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We're about to find out how committed Sheldon Keefe is to his three-line attack

Sheldon Keefe's coaching this season has shown signs of evolution and improvement, despite the team's standing not fully reflecting it. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

2 weeks ago

Is returning to Matthews-Marner the best way to optimize the Maple Leafs' forward group ahead of the playoffs?

Marner's imminent return after missing 12 games with injury

Leafs strong performance in Marner's absence, leading in 5v5 goals [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

3 weeks ago

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers - Preview, Projected Lines & TV Broadcast Info

Leafs top players like Rielly and Marner are out, giving opportunities to young players like Benoit, Timmins, and Robertson.

Leafs facing a tough opponent in Panthers, needing a win for home-ice advantage. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

1 month ago

Sheldon Keefe on Marner missing the team's road trip: "Mitch hasn't had any time off... In the long run, as much as we miss him, some time away will be beneficial to him"

Mitch Marner is day-to-day with his injury, not traveling with the team

Ilya Lyubushkin is out due to illness, while Calle Jarnkrok is weeks away from returning [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

1 month ago

What experiments, lessons/benefits, and hardships could Mitch Marner's absence create for the Maple Leafs? - MLHS Podcast Ep. 62

Lessons learned from injuries like Marner's high-ankle sprain

Outlook on team's defense with Joel Edmundson [ more ]

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Maple Leafs Hotstove

1 month ago

John Tavares' buy-in, a credible fourth-line duo, Tyler Bertuzzi's power-play success & big game history -- Maple Leafs Notebook

Mitch Marner's game-winning goals showcase his confidence in his shot, driving the team's success.

Preserving cap flexibility allows for rotating players in and out of the lineup, providing options for performance adjustments. [ more ]

Boston Bruins

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2 months ago

Boston Bruins

Bruins' Jim Montgomery Was Nervous Because Of This Player In All-Star Game

Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery admitted to being nervous whenever David Pastrnak touched the puck during the All-Star Game Final.

Montgomery praised the performance of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, two Toronto Maple Leafs players, and highlighted the positive impact of having four Leafs players in the game as good for hockey and the city of Toronto. [ more ]

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Boston Bruins

Regular-Season Success Means Nothing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just Ask the Bruins.

Back in early February, during the tail end of a five-game road trip, longtime Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand chatted at length with the Toronto Maple Leafs media.He chirped Mitch Marner, praised the Leafs roster, and said all the right things about his own team and their prospects for Stanley Cup contention.

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Editor In Leaf

4 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs: A Message For Matthews and Marner

Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner need to improve their performance.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are relying on Matthews and Marner to be their top players. [ more ]

Editor In Leaf

4 months ago

The Toronto Maple Leafs: Why Mitch Marner Is Struggling

Mitch Marner is struggling to meet expectations for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Marner's on-ice stats this season are the worst of his career. [ more ]

Editor In Leaf

5 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs Should Try Mitch Marner on 3rd Line

The Toronto Maple Leafs have paired Mitch Marner with Auston Matthews consistently in recent years.

The team should consider deploying Marner on the third line to take advantage of matchups against weaker opposition.

This lineup adjustment could improve the team's depth scoring and maximize the contributions of other players. [ more ]

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Did You Know? - Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Entry Draft History

Looking for some random bit of information on the QuantHockey website, I went down the rabbit hole of exploring the Toronto Maple Leafs draft history.In doing so, I came across a few items that I have to admit made me exclaim "I did not know that!"In the spirit of sharing (and sharing is caring, my dear readers), here is what I discovered about who and how the Toronto Maple Leafs have drafted over the years.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Unrestricted Free-Agent Predictions

The Toronto Maple Leafs have recently fired Kyle Dubas and signed ex Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving to become their new GM.The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to bring back head coach Sheldon Keefe, but there are still a lot of changes coming this summer.Not only do the Leafs have to make decisions with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, and not only is the new GM going to be looking for a signature move to put his stamps on the team, but they have ten free agents.

