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The Toronto Maple Leafs were founded in 1917 as one of the Original Six clubs. The club has won 13 Stanley Cup championships, second only to the 24 championships of the Montreal Canadiens. The team was known as the Arenas and the St. Patricks before ultimately settling on Maple Leafs in 1927. While the franchise has won 13 Stanley Cups, the last occurred in 1967 giving the team the longest championship drought in the NHL.

Maple Leafs May Have Been Playing Hurt Before Anyone Knew It
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Every once in a while, something happens with this Toronto Maple Leafs team that makes you wonder if we all just missed something hiding in plain sight. This October and November gave us one of those moments. I didn’t see it right away. Maybe you didn’t either. But my friend Stan Smith dropped a note in my inbox yesterday, and the more I’ve thought about it, the more it sticks. Related: Maple Leafs’ Easton Cowan’s Role Isn’t the Result of Entitlement He wrote that the Maple Leafs were mediocre in October, found their legs for three solid games when November…

The Maple Leafs Are Too Slow in a Fast NHL
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The social media chatter among Toronto Maple Leafs fans went viral today when The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn’s latest speed chart made it official: the Toronto Maple Leafs are slow. Really slow. What’s striking is that this isn’t about one game or a few off nights. This feels systemic, a roster-wide problem creeping (pun intended) into every shift. Much was made this past offseason about revamping the team’s DNA. It was too skilled and fancy before. The play needed to go north-south, rather than scramble east and west (or wherever). The perfect example of how to solve that problem was when…

NHL Rumours: Svechnikov Unhappy, Texier to Habs & Carlo’s Value
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In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with Andrei Svechnikov and his current standing with the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization. Then we move to the Montreal Canadiens, and how they are the front-runners for forward Alexandre Texier. Finally, the Maple Leafs may be looking to reshape some of their roster, and Brandon Carlo could be the first domino to fall. Svechnikov/Hurricanes Relationship on Thin Ice On Saturday Headlines, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Hurricanes and Svechnikov were getting close to a potential breakup. To start the season, Svechnikov went without a point in each of the first eight games,…

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What year were the Toronto Maple Leafs founded?

The Toronto Maple Leafs were founded in 1917 as one of the Original Six clubs.

When did the Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game?

The Maple Leafs played their first game on Dec. 19, 1917, against the Montreal Wanderers. They lost the game 10-9.

Who is the current head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs?

Craig Berube is the current head coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs.