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The good, bad and the ugly from the Maple Leafs’ first five games

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a 3-2-0 start to the 2023-24 season. Head coach Sheldon Keefe has had his hands full early trying to get everyone settled into their new roles and with new teammates and surely, it’s been easier for some than othe

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Published: 1 year ago

3 Defenseman to Give the Toronto Maple Leafs Some Depth

The Toronto Maple Leafs clearly do not have a strong blue-line. Coming into the season the blue-line was obviously the Toronto Maple Leafs biggest weakness, and it was even strange that the only player they added to it in the summer was John Klingber

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Published: 1 year ago

Toronto Maple Leafs: Tyler Bertuzzi Starting to Look Like Nick Ritchie

Two years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were looking for the perfect linemate to go with the dynamic duo of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. In the end, they decided to take a chance on free agent Nick Ritchie, who was coming off a career-high 15 goa

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Published: 1 year ago

Toronto Maple Leafs Weekly Thoughts Week 4 Volume 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in a great comeback victory to save the opening of their season from being a complete disaster. The Toronto Maple Leafs actually destroyed the Lightning for basically the entire game, but

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Published: 1 year ago

Ilya Samsonov’s NHL Edge page tells us what we already know: He’s been bad for the Leafs this year

Ilya Samsonov hasn’t been good for the Maple Leafs so far this season. That shouldn’t be something overly controversial to say. The Leafs have spent the first five games utilizing Samsonov like he is their starter and Woll is the backup rather th

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Published: 1 year ago

Dermott explains defiance of Pride tape ban: 'Hockey is for everyone'

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott explained his decision to use Pride tape Saturday night, becoming the first known player to stand against the NHL's recent ban on the rainbow-colored equipment."You don't really want to go against rules that

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Published: 1 year ago

Leafs Notebook: Don’t call it a goalie controversy

This week, we’ll start with the goalie situation. I explicitly call it a “situation” because that’s what it is. What it isn’t, to be clear, is a goalie controversy. A goalie controversy is the scene in Edmonton, where the Oilers have paid o

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Edge reveals Toronto Maple Leafs’ fastest skaters and hardest shooters

It’s been a long time coming but the NHL has finally provided fans with some interesting tracking data. NHL Edge is now live this season and with it some easily digestible information regarding shot location, time in each zone for players, and some

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Published: 1 year ago

Woll embracing opportunity for bigger role with Leafs: 'I feel ready'

Joseph Woll is trending upward on the Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie depth chart, and he feels that now's the perfect time to seize the opportunity."This year, it just feels like all the experiences I've had recently have prepared me for this. I feel re

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Published: 1 year ago

Kypreos on Maple Leafs’ Samsonov: ‘He is nowhere near anything of last year’

Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne talk about Ilya Samsonov’s poor start to the season and Joseph Woll’s emergence for the Maple Leafs.

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs’ Top 3 Untouchable Prospects for 2023-24

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not been afraid to mix things up at the trade deadline these last few seasons. It is understandable, as they are consistently among the NHL’s…

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Published: 1 year ago

Bertuzzi bumped down: Leafs give their lines another shakeup

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hitting the refresh button once again. Ahead of Tuesday’s contest in Washington against the Capitals, the team debuted a fresh set of lines at Monday’s practice. Most notably, the team shifted around a trio of winger

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