Editor In Leaf

The Only Way The Toronto Maple Leafs Should Trade For Josh Anderson

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a Matt Murray problem on their hands.A goaltender who played mediocre for the club in just 26 starts in 2022-23, missing out on the team's postseason, and suffering several injuries throughout the campaign.The Toronto Maple Leafs netminder currently has 1-year left on his deal at $6.25 million AAV (average annual salary) along with a base salary of $8 million, a number that could make his contract untradable to practically every team, except one, the NHL's third richest franchise, the Montreal Canadiens.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Kyle Dubas Best and Worst Moves As GM

The Toronto Maple Leafs sent shockwaves to the hockey community when they decided to part ways with GM Kyle Dubas.late last week.Dubas was hired in the 2018 offseason as GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs and now ends his tenure with making the playoffs 5/5 times, one division title, four first-round exits, and one second-round exit.

Editor In Leaf

The Toronto Maple Leafs Should Try to Acquire Tyler Bertuzzi

The Toronto Maple Leafs face an interesting offseason this summer and many questions surround the team, mainly their forward group.Many Toronto Maple Leafs forwards are about to enter free agency, such as Michael Bunting and Ryan O'Reilly, and may not return to the team.Also, more questions surround the Leafs "core four," as many fans and analysts want one of them gone to shake up the roster.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Michael Bunting Extension Rumours

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have a few players becoming unrestricted free agents this summer.One of those players is forward Michael Bunting.Bunting is having another productive year with the Toronto Maple Leafs.He has 21 goals and 25 assists for 46 points in 73 games.A slight drop in production compared to last season, but still decent, especially for a player who doesn't get anytime on the first power-play unit.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Should Consider Connor Hellebuyck

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new General Manager, and the hope is that he is somewhat like the old General Manager.Specifically, the Toronto Maple Leafs, under Kyle Dubas, never made the mistake of spending assets and money on goalies.The reason for that is that NHL goalies tend to be incredibly unpredictable.

Puck Prose

National Hockey League

Kyle Dubas Bringing Two Familiar Faces to the Pittsburgh Penguins?

When Kyle Dubas was hired as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in July 2014, expectations were high in a hockey market.Although it is not a hockey hotbed like Toronto, Pittsburgh may have Dubas feeling the same pressure as team president and current interim general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Editor In Leaf

Brad Treliving's Most Important Task As Toronto Maple Leafs GM

The Toronto Maple Leafs new General Manager, Brad Treleving, has one task that takes precedence over all other.The Toronto Maple Leafs best player has to sign for the maximum allowed length.Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, David Pastrnak, Matthew Tkachuk, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Leon Draisaitl.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 UFA's Brad Treliving Will Try To Sign

Now that Brad Treliving is officially the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, expect him to bring in some familiar faces.Treliving has had a long career in professional hockey and is very respected around the NHL, which is why the Toronto Maple Leafs hired him so quickly.The team waited less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas and found the man they hope will bring them success.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Takeaways From Treliving Press Conference

The Toronto Maple Leafs held a press conference on Thursday morning to officially introduce Brad Treliving as their new general manager.He is the 18th GM in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history.The press conference revealed what his priorities, and how he is excited to get down to work.One of the more notable things learned from the press conference is that Treliving can't be involved in the 2023 NHL draft.

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Maple Leafs hire ex-Flames boss Brad Treliving as general manager | CBC Sports

Brad Treliving has a new gig.And the Maple Leafs have a new plan.Treliving was named Toronto's general manager Wednesday, less than two weeks after a jaw-dropping chain of events led to the firing of Kyle Dubas.The 53-year-old Treliving left the Calgary Flames in April following nine seasons that included five playoff appearances and two 100-point campaigns.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Could Learn Lessons From Golden Knights Approach

The Toronto Maple Leafs could learn some important lessons from the newly crowned Stanley Cup champions, the Vegas Golden Knights.Not all of the lessons the team might learn will sit comfortably with the Toronto Maple Leafs.It's where, since they arrived on the scene six years ago, the Golden Knights have differentiated themselves.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Need to Trade Offense For Defense

If the Toronto Maple Leafs learned anything from the Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup victory, it's that they need to trade some of their offensive talent for defense.If you compared the Vegas Golden Knights and Toronto Maple Leafs based off talent alone, the Leafs would be better, but that's not what wins championships.

