Once again, the Leafs and Blue Jays are set to play a game in October on the same day. The bats showed up in a big way on Wednesday night as the Blue Jays clobbered Seattle in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series to cut their series deficit to 2-1. 41-year-old Max Scherzer, … Read more
It took less than 24 hours for the temperature to calm considerably in Toronto. They’re back on track, folks. You can exhale. Just what the doctor ordered. That’s where the conversation started on the Wednesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. William Nylander responded accordingly with a goal and two helpers after being called out by … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving! Unfortunately, from a Leafs Nation perspective, there’s not much to be thankful about so far in the early season. The Leafs got skunked on Saturday night in Detroit, but ultimately, they can atone for their ugly outing this afternoon on home ice against the very same Red Wings squad. Most notably, Easton Cowan … Read more
Following their day off on Thursday, the Leafs returned to practice on Friday morning as they get set for their home and home with the Detroit Red Wings. We kicked off the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take by addressing Thursday night’s 14 game card in the NHL. Remarkably, there are ZERO games tonight. That’s … Read more
What a night for Toronto sports. It wasn’t pretty but the Leafs took care of business against the rival Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the season opener. Then, the Blue Jays smothered the Yankees by the same 5-2 score to punch their ticket to the American League Championship Series. Suffice it is to say, we were … Read more
At last, the season opener for the Toronto Maple Leafs is now just one week away. It’s been a long countdown. We kicked off the show by discussing Kirill Kaprizov’s record-setting contract. That’s a lot of money. Will it have any bearing on Connor McDavid’s next contract? That’s what the hockey world wants to know. … Read more
James Reimer is BACK in Toronto. Well, sort of. On Friday morning, the Leafs announced that they’re bringing in the 37-year-old goalie on a PTO. Ultimately, that move makes an abundance of sense, especially with the uncertainty surrounding Joseph Woll’s status moving forward. Naturally, that’s where the conversation started on the latest edition of Leafs … Read more
Tuesday was an eventful day for the Maple Leafs. Off the ice, it was announced that Joseph Woll would be taking a leave of absence to tend to a personal matter. Then, on the ice, the Leafs tangled with the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena. Simply put, the season opener can’t come soon enough. We … Read more
Unbelievably, it’s been 24 years since a day that changed the world forever. Understandably so, we kicked off the latest edition of Leafs Morning Take by discussing September 11th, 2001, and the magnitude of that dark, dark day. We broke down where we were when it happened, something that will surely stick with us for … Read more
The North American NHL media tour is here, which means training camp is just around the corner. In addition to that, we’re now just 29 short days away from Toronto’s season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. To kick things off, we talked about how quickly summer went and our excitement for the upcoming season. In … Read more