Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Babcock, Marner & Stars as Trade Partners
Given the news of the past few days that a 24-team play-in tournament was proposed by the NHL and approved in principle by the NHLPA, it’s tough for Toronto Maple…
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Maple Leafs’ Coaching Change Completely Alters the 2019-20 Season
When the Maple Leafs began their season, they were coached by the legendary Mike Babcock. Babcock was signed in 2015 after success with the Detroit Red Wings and on the…
Maple Leafs Won’t Miss Playoffs Simply Due to Hurricanes Loss
The good news is the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t miss the playoffs based solely on their embarrassing loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Emergency goalie David Ayres may…
Maple Leafs and Keefe Helping Hutchinson Find His Groove
After celebrating a flawless shutout victory over the New York Islanders this past weekend, Toronto Maple Leafs’ Michael Hutchinson now tallies his third win in a row as the backup…
Toronto Maple Leafs: 2019 Year in Review
The Toronto Maple Leafs experienced a roller coaster ride of emotions throughout 2019. It was a year marked by plenty of success, disappointment, and heartbreak. Many achievements were accomplished, some…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares, Power Play, Babcock, Marner
It has been a busy couple of weeks for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sheldon Keefe Era has begun and the team has changed both big and small things about…
Maple Leafs: Culture, Confidence and a Cure
Around winning teams there’s a certain culture – a mentality that drive each and every individual in the room to go out there and lay everything on the line for…
NHL’s 5 Biggest Surprises at American Thanksgiving
NHL’s 5 Biggest Disappointments at American Thanksgiving NHL Award Winners Through American Thanksgiving American Thanksgiving has become a big date on the NHL calendar — particularly for playoff implications —…
Are Keefe’s Maple Leafs the Real Deal?
It’s been just over a week since the Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock and named Sheldon Keefe as his replacement. A lot has changed since then, hasn’t…
Calgary Flames’ Bill Peters Caught in a Firestorm
It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire for Calgary Flames head coach, Bill Peters, after it was alleged he made racist remarks to a former player while…
Ex-Maple Leafs Mike Babcock Teaches All Coaches a Valuable Lesson
A caveat: What you will read here are my thoughts, written based on my personal and professional background. I have outlined the news of this story using accurate and confirmed…
NHL Rumor: Babcock’s Mistreatment of Maple Leafs’ Marner
In one of two posts for today’s NHL rumor rundown, there’s a disheartening story that starts off the day’s rumors and news. It focuses specifically on allegations that Mike Babcock…