Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs seized the Battle of Ontario, we can get into some first-round superlatives. William Nylander led an authoritative performance from the Core Four in Game 6, scoring twice on his 29th birthday, Max Pacioretty notched the series winner, while Auston Matthews put the Leafs on the board with a well-placed … Read more
Facing the untenable proposition of squandering a 3-0 series lead, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ vaunted Core Four understood the assignment and delivered the signature performance that was asked of them. William Nylander, on his 29th birthday, perhaps understood this task better than anyone. It was Nylander who delivered the edict ‘good teams find their way … Read more
It hasn’t taken long at all for Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig to become public enemy number 1 in Toronto Maple Leafs territory. He was touted as the type of player you love to have on your team and hate to play against when he was drafted, and he wasted no time getting into the … Read more
There has been an unexpected twist to the Serie A title race in recent weeks, with both Inter Milan and Napoli barrelling towards the finish line level on points. Unlike most other top European leagues, goal difference does not come into play to determine the winner should there be nothing to split the two sides … Read more
The Atlanta Braves looked down in the doldrums for the vast majority of this contest. That was until the lineup came alive with five runs in the eighth inning to pull off a major comeback in a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. The first two innings of this game felt like a typical April … 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
It always strikes a positive chord with the Toronto Maple Leafs fan base when the team acquires a guy who hails from Toronto and grew up a Leafs fan. We saw it with John Tavares, Michael Bunting, and Mark Giordano, to name a few, but so far, there hasn’t been a Toronto-born Leafs player who … Read more
Six industry leaders convened at RacquetX in Miami for a discussion around the current fragmented state of regulation in the sport. This past weekend, RacquetX took over the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida. The conference brought together leading industry experts from around the globe to discuss topics related to all racquet sports. One … Read more
Maine’s Josh Nadeau, right, battles UNH’s J.P. Turner for the puck during Maine’s 5-2 Hockey East win on Saturday night at Alfond Arena (Photo: Maine Athletics) Sophomore forward Josh Nadeau posted a goal and three assists to help Maine skate to a 5-2 victory against Hockey East rival New Hampshire on Saturday night at Alfond … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Winnipeg Jets, 5-4 (OT), Saturday night at Capital One Arena in Washington. The loss stops the Capitals’ record to 34-11-7 (75 points) on the season. The Jets opened the scoring with a power play goal from Cole Perfetti halfway through the opening frame and made it 2-0 less … Read more