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William Nylander was a fluke and the Jets are weird: Prediction contest lessons

We run a prediction contest for our readers right before every regular season, and it results in two of my favorite posts of the year.My very favorite comes at the end of the season, where I reveal the final results and laugh at you for being wrong.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Cayden Primeau focused on fixing mistakes after win in first Maple Leafs start

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in the win column as the team put together a 7-4 defeat of the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Back in net was Cayden Primeau, as the new Leafs acquisition made his first NHL start in 10 months. Returning to the big l

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Believe it or not, Auston Matthews can still be Alex Ovechkin

Injury history and all, Matthews remains ahead of Ovechkin’s age-28 career scoring trajectory.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Maple Leafs Should Keep an Eye on Tage Thompson Following Sabres’ Rough Start

There shouldn’t be a whole lot of stock put into the first few games of the 2025-26 season. However, for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it still looks like they could…

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Published: 4 weeks ago

John Tavares believes the Maple Leafs’ pace was better in win over Predators

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares felt the improved pacing of the team was one of the keys to their win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Coming off a frustrating 6-3 loss Monday against the Detroit Red Wings, the Leafs responded with a

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Report: Maple Leafs have talked to teams interested in Nick Robertson

The Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly fielded calls to teams interested in acquiring forward Nick Robertson, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger. During Tuesday’s edition of Insider Trading, Dreger noted that, although it is early in the 2025-26 s

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Maple Leafs’ Easton Cowan Records First NHL Point

Tuesday night was a milestone night for Toronto Maple Leafs’ rookie Easton Cowan who was suiting up in his second career NHL game. The 20-year-old made his NHL debut on…

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Published: 4 weeks ago

4 takeaways from Leafs-Predators: Matthews rewarded for shot creation, Knies, Cowan provide glimpse of bright future

It may be too early to genuinely entertain the idea of a bounce-back game, as we haven’t reached Halloween yet, but the Toronto Maple Leafs submitted a much better effort in a 7-4 victory over the Nashville Predators. William Nylander responded to

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Wednesday's FTB: Explosive victory

The Leafs did the thing and got us all back on board. Now it's time for the Jays to do the same.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

‘The guys responded’: Maple Leafs pummel Predators after timely timeout

Watching the Maple Leafs get beat on back-to-back shifts, Craig Berube burned his timeout 24 minutes into the game and let his team have it. “Our intensity level wasn’t where it needed to be. The guys responded.”

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Game Review: Maple Leafs’ stars roar to life offensively in 7-4 win over Nashville

The Maple Leafs’ stars woke up offensively, and their depth scoring continued to chip in as they lit up the Nashville Predators for seven (two empty-netters) on Tuesday night. The Leafs largely carried over their five-on-five ascendancy from the fi

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Craig Berube on Easton Cowan’s first NHL point and fit on the Leafs’ top line: “He’s a dog on a bone out there… He’s a worker — a worker with skill”

Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 2-2-0. On the team’s performance: I thought we came out and played a good first period. We were doing things right

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Published: 4 weeks ago