The Toronto Maple Leafs had their fans on the edge of their seats from the second period on, and not in a good way. After jumping out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Morgan Rielly and John Tavares, the Ottawa Senators turned on the jets and played like a completely different team … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ final game of the season against the Detroit Red Wings somehow had everything despite meaning nothing. And by everything, I mean a Philippe Myers highlight reel goal, a Chris Tanev buzzer-beater to tie it with 1.8 seconds left in the game, and a Scott Laughton overtime goal. Since this game statistically … Read more
Steven Lorentz put it pretty perfectly ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ fourth-last game of the season and final game against the Montreal Canadiens. Steven Lorentz, beauty: "I know people want to see another Canadian team in the playoffs, but we don't care about another Canadian team in the playoffs. We care about our team, … Read more
I only have two words. Matthew Knies. There genuinely has to be some kind of superior force at work here. Ever since Knies lost the Frozen Four on the sheet of ice at Amalie Arena, completely unrelated to the Tampa Bay Lightning at all, he has turned into a complete and utter force against that … Read more
If you’re facing the Florida Panthers when they’re on their game, you’re often going to have a bad time unless you show up with everything firing on all cylinders. The Toronto Maple Leafs, unfortunately, were not. The Panthers were losers of five straight games heading into Tuesday night’s contest and subject to lighthearted speculation that … Read more
In the midst of all of the discourse surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs’ third line, the Leafs have found themselves a unit of a second line emerging ahead of the playoffs. In the days following a win over the New York Rangers featuring seven combined points between the trio of Bobby McMann, John Tavares, and … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche and it was all thanks to the refs. Typical! No, seriously. Maybe it wasn’t ALL thanks to the refs, but before we address anything else that happened in this game, we need to discuss the primary assist of the year coming from none other than 25-year veteran … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs, for the first time in what felt like forever, showed up and dominated their opponent from start to finish. Coming off of two straight home losses to divisional rivals in a crucial playoff race, the Leafs bounced back from a 1-4-1 stretch with a 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames. It … Read more
Jani Nyman had his parents on the edge of their seats all night on Wednesday. The Seattle Kraken forward’s parents had an emotional reaction to his first NHL goal during his NHL debut in the team’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at Climate Pledge Arena. Down 4-2 in the third period, Nyman received a pass … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs hadn’t won a game in regulation at United Center in 22 years until tonight. You can fact check it. The last time they came out of the Chicago Blackhawks’ building with a win after 60 minutes was February 12, 2003. The Leafs won 3-1 thanks to goals from Alyn McCauley, Jyrki … Read more