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It's Official, Toronto Maple Leafs Do Not Win the Stanley Cup

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been out of the playoffs for weeks, but the 2022-23 NHL Season is now officially over and congratulations are somewhat due to the Las Vegas Golden Knights.You'd think it would be embarrassing for an expansion team to win before the Toronto Maple Leafs did, but we're used to it.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: What Is Actually a Good Trade for Mitch Marner?

There are a lot of Toronto Maple Leafs rumours and trade ideas floating around.Since the Toronto Maple Leafs don't play a game for about six months, and since there is no end to the appetite for Leafs news, expect hypothetical Mitch Marnertrades to come up.A lot.But what is a good Mitch Marner trade?

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Every Single Mitch Marner Trade Idea Is Horrible

The idea that the Toronto Maple Leafs should trade Mitch Marner is really, really dumb.Why would the Toronto Maple Leafs trade the second-best player to play for the franchise in the last 50 years?Why is this even a conversation that keeps coming up?Are we all just really bored?The Toronto Maple Leafs Are Not Trading Mitch Marner
Marner has four seasons in a row in which he's flirted with 100 points (or a hundred point pace, as the case may be) and he's also become one of the most well-rounded two-way players in the world.

Editor In Leaf

Putting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Their Superstars into Context

Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner have played in seven season for the Toronto Maple Leafs.The best the duo have achieved was this year when their Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a second round loss to the Florida Panthers.This lack of team success i s often a point of criticism, and people use it as a reason for perhaps justifying a trade of Mitch Marner, or to complain about Matthews becoming the league's top paid player (about to happen shortly).

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Toronto Maple Leafs: The Passion That Unites Us All, Except the Players

It's very ironic that the Toronto Maple Leafs slogan is "the passion that unites us all" when their players showed zero passion during Game 3 against the Florida Panthers.Being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan is the worst.Even when they have their most successful season in 19 years, this team still finds a way to disappoint us.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs Have No Game on Saturday Night

The Toronto Maple Leafs play every Saturday night, traditionally.The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers played on Thursday, and therefore should have a game tonight.But they don't.They play tomorrow.This is most likely just due to other events being hosted in the Panthers arena, but you'd think an NHL team would get priority for their playoff games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Potential Trades for Marner or Nylander

Will the Toronto Maple Leafs trade one of their core four players?That question gets asked every off-season due to the Toronto Maple Leafs lack of playoff success.With Kyle Dubas gone and new general manager Brad Treliving taking over, a trade involving one of the core four is possible, although unlikely.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Mitch Marner vs Cole Caufield Contracts

This past Monday, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they had signed one of their young stars Cole Caufield to an eight-year extension, which led to Twitter battles about the Toronto Maple Leafs handling of the Mitch Marner contract.Fans from across the NHL have chimed in stating that former general manager Kyle Dubas caved to the Toronto Maple Leafs superstar forward in contract negotiations.

Editor In Leaf

Should The Toronto Maple Leafs Re-Sign Michael Bunting?

There are many questions plaguing the Toronto Maple Leafs front-office.From player personnel to staff, many decisions must be made in the coming months.At the forefront of player questions is Toronto Maple Leafs winger Michael Bunting and if he should be re-signed or not.This will be a major decision to be made for newly appointed GM, Brad Treliving.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Pros and Cons of Adding Max Domi

With the NHL offseason quickly approaching, the Toronto Maple Leafs have some tough choices to make when it comes to their upcoming group of free agents.One area of interest is their forward group.The Toronto Maple Leafs have numerous forwards on expiring deals, as well as many rumors about trading one of the "core four".

Editor In Leaf

3 Iron-Clad Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Guarantees

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a ridiculous three weeks.First, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Florida Panthers despite being the better team in four out of five games.Second, they inexplicably fired their young GM after letting him learn on the job for five years.Now that he's easily the best.

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Will the Toronto Maple Leafs Have to Do the Unthinkable?

As summer quickly approaches, newly hired Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has to decide what to do about the Auston Matthews situation.Matthews has one year left on his contract (with an $11.6M salary cap hit).Beginning July 1, he is eligible to sign an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the same day his full no-movement clause comes into effect.

