Toronto Maple Leafs News and Rumors
Craig Berube on inserting Ryan Reaves for Leafs vs. Habs: “It’s a big rivalry… We have to be physical and play a heavy game”
Ahead of Saturday’s game in Montreal, head coach Craig Berube discussed the decision to dress Ryan Reaves, Philippe Myers’ emergence on the blue line, Simon Benoit sitting out a second straight game, and his favorite memories of games in Montreal
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Published: 11 months ago
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is grossly outplaying his contract early on: Alberga’s Take
Through three outings, blue line newcomer Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been a revelation for the Maple Leafs. It’s super early but the large contingent of hockey folk that disliked the signing on Canada Day are undeniably ducking for cover right now. T
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Published: 1 year ago
What top Leafs prospect Easton Cowan needs to work on with the London Knights
In a league where 19-year-olds typically dominate, Easton Cowan decided to light the world on fire. The 2023-24 season went as good as you’d hope for for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first-round pick in 2023. Nobody could have foreseen just how domin
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Published: 1 year ago
Maple Leafs-Penguins takeaways: Marner, Knies drive stellar evening, Domi’s playmaking, PP woes continue
Another home opener is in the books as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday. William Nylander scored twice, including an empty-netter to clinch the game with 22 seconds left, while Matthew Knies and Mitch Marner bo
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Published: 1 year ago
Game in 10: Marner and Nylander find the net, Stolarz records first win of the season in Maple Leafs’ home-opening win over Pittsburgh
co-written by Alec Brownscombe & Anthony Petrielli It wasn’t the first period the Maple Leafs and their fans were looking for in the home opener, but all’s well that ends well as the team recovered to take home the two points without John Tav
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Published: 1 year ago
Maple Leafs’ power play a work in progress amid ‘stagnant’ start to season
While Craig Berube has been pleased with the overall mindset shift among his new crew, the coach sees gaps still in need of mending. Tops among them: the power play, which has yet to score on nine opportunities.
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Published: 1 year ago
Maple Leafs swiftly buying in to Berube’s boring, winning style
Craig Berube’s meat-and-potatoes system for the Maple Leafs has already trumped Kyle Dubas’s Penguins and Sheldon Keefe’s Devils head-to-head. It’s simple and hard, safe and boring. And the Maple Leafs are already buying in.
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Published: 1 year ago
20 years into NHL career, Sidney Crosby remains as magnetic as ever
TORONTO — The Kid has long matured into one of the league’s elder statesmen but Sidney Crosby remains as magnetic as ever two decades into his illustrious career. During the Toronto Maple Leafs’ home opener, where fans flocked to Scotiabank Are
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Published: 1 year ago
Craig Berube Post Game, Leafs 4 vs. Penguins 2: “The guys really bought into what we are trying to accomplish in camp… It has carried over so far, but we have to keep improving””
Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. On how the team responded after a slow start: Early on, our legs weren’t there, and our hands weren’t there in the little puck plays. Pittsburgh cames
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Published: 1 year ago
Knee Jerk Reaction: Maple Leafs’ top six forwards break out during home opener victory
William Nylander scored twice, including an empty netter to make it 4-2 late, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to victory in their home opener Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby and company are leaving empty-handed largely b
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin records 1,300th career point in loss to Maple Leafs
Malkin also recorded his 800th career assist against the Red Wings last Thursday.
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Published: 1 year ago
Marner, Maple Leafs top Penguins in Toronto’s home opener
Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday.
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Published: 1 year ago
Atlantic Notes: Barkov, Tavares, Power, Greenway, Peterka
7:00 PM : Toronto Maple Leafs centerman John Tavares missed the team’s Saturday matchup with illness. 10:00 AM : Imaging has revealed that Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov’s lower-body injury did not involve an ankle fracture (per Sportsnet
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Published: 1 year ago