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Second period breakdown has the Maple Leafs in a hole following 5-1 loss to Bruins

The wait is over. The time is now. The 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are here, and the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins kicked things off with game one of their first-round series last night for the third meeting in the past seven years. First p

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Maple Leafs’ Struggle in 5-1 Game 1 Loss to Bruins

The post Maple Leafs’ Struggle in 5-1 Game 1 Loss to Bruins appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Saturday night. Is there any way this team can come back and win the series? The post Maple Leafs

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What makes Tyler Bertuzzi so effective in the playoffs

As the Toronto Maple Leafs try to (finally) beat their old rivals—the Boston Bruins—in the first round of the playoffs, they have one of Boston’s best postseason performers from last year: Tyler Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi was a menace in Boston’s fir

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Leafs Visual Recap R1G1: Toronto can’t convert on chances while Boston feasted with theirs

The Toronto Maple Leafs closed out the regular season with a four-game losing streak. They hoped they could turn the tide in the opening game of their Round 1 series versus the Boston Bruins, but everything that could have gone wrong for Toronto abso

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Sunday FTB: Can't burn every tape

Are the Leafs burning or is the fire in the shape of a Leaf?

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Dominant Bruins leave Maple Leafs with long list of concerns to address

For all the talk of clean slates, brand-new years, and meaningless regular seasons, so many of the worrisome hallmarks of the Maple Leafs’ scuffle down the stretch reared their ugly head in a tidy 5-1 victory for the Bruins in Game 1.

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Jim Montgomery Post Game, Bruins 5 vs. Leafs 1: “[Lindholm-Carlo] is a pairing that has done really well against Matthews’ line last year and this year, and they did a good job again tonight”

Jim Montgomery addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the ECQF playoff series. On the decision to start Jeremy Swayman, and if he will stick with him in Game 2: We felt that Swayman hadn’t had the op

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Keefe calls out ‘careless’ penalties from Maple Leafs in Game 1

Post-game, head coach Sheldon Keefe was not happy with the lack of discipline his roster showed on Saturday night and called out out top-six winger Max Domi for his second period slashing penalty.

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"Not the storyline": Keefe avoids blaming Leafs loss on Nylander absence

Shortly before the Toronto Maple Leafs took on the Boston Bruins for the opening game of their first round playoff series, the news broke that the visitors would be without a crucial piece of their team. Star forward William Nylander, who missed yes

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Keefe: Leafs' 'carelessness' doomed them in Game 1 loss

Sheldon Keefe believes his Toronto Maple Leafs simply weren't disciplined enough in their 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday."Two high sticks, that's just carelessness," he said postgame, according to

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Maple Leafs-Bruins Game 1 takeaways: Jake DeBrusk leads dominant effort

After nearly a week of preamble, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins squared off for their fourth playoff series in 11 years. Opening night wasn’t nearly the heavyweight fight we’d come to expect: Boston skated away with a dominant 5-1 vict

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Knee Jerk Reaction: Special teams and goaltending make up the difference in Game 1 loss

In an outcome that likely left many upset but few shocked, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost Game 1 of the first round to the Boston Bruins, 5-1. This isn’t to say it’s over by any means. But, if you ask your standard Leafs fan how they would feel abo

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