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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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Published: 1 year ago

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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Published: 1 year ago

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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Published: 1 year ago

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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Published: 1 year ago

"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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Published: 1 year ago

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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Published: 1 year ago

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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Published: 1 year ago

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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Published: 1 year ago

Sheldon Keefe Post Game, Bruins 5 vs. Leafs 1: “Too many little mistakes — the 2-on-1, the penalties, and the carelessness with our sticks”

Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their ECQF playoff series. On where the game went wrong for the team: There are little things inside of the game that make the difference and give t

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Published: 1 year ago

Tougher does not equal better for Maple Leafs in Game 1 flop vs. Bruins

A more physical Toronto team than in playoffs past was also slower and less dangerous on offense in Game 1.

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Published: 1 year ago

Game in 10: Familiar playoff flaws haunt Maple Leafs in Game 1 loss to Bruins

Heading into this game, the Maple Leafs were 2-6 in Game 1s under this core. Make it 2-7. There were a lot of familiar themes in this one, from poor special teams, to glaring defensive issues, to playing slow, to not scoring nearly enough yet again i

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Published: 1 year ago

Bruins’ Swayman on friendship with Ullmark: ‘It’s a we thing’

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman joins Kyle Bukauskas after the team’s 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1, discussing the group’s effort, the pre-game mystery of who was going to start in net, and his friendship with Linus Ullm

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Published: 1 year ago