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Maple Leafs Top 4 Playoff Contributors
April 21st, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in an unfamiliar spot. They have a three-games-to-two-games advantage and a chance to close out the Boston Bruins in Sunday's Game 6 on home ice. After losing Game 4 in Toronto, the team won back the home-ice advantage with a solid 2-1 victory in Boston. A number of Maple Leafs have played well in this...
Andersen, Grubauer & Rinne Stepping up in Playoffs
April 16th, 2019 DENVER — This classifies as fun for Frederik Andersen: Protecting a late lead in the third period by leaping out of his net to stop a shot with the handle of his stick. Sticky situation handled. "Doing whatever it takes to save it," the Toronto goalten...
4 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ 3-2 Win in Game 3
April 16th, 2019 Home ice was the remedy the Toronto Maple Leafs needed after a big loss in Game 2 to the Boston Bruins, followed by the suspension of forward Nazem Kadri. Kadri, who was suspended following a cross check to the head of Bruins’ forward Jake DeBrusk, was handed a ban from the remainder of the first round leaving the Maple Leafs with...
Maple Leafs' Playoff X-Factors: Hainsey, Babcock & Andersen
April 13th, 2019 Until their surprise victory in Game 1, the Toronto Maple Leafs entered round one of this season’s playoffs, just like they did last season, as underdogs to the Boston Bruins. Last season, the Maple Leafs fell apart in Game 7 and lost 7-4 to the Bruins. Most hockey pundits seemed to believe this season would be déjà vu all over...
Maple Leafs' Biggest Question Mark Is in the Crease
April 5th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the NHL's top teams for the better part of the 2018-19 season. They have the league's fifth-best record (yet sit third in their division because the format is questionable--but that's a rant for another day), a standing which is largely powered by an offense that ranks fourth in goals...
Bruins Are the Dragon the Maple Leafs Must Slay
April 3rd, 2019 It’s official: the Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Boston Bruins in the first round the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s up to the Leafs to make it so a loss in that first round isn’t quite as set in stone. Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Truth be told, the Maple Leafs hold an 8-7 all-time series edge over the Bruins. Still, the...