Toronto Maple Leafs News and Rumors
Analyzing the Maple Leaf blue line, and if it’s deep enough to compete for a Stanley Cup
For all intents and purposes, Monday’s signing of Simon Benoit all but fortified the Maple Leafs blue line ahead of training camp next month. Is it deep enough, though? Well, at this point, the jury’s still out on that. Following a flurry of acti
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Published: 1 year ago
Despite Alex Steeves’ two late goals, Toronto Marlies on brink of elimination after OT defeat in Cleveland
“For the most part, I thought we defended extremely well, but when our breakdowns happen, it’s usually from turnovers, and then guys are just scrambling. It’s something we have to look at and have to clean up if we want to continue in the playo
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Cory Cross reflects on his OT goal vs. Senators in 2001, Simon Benoit, and Craig Berube
Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Cory Cross got a sense of deja vu when Simon Benoit scored the overtime winner in Game 3 against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The defensive defenceman was the first to the puck after captain Auston Matthews w
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Maple Leafs Protecting Core Four With Deep Playoff Run in Mind
It’s inarguable that this generation of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey has been defined – for better or worse – by four players. The quartet of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William…
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Looking ahead, looking at what has gone right, and ignoring the numbers: Leaflets
The Leafs are doing the unthinkable, they are dominating a first round playoff series. Dominating is a somewhat subjective term as two overtime wins certainly point to close games. Getting outshot, outhit, out-Corsi’d by the Senators makes dominate
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Canadian snowboarding icon Mark McMorris explains his mindset towards Olympic history chase
For anyone who’s followed the career of Canadian snowboarding legend Mark McMorris, there are usually two types of headlines associated with him. A three-time Olympic medallist and the winningest snowboarder in X Games history, few extreme athlete
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Published: 2 weeks ago
NHL playoff picks, odds, schedule for Saturday's Stanley Cup action including Stars-Avalanche
The Maple Leafs go for a sweep, Florida goes for a 3-0 lead and Colorado and Vegas hope to even series in Saturday's NHL playoff action.
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Travis Green on the Maple Leafs’ forecheck: “They are quite content to put pucks behind you… We did a better job of breaking the puck out in the first two games than we did in Game 3”
After Friday’s practice, Senators head coach Travis Green discussed his team’s 3-0 series deficit and the Cousins-Stolarz incident in warmup before Game 3. There has been a lot of chatter about Claude Giroux’s involvement with the Flyers’ 3-0
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Should Maple Leafs start Woll in net for Game 4 vs. Senators?
Kyper and Bourne debate whether the Toronto Maple Leafs should start Joseph Woll in Game 4, following Anthony Stolarz’s role in giving them a 3-0 series lead over the Ottawa Senators.
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Cousins, Senators Fined For Warm-Up Incident
The NHL Department of Player Safety issued fines against Ottawa forward Nick Cousins for a pre-game incident that occurred prior to Thursday night’s game three against the Maple Leafs, per a department statement. The Senators were also fined for th
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Craig Berube on Nick Cousins shooting the puck at Anthony Stolarz in warmup: “I don’t think it’s anything… They played together last year”
After Friday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed his team’s process that led to a 3-0 series lead, the difficulty of eliminating an opponent in the playoffs, Max Pacioretty’s series debut, and the play of his top line. How do you buil
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Maple Leafs Must Close Out Games To Prove They’re Cup Worthy
The Toronto Maple Leafs are leading the Round 1 series against the Ottawa Senators 3-0 and it’s a reminder, in case there need to be any more of them, that…
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Senators’ Nick Cousins Fined For Unsportsmanlike Conduct
The Ottawa Senators’ Nick Cousins has been fined $2,083.33, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for unsportsmanlike conduct during last night’s pre-game warm-up against the Toronto Maple Leafs, as announced…
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Published: 2 weeks ago