Maple Leafs’ Defence Could Be the Team’s Achilles’ Heel

When the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they had signed Auston Matthews to a four-year extension, it seemed like the dog days of summer in the NHL ended. It drew a buzz that got all of Leafs Nation excited and gave other fan bases hockey-...

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Maple Leafs’ 4 Best Contracts for 2023-24 Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs have received criticism from opposing fans for their expensive contracts over the years. However, heading into the 2023-24 campaign, it is apparent that they also have some excellent deals on the roster. In this piece, let's hig...

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Maple Leafs Need a Couple Cheap Experienced Defensemen 

The Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of experience on the back end. The average age of their top-six defensemen is 30.6 years old. Mark Giordano is the grandfather of the group at 39 years of age. T.J. Brodie is 33. Newly signed John Klingbe...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Bobrovsky, Samsonov & Bunting

A recent article in The Hockey News predicted that the Toronto Maple Leafs will win their second-round series against the Florida Panthers. The article pointed out that the Maple Leafs have better goaltending, a deeper and more ski...

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Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas Should Be Considered Team’s MVP

The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken one giant step forward and it's all because of general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas. The aggressive executive has prepared his team to excel and it's because of a flurry of moves throughout his tenure which has provided...

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4 Reasons the Maple Leafs Won Round 1

Saturday was a great day for Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans. With the win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, they broke a 19-year curse by winning their first playoff series since 2004. 

In this post, I’ll take a look at how I believe the Maple Leafs were able to pull off the...

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Maple Leafs Are Matching the Lightning’s Physicality

Something feels different about the Toronto Maple Leafs this year.

There - now that you’ve got your laughs out of the way, let me address the statement. It’s one that, if you’re a hockey fan, you’ve probably been hearing regarding the Maple Leafs for ...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Bunting, McCabe & O’Reilly

Give the Tampa Bay Lightning credit. They outworked and outplayed the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 on Tuesday night and are in a good position heading into Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The score, 7-3, says it all. 

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Maple Leafs’ McCabe an Impact Option in First Career Playoffs

The NHL playoffs got underway on Monday, but for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ faithful, April 18 is the big day for the redemption tour hopefuls. The team will kick off their first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a much deeper squad than l...

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3 Unlikely Maple Leafs Heroes for the 2023 Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs only have a handful of games remaining in the 2022-23 season. Now that they have clinched both a postseason berth and home-ice advantage against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2023 NHL Playoffs, the attention turns to the lin...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hildeby, ZAR, McCabe & Zohorna

Heading into the weekend, the Toronto Maple Leafs are finishing off a successful season. They currently hold a 44-20-10 record with 98 points and a points percentage of .662. 

Barring a crater, which would...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Woll, McCabe, Tavares & Kerfoot

On Sunday evening, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators, 3-2, to finish their five-game road trip with a successful 3-2 record. John Tavares and Auston Matthews led the way offensively, and goaltend...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Murray, Acciari, McCabe & Muzzin

Tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Buffalo Sabres on home ice. The Sabres are a team of the future but are facing an uphill battle to make the playoffs this season. They are currently seven points behind the...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Sandin, Timmins, Lafferty & McCabe

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, with the team having a short break until Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, I’ll share some updates on what’s happening with some of the pla...

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Maple Leafs Followed in Avalanche’s Footsteps at 2023 Deadline

In what many view as a make-or-break season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, general manager Kyle Dubas held up his end of the bargain. It started with the acquisitions of Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. ...

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Maple Leafs’ McCabe Addition Already Paying Off on Blue Line

When Jake Muzzin went on long-term injured reserve as a result of a cervical vertebrae injury, it was a massive hit to the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line. He was an established veteran presence on and off the ice, eats a lot of minutes and can provide the physica...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Schenn, McCabe, Woll & More

For the second night in a row, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave up the first goal of the game. On Wednesday (night one) against the Edmonton Oilers, the game went downhill from there. On Thursday (night two), the Maple Leafs had another shaky s...

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3 Takeaways From Kyle Dubas’ Post-Trade Presser

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas has made yet another massive trade to improve his team. At 1:25 pm EST, he announced that he had acquired Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, and two fifth-round draft picks in 2024 an...

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Grading Maple Leafs’ Trade for McCabe & Lafferty

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going for it. Ten days after acquiring Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues, general manager Kyle Dubas made another splash. This time, he traded for J...

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Maple Leafs Continue to Load Up With McCabe, Lafferty Trade

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas said that he wanted to add a forward and a defenseman when he met with the media after the All-Star Break. Now, we can say he stuck to his word. In addition to the acquisitions of Ry...

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