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New York Rangers

The Toronto Maple Leafs disarray could favor the NY Rangers - Blue Seat Blogs

Irresponsible Rumormongering
The Toronto Maple Leafs are imploding for all the wrong reasons.After a disappointing loss in the second round to the Florida Panthers, head coach Sheldon Keefe and General Manager Kyle Dubas are both out.The Toronto Marlies coaching staff is out too.Keefe was likely to be let go after the loss, and it looks like Dubas and President Brendan Shanahan had a falling out, leading to a change in heart last week.

Editor In Leaf

A Eulogy for the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs season has once again ended in disappointment.For the first time in the Auston Matthews Era, the Toronto Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but ultimately finished with a below .500playoff winning percentage.A 5-6 record is simply not good enough as another season has come and gone.

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Game in 10: Maple Leafs' top line lets them down as season ends with Game 5 loss to Florida

In the end, the biggest problem when you find yourself in an 0-3 series hole is that you need everything to break just right for four straight games.In Game 4, it did.The Leafs played well, of course, but they also scored a goal off a referee's shinpad.In Game 5, they probably deserved to win.They had a ton of chances, but they now end the playoffs on a seven-game streak of scoring two goals per game.

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Maple Leafs squander 2-goal lead in middle frame as Panthers extend series lead | CBC Sports

Sheldon Keefe took his seat at the microphone sporting a blank expression.It was the same look the Maple Leafs head coach had after his team gifted the Florida Panthers two goals in 47 disastrous seconds.Sergei Bobrovsky then took over from there.The veteran goaltender made 35 saves as Florida once again took advantage of a couple crucial Toronto mistakes to pick up a 3-2 victory and take a 2-0 lead Thursday in their second-round playoff series.

Yahoo Sports

San Jose Sharks

NHL Awards: Sharks' Erik Karlsson headlines Norris Trophy nominees

The NHL has begun rolling out the finalists for each of its major awards, with several nominees already announced.As a first-year member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, Yahoo Sports was not granted an official ballot this year, but that doesn't mean we can't get in on the fun.Stay tuned for updates throughout the week as the nominees are unveiled, culminating with the Hart Trophy on Friday, May 12.
Norris Trophy
Nominees: Adam Fox (Rangers), Erik Karlsson (Sharks), Cale Makar ( Avalanche)
Yahoo Sports' ballot Adam Fox, Erik Karlsson, Hampus Lindholm (Bruins), Cale Makar, Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)
We have a larger breakdown of each major candidate's season and a number of Canucks fans took umbrage with the idea that we didn't place Quinn Hughes in the top-five.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs Need To Run It Back, but With a New Philosophy

As Kyle Dubas ' time as General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs has ended abruptly, now seems like the appropriate time to ask the question: what's next for one of the NHL's richest franchises?Working as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM for five years, Dubas' most memorable moment on the job came in July of 2018 with a quote during an interview with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek, stating "We can, and we will" in regards to signing all four of the Leafs' core players.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs Eventual New GM Has It Pretty Easy

The Toronto Maple Leafs new GM - whoever that turns out to be - is getting pretty much the easiest job in the world.The Toronto Maple Leafs will enter next season as one of, if not the absolute favorite to win the Stanley Cup.Whoever ends up running this team, most of the hard work is already done for them.

Editor In Leaf

Brendan Shanahan Is the Toronto Maple Leafs Biggest Problem

Last week, Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan announced that the team is cutting ties with general manager Kyle Dubas.According to James Mirtle from the Athletic, the two Toronto Maple Leafs managers were at odds with each other.Shanahan allegedly prevented a few trades from happening during Dubas' time with the Leafs.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Was Auston Matthews Contract a Mistake?

Sid Seixeiro has never been shy of creating controversy and in a recent Twitter post he criticized ex Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas for the contracts he signed with John Tavares, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews.The criticism behind the Matthews contract was that the Toronto Maple Leafs "Paid Matthews top dollar without getting an 8-year commitment".

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San Jose Sharks

Could the Sharks add a franchise cornerstone via trade?

