Maple Leafs: 5 Early Season Issues to Address Hunter Eitel | October 11, 2018 What a wild ride it has been through the first four games of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season. They are the highest scoring team in the league with 20 goals…
Maple Leafs Depth and Defense Leads to Loss Hunter Eitel | October 7, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs created some momentum and buzz with their overtime win over the Montréal Canadiens on Wednesday. Then on Saturday, said momentum skidded to a halt as the…
Maple Leafs Not Great on Opening Night Hunter Eitel | October 4, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs began their 2018-19 season with a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over the Montréal Canadians on Wednesday night, providing a happy ending for John Tavares’ first regular…
Maple Leafs X-Factors for 2018-19 Peter Ferrell | September 28, 2018 The 2018-19 National Hockey League regular season is fast approaching, and the time for season previews is upon us. The vast majority of people agree that, barring some sort of…
Change of Scenery Revived These Ex-Hurricanes Mark Shiver | June 9, 2018 Sometimes a change of scenery can revive the career of a professional athlete. It could be new coaching styles and personalities, a different fan vibe, a spouse’s approval or any…
Bruins’ Shenanigans Licking Maple Leafs Peter Ferrell | April 16, 2018 If there’s anything we’ve learned the first two games of the first-round series between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s that the Bruins are still, very much, the…
Leafs’ Comeback Requires Lineup Change Anthony Forte | April 15, 2018 For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the first two games of their quarterfinal playoff series against the Boston Bruins could not have started any worse. From a costly suspension to Nazem…
Ron Hainsey Critical to Leafs’ Chances Brett Slawson | April 14, 2018 Ron Hainsey is the only current Toronto Maple Leafs player with his name on the Stanley Cup. And, if Hainsey’s teammates wish to engrave their names on Lord Stanley’s mug,…
Maple Leafs Are Killing Their Penalty Kill Will Billinghurst | December 6, 2017 Ever since Mike Babcock joined the Toronto Maple Leafs’ organization as its head coach, a good penalty kill has become a staple of his time with the Leafs. Back in…
The Penguins Innovative Use of Defensemen The Hockey Writers | November 22, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ consecutive Cup wins enriched the legacies of their future Hall of Famers, but they were revelatory in other ways as well. Pittsburgh won with defensemen whose reputations…
Rielly & Hainsey a Great Pairing for Leafs Ben Shelley | November 22, 2017 When Ron Hainsey was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency, many just saw him as a replacement for the departing Matt Hunwick. A mid-thirties, defensive defenceman, Hainsey…
Leafs’ Rielly Fulfilling Offensive Potential Branden Poelzer | November 15, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without a definite No. 1 NHL defenseman for quite some time. However, now that their rebuild is pretty much complete and they are ready…