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Chris Tanev’s potential Maple Leafs homecoming would be an atypical hero story

Chris Tanev’s free agency rights were acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday in an attempt to convince the 34-year-old to return home. Thomas Wolfe’s 1940 novel You Can’t Go Home Again has been parsed and interpreted in many different

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Published: 1 year ago

3 External Options the Maple Leafs Could Look at for Matthews’ Line

When the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Oct. 21, it quickly raised questions regarding their ability to score and their top-six. More specifically, their…

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Published: 1 month ago

Put the Calculators Down — The Maple Leafs Will Be Fine: Alberga’s Take

Everyone needs to take a deep breath. Contrary to popular belief, the sky’s not falling in Toronto. That said, it’s understandable why fans alike feel the way they do right now. For me, it was the lack of response after being called out by the No

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Published: 1 month ago

Maple Leafs New Additions Slammed: ‘Bunch of Fourth-Liners’

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ problems are never-ending. They are a high-event team that scores a lot (24 goals, fifth-most in the NHL) and gets scored on a lot (25 goals against, sixth-most).So far this season, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John T

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Published: 1 month ago

Atlantic Injury Notes: Laughton, Zucker, Tanev

There’s no question the Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled out of the gates to begin the 2025-26 campaign. Fortunately, they could get a boost to the bottom-six of their forward core relatively soon in the form of Scott Laughton. Laughton has been

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Published: 1 month ago

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Readers’ Faith Fading, Leadership Questions & Team Lacks Fire

Even the most loyal Toronto Maple Leafs fans are beginning to wonder if anything has truly shifted since last spring’s playoff collapse. In the post I wrote yesterday, one reader…

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Published: 1 month ago

Maple Leafs Prospect Report: Harry Nansi's Breakout Is Beginning

One of Toronto's more exciting late round picks has been showing signs of the breakout that I had been expecting/hoping for.

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Published: 1 month ago

Is it time to rewrite the Maple Leafs’ lineup card?

The Toronto Maple Leafs really owe a lot to the Blue Jays at the moment. Could you imagine how the city would be reacting to a 3-3-1 start if fans were giving hockey their undivided attention right now? Yes, it is early in the season. Yes, there have

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Published: 1 month ago

Craig Berube’s lineup mess, and the concern level about Matthews & Knies’ starts – MLHS Podcast EP101

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs’ disappointing losses to Seattle and New Jersey, Anthony Stolarz’s controversial comments, the disjointed forward lineup, and their concern level about Austo

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Published: 1 month ago

Craig Berube on the Leafs’ recent inconsistent play: “Our whole team is shooting themselves in the foot… We didn’t do that stuff last year”

After Wednesday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the latest updates on Chris Tanev, Scott Laughton, and Joseph Woll, as well as his team’s recent losses and the play of the Matthews-Knies line. Why did you decide to make today’s practice opti

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Published: 1 month ago

Stolarz Backtracks After Likely Locker Room Hand-Slap

The post Stolarz Backtracks After Likely Locker Room Hand-Slap appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. After blasting his teammates, Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz appears to have been reined in following a locker room hand-slap. The post Stolarz Backt

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Published: 1 month ago

Maple Leafs Can Learn a Thing or Two from Blue Jays Postseason Run

For the first time since 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays are off to the World Series, eliminating the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 and the city is in pandemonium. Much…

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Published: 1 month ago

‘It’s just experiences’: Kraken’s Lambert learning from missteps in second NHL gig

Lane Lambert knows mistakes were made. Lessons were also learned.  His first opportunity as an NHL head coach came when the New York Islanders handed him the reins after 11 seasons in a supporting role with three different organizations.  Lambert w

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Published: 1 month ago