Dubois, DeBrincat, Nylander are on the radar.SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier could soon make his mark in the trade market.While he has been active since taking the job, it's more been a matter of moving pieces out, namely Brent Burns and Timo Meier.But perhaps Grier is looking to add a foundational piece this offseason, and it appears as though there will be several options available to him.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 Hypothetical Mitch Marner Trades

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not going to trade Mitch Marner, but they could get a lot for him if they did.Imagine if the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Mitch Marner this offseason?Would the fanbase erupt or would the majority be happy to see him go?As it currently stands, I'd say that half of Leafs fans would be happy to drive Marner to the airport, while the other half would be devastated.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Matthews and Nylander - Sign Now or Sayonara

Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan has told each of the club's "big 4" forwards they are not likely to be traded this summer, per TSN's Chris Johnston on "Insider Trading."Auston Matthews and William Nylander are entering the final season of their contracts, and are both eligible to sign extensions with the Toronto Maple Leafs starting July 1.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs Need to Re-Sign Pending UFA Ryan O'Reilly

The Toronto Maple Leafs need to do whatever it takes to re-sign Ryan O'Reilly this offseason.When you look back the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the Ryan O'Reilly trade was the most significant move of the campaign.The team finally went "all-in" and although it didn't translate into a Stanley Cup, it wasn't due to the lack of effort by O'Reilly.

Editor In Leaf

Recapping This Week's 2 Crazy Toronto Maple Leafs Press Conferences

The Toronto Maple Leafs held their season-ending media exit press conferences this week after being eliminated from the 2023 NHL playoffs.In addition to now ex-GM Kyle Dubas on Monday and President Brenden Shanahan on Friday, there were many current Toronto Maple Leaf players who came up and spoke, players like Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Noel Acciari, Morgan Reilly, and Ryan O'Reilly were some key names that spoke this week.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Brendan Shanahan Should Have Fired Himself

Brendan Shanahan should have walked away from his role with the Toronto Maple Leafs today instead of firing Kyle Dubas.Does Brendan Shanahan forget that he's the one who hired Kyle Dubas as GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs?He inflicted pain on the franchise, hired Mike Babcock and Lou Lamoriello, then eventually gave Dubas and Keefe the reigns before letting them both walk.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Five Candidates to Replace Kyle Dubas As GM

On Friday afternoon, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that general manager Kyle Dubas is not returning next season.Dubas spent five years and eight days as the GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs.During that time, Dubas signed 204 players to a total contract value of $628 million according to capfriendly.com.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Should Not Consider Trading William Nylander

The Toronto Maple Leafs were a big talking point on the Monday, May 15th edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast with Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek.During the podcast, they discussed the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs core four of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, and William Nylander.Of these four players, the situation with Matthews is the top priority.

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Washington Capitals

Wayne Gretzky chooses violence against Maple Leafs star players: 'You've got guys in Toronto on milk cartons'

The NHL on TNT panel was in rare form on Thursday night as they had plenty of time to take jabs at one another during the sixth-longest game in NHL history between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes.Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals produced six separate intermissions and several gold exchanges between the star-studded crew.

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Washington Capitals

Dale Hunter wins 900th career OHL game with London Knights as players drench him in locker room

Alex Ovechkin isn't the only Capitals legend to get drenched in the locker room after a big milestone this season.Former Capitals captain Dale Hunter was honored by his players on Saturday night after his London Knights defeated the Windsor Spitfires, 6-3.For the 62-year-old Hunter, it was his 900th career victory as head coach of the Knights.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Why You Don't Trade Your Best Players

The Toronto Maple Leafs off-season has begun and many have speculated the Core Four will be no more.Both Auston Matthews and William Nylander enter the final year of their contracts before becoming Unrestricted Free Agents, while Mitch Marner and John Tavares have two years remaining on their contracts with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Editor In Leaf

Firing Sheldon Keefe Will Not Fix Toronto Maple Leafs Issues

If the Toronto Maple Leafs fire Sheldon Keefe, it won't change the outcome of where this team is headed.Throughout his tenure, Sheldon Keefe has been the winningest head coach in Toronto Maple Leafs history and has guided this team to the playoffs every year.Although he can be fiery behind the bench, it's usually towards officials as he's definitely more of the modern-day player's coach.

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Kyle Dubas unsure if he will remain with Toronto Maple Leafs | CTV News

Kyle Dubas has a big decision to make.It's one of many facing the Maple Leafs.Toronto's general manager said Monday as the team reflected on its second-round playoff exit that he needs time to decide whether or not he wants to continue in the role with his contract set to expire at the end of June.Dubas said if he does depart the Leafs it will be to spend time with his family after a trying year, adding he won't be joining another organization for next season.

