff Preview Kevin Armstrong | May 17, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs against the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs is special. It’s so special we invited our The Hockey Writers colleagues, from the Habs crew, to the Maple…
Canadiens’ Gallagher Explains Who They Are as a Team Right Now [Video] Melissa Boyd | May 16, 2021 It was a welcome sight to see Brendan Gallagher back on his usual line at the Montreal Canadiens’ first practice of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday in preparation…
Maple Leafs Prospect Pontus Holmberg Deserves an Entry-Level Contract Alex Hobson | May 16, 2021 When the Toronto Maple Leafs essentially revamped their entire front office in 2014, beginning with the hiring of Brendan Shanahan as the President of Hockey Operations, there were many noticeable…
Maple Leafs Final Loss to the Jets Has Playoff Implications The Old Prof | May 15, 2021 In the post-game recap of the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in both team’s final game of the season, CBC sports noted “The game meant little…
Canadiens’ Ideal Lineup for Game 1 Against the Maple Leafs Stephen Michaud | May 14, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens’ regular season has ended, and the focus will now turn to their first-round playoff matchup against the Scotia North Division champions, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The series…
Maple Leafs’ Matthews Learned His Hockey Skills in a Phoenix Thrift Store The Old Prof | May 14, 2021 Who are the best NHL players today – at the end of the 2020-21 season? It seems pretty clear that the mantle of the best current NHL hockey player has…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs John Kreiser | May 14, 2021 Combine a defending Stanley Cup champion and a two-time defending NHL scoring champion and what do you get? The 1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs, a team for the ages. The Leafs…
NHL News & Rumors: Flames, Rangers, Sabres, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, More Jim Parsons | May 13, 2021 In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, while everyone is talking about the New York Rangers being a favorite to land Jack Eichel in any future trade, could there be…
Maple Leafs Trying to Tamp Down the Habs Series Hype Kevin Armstrong | May 12, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs will meet the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs for the first time since 1979. You are already well aware of that if you’ve been on social…
Maple Leafs’ News & Roster Moves: Andersen or Hyman, Campbell & Holl The Old Prof | May 12, 2021 As the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare to face the Ottawa Senators in the team’s second to last game of the season, in this edition of Maple Leafs’ News & Roster…
NHL News & Rumors: Maple Leafs, Rangers, Eichel and Laine Trade Talk Jim Parsons | May 12, 2021 In today’s NHL news and rumors Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams spoke publicly about Jack Eichel’s comments on a disconnect between the player and the team when it comes…