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Curtis Joseph’s Rise From Poverty to Maple Leafs’ Star

Curtis Joseph (CUJO) was a brilliant goalie. I got to know his play when he was with the Edmonton Oilers; and, he was amazing in the net. He played lights out in his career, which included time with six teams - the St. Louis Blues, Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Win...

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Maple Leafs’ Goaltending Situation Needs to Be Solved ASAP

There are numerous challenges ahead for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ new general manager (GM) Brad Treliving. The first is finding a way to make Auston Matthews happy and assure him that the team is ready to take the next step in its development. ...

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The Implications of Flames’ Vladar Being Maple Leafs’ Next Starter

A couple of bold statements were made a while back regarding the next general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and who the starting goalie will be following that move, both connected to the Calgary Flames. Eric Francis made the sta...

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5 Reasons Maple Leafs’ Joseph Woll Should See More Game Action

Joseph Woll is a young and promising goalie. This is the second season that he’s played four games with the Toronto Maple Leafs after spending most of the season with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies. Woll has both played well and has become a favourite of ...

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Maple Leafs Should Consider Splitting Playoff Goalie Starts

Considering the amount of scrutiny the Toronto Maple Leafs took over the summer for the direction they decided to go with their goaltending, it would appear that the move has paid off quite well. As of March 27, 2023, they currently sit fi...

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Maple Leafs’ Mishandling of Goaltenders During Matthews’ Era

When the Toronto Maple Leafs won the draft lottery in 2016 and selected Auston Matthews with the first-overall pick, the franchise's future changed. They had Mitch Marner and William Nylander waiting in the wings, and ...

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Toronto Maple Leafs’ Player Profile: Erik Källgren

Erik Källgren, 26, is a goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, who has been with the team for the last two seasons. In his first season the goaltending tandem of Petr Mrazek and Jack Campbell both went down with injuries, and he was asked to fill the gap. He was able to ...

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5 Best Goalie Acquisitions of 2022 Offseason

Regardless of the reason, whether because a franchise lost their goaltenders to free agency or they explicitly chose to reshape their backend, there was a plethora of transactio...

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NHL Goalie Report: Maple Leafs, Islanders, Blues, Kings, More

Given the neverending supply of netminder-centric narratives flooding every arena so far in 2022-23, it felt fitting to revise this column's initially static approach...

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Maple Leafs’ Ceiling Will Be Dictated By Their Goaltending Tandem

The Toronto Maple Leafs went into the 2022 offseason with a massive question mark in the crease. As each day passed, it seemed less and less likely that Jack Campbell would be re-signing with the team, and the only...

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Maple Leafs’ Murray & Samsonov Tandem Exceeding Expectations

At the start of the season, it seemed that the only thing worse than the Toronto Maple Leafs' defence was their goaltending. Now we are at the quarter mark of the season, and the tandem of Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov h...

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Maple Leafs Face Dilemma Naming No. 1 Netminder

As the 2022-23 season got underway, it was logical to assume that the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending strategy was set to include Matt Murray as their No. 1 and Ilya Samsonov as their No. 2, with an open competition for the net throughout. ...

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