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Maple Leafs fans have high hopes as Toronto lives to see another playoff game | CBC News

Maple Leafs fans who gathered in downtown Toronto to watch the hockey team battle for NHL playoff survival were rewarded for their faith and loyalty on Wednesday night.Hundreds of fans in Maple Leaf Square outside the Leafs' home rink Scotiabank Arena were jubilant after the team held out a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers to cut their second-round series deficit to 3-1 and stave off elimination.

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Maple Leafs stave off elimination with Game 4 win over Panthers | CBC Sports

The Maple Leafs aren't done yet.Mitch Marner had goal and an assist as Toronto downed the Florida Panthers 2-1 in a must-win Game 4 to cut the deficit to 3-1 in the teams' second-round series Wednesday.William Nylander also scored for the visiting Leafs.Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll made 24 saves in his first post-season start with Ilya Samsonov sidelined due to injury.

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Maple Leafs turn to rookie goalie Joseph Woll with season on line in Game 4 | CBC Sports

Joseph Woll isn't thinking about all the work that got him to this point.All the Maple Leafs rookie goaltender is focusing on is keeping his team's season alive.Toronto will turn to Woll for Game 4 of its second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers staring down a 3-0 deficit with No. 1 option Ilya Samsonov out due to an upper-body injury.

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Lightning hold off Maple Leafs in Game 5 to avoid elimination | CBC Sports

Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.Anthony Cirelli, with a goal and an assist, Nick Paul and Alex Killorn, into an empty net, also scored for Tampa.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.

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'Their win is my win': Newcomer Leafs fans hope history will be made in Game 5 | CBC News

Growing up, Abrar Al Mouktaran and Brittany Morrison didn't know anything about hockey.A resident of Syria, Al Mouktaran, 23, says she didn't know the sport existed.Morrison too, a resident of Jamaica, says she had no knowledge of the game.Now, both young women say they have learned how to play hockey and have fallen in love with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders and NHL Playoff News: Sorokin is a Vezina finalist

Hey, there was some actual news involving the New York Islanders yesterday.We still haven't heard from Lou Lamoriello and Lane Lambert, so it's not necessarily the news we've all been waiting for.But it was critical news nonetheless!Our standout, save-our-ass goalie is getting recognized for his work.

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders News: Delving into the offseason

Now that lockers have been cleaned out, there isn't much going on with the New York Islanders.But there is some stuff to talk about, and you'll find it below.Islanders News

Among the many reasons the Islanders failed to advance, the struggles of the top line lead the way.But Mathew Barzal wasn't up to NHL game speed, let alone playoff speed, and Bo Horvat wasn't making excuses but acknowledged it was a mentally difficult season knowing he'd be traded and then moving across the continent.

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders News: Brock and a hard place; Bo and Barzal; Noodles

The New York Islanders are on an impressive run, but of course now we're left to wonder if it can continue if they have to go without Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson.Will probably get some kind of generic update on Nelson, but it will probably be just "upper body injury" and all we can hope is that he resumes skating now or soon.

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Islanders roll over Leafs 7-2 despite losing Brock Nelson to injury | amNewYork

ELMONT Even when they're served an extra heaping of adversity, the New York Islanders find a way.And they did so in style on Tuesday night.Despite losing 30-goal-scorer Brock Nelson to an apparent upper-body injury in the first period, the Islanders tied a season-high for goals with a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at UBS Arena behind a pair of goals from Cal Clutterbuck, who recorded his first-career three-point night while playing in just his fifth game back from a lengthy stint on injured reserve that kept him out for nearly two months.

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders 7, Maple Leafs 2 (EN): Isles pour on the goals in big win against Toronto

In their return to UBS Arena after the west coast road trip, the New York Islanders did not disappoint, putting up seven goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs.Zach Parise opened the scoring for the Islanders, and goals from Fasching, Clutterbuck, Holmstrom, Dobson, and Lee rounded out the seven.Ilya Sorokin was outstanding, making some genuinely incredible saves to help the Islanders get this result.

