The Toronto Maple Leafs remain squarely in contention for the Atlantic Division crown as the 4 Nations Face-Off break approaches. But as well as the season has gone for the team to this point, there remains a gaping need down the middle, and the desire to shore up their centre depth remains high on Brad … Read more
The Maple Leafs need to upgrade prior to the trade deadline and while Brad Treliving isn’t likely to drastically overhaul his roster in the next six weeks, there are noticeable areas for improvement as well some potential fat that can be cut. The Leafs aren’t exactly in a money in/money out situation when it comes … Read more
The Battle of Ontario hasn’t had a ton of juice since the days of perennial playoff matchups and Darcy Tucker taking on the Senators’ bench. The Leafs have been near the top of the Atlantic Division for the last several years, while the Senators have been stuck in a perpetual rebuild, but Ottawa has taken … Read more
The second game of the season’s Battle of Ontario takes place tonight when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Ottawa Senators. Toronto leads the Atlantic Division, but the team lost a goofy 5-1 game to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. The Senators are having a solid season but also are coming off a loss. … Read more
After an off day on Thursday, the Leafs were back to practice on Friday ahead of Saturday night’s tilt in Ottawa. Round 2 of the Battle of Ontario should be a good one. Ottawa’s been struggling, Toronto’s coming off a lopsided 5-1 loss against Columbus. We kicked off the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take … Read more
As the trade deadline slowly approaches, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have plenty of work that needs to get done in terms of addressing their needs. General Manager Brad Treliving has made it clear for months that their top priority is to acquire another centre to help shore up their depth. It makes a lot … Read more
Maple Leafs recall Matt Murray, assign Dennis Hildeby to AHL’s Toronto Marlies Photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images By Alex Hobson 36 minutes ago Comments News Maple Leafs recall Matt Murray, assign Dennis Hildeby to AHL’s Toronto Marlies Auston Matthews calls out Scotiabank Arena crowd for lack of energy following Reaves-Olivier fight Knee Jerk Reaction: Rielly, … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs are now a perfect 4-0-0 on Prime Monday Night Hockey this season. On top of that, two of those wins have come against Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Before we got into the recap, we kicked off the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take by dissecting the three-game suspension handed out … Read more
Bobby McMann has been an unsung hero for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. After a rocky start to the year where he was scratched in the season opener by head coach Craig Berube, Bobby McMann has completely turned his season around In the first year of his two-year, $1.35M extension, McMann was expected to … Read more
We’re into the second half of the 2024-25 season and time flies by when you’re having fun, but this is the time of year that often separates the contenders from the pretenders, in the lead-up to the playoffs. Daily Faceoff’s panel of Matt Larkin, Steven Ellis, Paul Pidutti, Scott Maxwell and Anthony DiMarco listed the … Read more