Maple Leafs Understand the Sacrifices Being Made to Play Kevin Armstrong | July 24, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs, along with 23 other NHL teams are headed to the bubble. On July 26, teams will be in the hub cities and in an effort to…
Maple Leafs’ Offence or Defence – Does Sheldon Keefe Have a Favourite? Kevin Armstrong | July 21, 2020 Imagine being the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Sheldon Keefe during this training camp. It might be hard to do, unless you’re a parent, with two or more kids. Although you’d never…
Maple Leafs’ Offseason Advantages: Unfair Benefit or Model to Strive For Kevin Armstrong | July 19, 2020 Few teams in sports polarize the fans the way the Toronto Maple Leafs do. In the NFL, it’s comparable to the New England Patriots. In MLB, it’s like the Houston…
Maple Leafs’ Ilya Mikheyev is Earning his Nickname Kevin Armstrong | July 18, 2020 There are common phrases Toronto Maple Leafs’ players use to describe Ilya Mikheyev. Depending on who you ask, you’ll hear things like: he loves hockey, he’s a hard worker, and…
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews Up for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Kevin Armstrong | July 17, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews gets a lot of TV time, as he should. He’s become a human highlight reel. However, there is a camera that rarely sees the…
Maple Leafs Divide the House to Conquer the Competition Kevin Armstrong | July 16, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a divided team. Don’t panic. It’s on purpose, as the coaching staff continues to implement different twists during a camp that is anything but ordinary.…
Maple Leafs’ Sheldon Keefe Wants Defensive Improvements Kevin Armstrong | July 15, 2020 Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe was not mixing words about his team’s current state. From how in shape his players are, to how they were performing before the…
Maple Leafs Are Back and Everyone Is Talking About It Kevin Armstrong | July 14, 2020 You can tell the fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs have missed their team and their sport. Despite all of the NHL teams starting Phase 3 of the return to…
Maple Leafs’ Kyle Dubas Reappears With a Lot to Say Kevin Armstrong | July 13, 2020 It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas, maybe longer than we thought. As the Zoom call started, a full-bearded, somewhat older looking…
Maple Leafs in the 2022 Olympics: Could be the Best of Times or the Worst for their Fans Kevin Armstrong | July 12, 2020 As part of the Return to Play arrangement, there is a four-year extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. It includes NHLers returning to the Olympics. This creates an interesting dilemma…
Canada Day is John Tavares Day for Maple Leafs’ Nation Kevin Armstrong | July 1, 2020 Happy John Tavares Day! Or happy second anniversary Maple Leafs and John Tavares – either way, it’s something to celebrate. For Leafs fans, it’s one of those moments that you…
Maple Leafs’ Spezza Still Chasing Stanley Cup Dreams Kevin Armstrong | June 30, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs got an incredible bargain when Jason Spezza signed a one-year deal for the league minimum, $700,000. Sure, his numbers aren’t where they were when he was…
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