September is here, and with that, we’re now just 35 days away from regular season puck drop. Time flies. We covered quite a few different topics on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Naturally, considering all the hoopla starting the build-up, yes, we did discuss Connor McDavid for a few minutes. It will … Read more
In Episode 470, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about not having banter and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The In-Betweeners: A (long) examination of a group of young players who have been sometimes good, but not always good and what the future might hold for them 2. Texas Two-Step: Jacob deGrom is probably … Read more
For the second straight season, the Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions. Most importantly, that means the Leafs were eliminated by the team that went on to win it all. That’s where the conversation started on the Wednesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Should Leafs fans feel better or worse about how the season ended? … Read more
The Stanley Cup Final is now down to a best-of-3. What a game, what a finish. Yet again, it was Leon Draisaitl potting the OT winner as Edmonton stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to top Florida 5-4 in Game 4 to even the series up at two games apiece. It’s absolutely sickening to see … Read more
Dear Oilers Nation, Leafs Nation can relate. But honestly, we know how you feel. Sadly, we’re all too familiar with that type of performance from the Florida Panthers, especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Talk about PTSD. We kicked off the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take by dissecting Game 3 of the Stanley Cup … Read more
When it comes to Leafs fandom, there’s not many like Adam Copeland. The Orangeville native and professional wrestling legend is as die hard as they come. In case you didn’t know, he’s the one who gifted the Maple Leafs the championship belt that they give out in the room after every win. It goes without … Read more
It was never going to be easy. The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions for a reason. Having said all that, even though they dropped both games in Sunrise, the Leafs are in a decently good position heading home for Game 5 on Wednesday night in Toronto. That’s where the conversation started on … Read more
That’s how you take care of business on home ice. Mitch Marner scored the game winner as the Leafs edged the Panthers 4-3 to grab a 2-0 series lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unbelievably, this is the first time in 21 years that the Leafs have won six games in … Read more
At last, we’ve reached game No. 82 of the season. Manifesting a competitive game with no injuries. Needless to say, we didn’t spend much time teeing up the Leafs/Wings game on the Thursday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Instead, the final episode of the week acted as an all-encompassing Battle of Ontario preview. As we’ve … Read more
All in all, it was a great post 4 Nations return for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They won both ends of their back-to-back this past weekend. Naturally, that’s where the conversation started on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Additionally, we gave Mitch Marner a shout-out. In case you missed it, he and his … Read more