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Florida's Winning Streak Hits a Woll

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered game four of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers with their backs against the wall.With their top goaltender Ilya Samsonov out due to injury, the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to play Joseph Woll.Not having their number-one goaltender playing in an elimination game could have cost the Leafs, but they rallied around Woll and played their best game of this entire series.

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National Hockey League

Toronto Maple Leafs avoid elimination by the Florida Panthers in Game 4

It was an intense contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers, who are leading the series 3-1 after a win by the Maple Leafs in this past evening's game between the two.This contest was indeed Toronto's make-or-break game, as the teams are heading back to Toronto for Game 5.
How did the Toronto Maple Leafs fare against the Florida Panthers?

Editor In Leaf

What the Toronto Maple Leafs Did Right to Win Game 4

Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs had their season on the line, needing a win to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive.It's safe to say they earned their right to keep playing.The Toronto Maple Leafs faced a glaring 3-0 series deficit heading into last night's game 4.
With fans and analysts all over social media acting like the series was over, it wouldn't have been surprising if the Leafs came out with a poor effort.

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Sheldon Keefe on Mitch Marner and William Nylander stepping up in a Game 4 win in Florida: "It shows they care... They care deeply"

Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after his team's Game 4 win over the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.On the team's increased urgency:
From an effort standpoint, I think it was our best effort of the season all the way through from start to finish.There was no real letup.Obviously, it is a very close game, but our competitiveness defensively - and our urgency defensively - was the best it has been all year.

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Paul Maurice on why the Panthers have been able to limit Matthews, Nylander, Marner, and Tavares to zero goals through three games: "Bobrovsky... That's the end of that answer"

Paul Maurice addressed the media after his team's 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.On what he would say about holding Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and John Tavares to zero goals through three games:
Bobrovsky.That would be the end of that answer.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers - Round 2, Game 3 - Preview & Projected Lines

The Maple Leafs will need to keep their undefeated playoff road streak alive tonight to prevent the unthinkable scenario of falling 3-0 down to the Florida Panthers (6:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC/TBS).The Leafs currently find themselves in a position they haven't been in since the first-round series versus the Boston Bruins back in 2018 - two games behind - only this time they're heading out on the road for a must-win Game 3.
If there are reasons for optimism, it starts with the resilience shown on the road in the Tampa series - they won all three away games - as well as the team's ability to control the run of play and scoring chances in the series against the Panthers so far.

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Sheldon Keefe on the Maple Leafs' 1-3 record at home in the playoffs so far: "We should have more life and energy at home... We have to fix that, and no better time than Game 2"

After an optional practice on Wednesday, Sheldon Keefe discussed the adjustments needed for Game 2 after a 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers to open the series.Practice Notes - May 3

Big turnout at Leafs optional practice
Among the absences: O'Reilly, Acciari, McCabe, Kampf, Samsonov pic.twitter.com/bcRA5uTy3Z

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators - Game #73 Projected Lines & TV Info

The Maple Leafs are looking to bounce back from a hard-fought, tough-luck loss in Carolina in a tired situation for both clubs tonight as they close out their five-game road trip in Nashville (6:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario).Head to Head: Predators vs. Maple Leafs
In the season-to-date statistics, the Leafs hold the advantage over the Predators in five out of five offensive categories and three out of five defensive categories.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Game #72 Projected Lines & TV Info

The Maple Leafs are looking to follow up a solid team victory in Florida with a second win over Carolina in the span of a week tonight in Raleigh (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet).Head to Head: Hurricanes vs. Maple Leafs
In the season-to-date statistics, the Leafs hold the advantage over the Hurricanes in three out of five offensive categories, but the Hurricanes hold the advantage over the Leafs in four out of five defensive categories.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Ready for Must Win Game in Florida

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers are set-up for Game 4 of the series Wednesday night, with the Canadian team still looking for their first victory of the series as the Panthers are up 3-0.During Tuesday mornings skate, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe had some dramatic changes to the line-up.

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3 Toronto Maple Leafs Who Will Be Gone If Leafs Get Swept

If the Toronto Maple Leafs get swept and lose in the second round of the playoffs, except a ton of changes.It's crazy what a week can do for the Toronto Maple Leafs.Doesn't it feel like it was ages ago that we were celebrating the first round win against the Tampa Bay Lightning?For the first time in 19 years, the Leafs were in the second round and things were going to be different.

