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The Maple Leafs need to look for experienced NHL defensive help

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a problem and it’s their blue line. Injuries have piled up since the preseason started and it just hasn’t slowed down one bit since. First Conor Timmins, then Jake McCabe and most recently Timothy Liljegren. Add in th

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs’ Fight a No Show After Liljegren Injury

When the Toronto Maple Leafs brought in Ryan Reaves, the hope was that his vocal presence and mentality would have a trickle-down effect to everyone on the team. For too…

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Published: 1 year ago

Sunday, Grumpy Sunday

The Leafs are not my friends today.

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Injuries: Sabres, Canadiens, Rangers, Senators, Sharks, Maple Leafs and Capitals

Igor Shesterkin dealing with a LBI. It's not a worst-case scenario Jack Hughes. Christian Dvorak returns. A high-ankle sprain for Timothy Liljegren.

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Published: 1 year ago

5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Toronto Maple Leafs

The 2023-2024 version of the Toronto Maple Leafs has not exactly stormed out of the gate to begin the season.  In fact, if one glances at the current standings, they are on the bubble of even making the playoffs. However, despite all the doom and gl

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Published: 1 year ago

3 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ 6-4 Loss to Sabres

After three straight losses to the Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings, and Boston Bruins, the Toronto Maple Leafs looked to finally get back into the win column against the Buffalo…

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Published: 1 year ago

The Maple Leafs currently have a John Klingberg problem

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not getting enough out of defenseman John Klingberg and at a time of desperate need, things need to change in a hurry. Klingberg wasn’t signed to a one-year $4.1 million contract to win the Norris. Everyone and their mot

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Published: 1 year ago

The Toronto Maple Leafs Deserve a Little Bit of Patience

It’s an annual rite of passage. The Toronto Maple Leafs have a middling start to the season and panic ensues. Players should be benched, demoted, or traded. The Toronto Maple Leafs coach or GM needs to be fired. The team lacks passion. Sure, much o

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Published: 1 year ago

Depth scoring & defending continue to falter, Maple Leafs drop fourth straight 6-4 to Sabres

It’s been a rough few games for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they entered last night 0-2-1 in their previous three games against the Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins. They needed a response against a middle-of-the-pack Buffalo

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Published: 1 year ago

A Former Strength Is Now a Weakness for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Special teams have played a huge role in the success of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the past couple of seasons as both their power play and penalty kill have ranked in the upper echelon in the NHL during that time. In particular, the Toronto Maple Le

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Published: 1 year ago

Game in 10: Matthews hat trick not enough to overcome defensive frailties in Maple Leafs’ loss to Sabres

Playing against a tired Sabres team, the Maple Leafs received a hat trick of goals from Auston Matthews and still lost this game in regulation in what was a miserable night for an over-taxed Leafs defense. A few thoughts in note form tonight: – The

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Published: 1 year ago

Even Auston Matthews’ hat trick can’t save Maple Leafs’ major depth issues

Toronto’s superstars flashed their brilliance and drummed up with four goals Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, but in terms of team success, it amounted to nothing more than cookie-gobbling and stats-padding.

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Published: 1 year ago