Maple Leafs Commentary: Bower, Matthews, Tavares, Spezza & Marner
In a recent post, upon learning that Jason Spezza had retired and moved into management with the team, I wrote why he was my favorite Toronto Maple Leafs player. Then…
Auston Matthews
Maple Leafs’ Summer of Kawhi Will Not Work
The “Summer of Kawhi?” Seriously, this is an idea the Toronto Maple Leafs should avoid like the plague. It is so perfectly ridiculous, and I wish I would have thought…
Best NHL Player From Each U.S. State
The game of hockey still remains fourth among the major sports behind basketball, baseball and football in the United States, but the game has grown nationwide over the past few…
Reviewing Maple Leafs’ Keys to the 1st Round: What Went Wrong?
Prior to the start of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoff round between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning, we wrote about five key things that needed to…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Cooper’s Waiting, Campbell, Douglas
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at how the Maple Leafs’ lineup is viewed by other teams — especially the Tampa Bay…
4 “What Ifs” that Changed the Maple Leafs’ 2022 Postseason
Leafland is in mourning following the sixth consecutive first-round playoff loss by the Toronto Maple Leafs. To make matters worse, their last five losses were in a playoff series that…
Maple Leafs Deserved Better in First-Round Loss to Lightning
Another season, another heartbreaking end to the Toronto Maple Leafs playoff hopes as they were once again, defeated in Game 7 at the hands of the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions,…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Campbell, Matthews, Marner, Rielly, the End
I’m not certain how other Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans are feeling today, but when I woke up this morning – other than being later than usual because writing a post…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Dubas’ Future, Player Pride & Physicality
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ commentary, I’ll focus on the comments of The Hockey Writers’ readers as I share their insights about how they’ve seen the first-round series…
Maple Leafs Need Marner to Have Breakout in Game 7
Tonight’s Game 7 of the first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s been a long time – as Maple Leafs’ fans know –…
Maple Leafs Will Kick in Opportunity’s Door This Season
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 4-3 in overtime. The series is now tied, and…
Maple Leafs Ready to Change the Past With Another Crucial Game 7
It’s not the spot that the Toronto Maple Leafs wanted to be in, after they had a chance to eliminate the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions Tampa Bay Lightning. After a…