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Would the Rangers actually trade Artemi Panarin? - Blue Seat Blogs

In a word, no, the Rangers likely aren't going to trade Artemi Panarin.The no move clause, the contract, and the Rangers current window to win are big factors.But there were rumblings before Gerard Gallant was dismissed that the Rangers might need a roster shakeup.The "easiest" way to do that is to trade Artemi Panarin as it sends a big message to the locker room while also freeing up a ton of cap space.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Lose, Marlies and Growlers Win

The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a 3-0 hole after losing 3-2 against the Florida Panthers in game three on Sunday.In all three games against the Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs have only been able to score two goals in each game.Unfortunately for them, it has not been enough to win.There have been stretches in each game where Toronto is in complete control of the game, but for whatever reason, the Leafs let that control slip away.

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What Toronto Maple Leafs Fans Need to Do to Help Them Win

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored on their first shot on net in Game 3 against the Florida Panthers.It was Sam Lafferty's one-timer that did the trick against Sergei Bobrovsky.While some may praise David Kampf for his excellent pass, the real credit needs to go to Amar in Scarborough.After all, he chose not to change out of his Leafs' sweater despite the massive mustard spill that hit him in the chest earlier in the afternoon.

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The Unspoken Truth Behind the Toronto Maple Leafs Agony

The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent a lot of time in Florida recently.First, they took down the Tampa Bay Lightning.Now they're fighting to keep their Stanley Cup dreams alive against the Florida Panthers.Oh, Florida.The land of sunshine, beaches, and theme parks.Sounds like paradise, doesn't it?Well, not exactly.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Nylander Contract Extension Won't be Cheap

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have an opportunity this off-season to sign William Nylander and Auston Matthews to contract extensions one year before their contracts expire.On December 1st, 2018, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed William Nylander to a six-year contract with a $6.9 million salary cap hit.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner Finalist for Selke Trophy

For the first time since 1993-94 a Toronto Maple Leafs has been nominated for the Franke J. Selke Trophy after Mitch Marner was announced Tuesday night as a finalist for the award.Doug Gilmour was the last Toronto Maple Leafs player to be a finalist for the award when he finished second in voting after the 1993-94 season when Detroit Red Wings forward Sergei Fedorov took home the trophy.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs TB Game 6: Tonight's the Night

The Toronto Maple Leafs are probably Neil Young's favorite team.Well, who knows if Neil Young even likes hockey, but his Dad wrote some books about the Toronto Maple Leafs (such as A Boy At the Leafs Camp, which rules) and his song Tonight's the Night perfectly encapsulates the Leafs current situation.

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What if the Toronto Maple Leafs Lose Game 5 to Tampa?

I hate to bring this up but what if the Toronto Maple Leafs lose Game 5?
It's pretty hard to win four games in a seven game playoff series, let alone four games in a row, but that's what the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to do on Thursday night.Since 2004, the Leafs have not been able to secure that fourth win in a seven game playoff series and as a result, haven't advanced past the first round in 19 years.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Should Michael Bunting Be Playing in Game 5?

The suspension of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting is complete.Bunting received the three-game suspension for his hit on Tampa Bay defenseman Erik Cernak during game one.The Toronto Maple Leafs announced yesterday that he won't be playing in Game 5.The Leafs replaced Bunting with prospect Matthew Knies and he isn't coming out of the lineup.

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Let's Nitpick Last Night's Toronto Maple Leafs Loss to the Panthers

The Toronto Maple Leafs played really well against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night, but ultimately lost 3-2 in overtime
As we all know, the Toronto Maple Leafs have officially clinched a playoff spot and will be playing the Tampa Bay Lightning the playoffs.With only eight games remaining, we could look at this game as a meaningless loss in March, but instead, it's way more fun to nitpick it.

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Montour scores in OT after Reinhart's late equalizer to lift Panthers over Maple Leafs | CBC Sports

Brandon Montour scored at 1:41 of overtime and backup goaltender Alex Lyon made 38 saves as the visiting Florida Panthers downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday to energize to their flickering playoff hopes.Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored the other goals for Florida (37-31-7).Montour added an assist for a two-point night.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: No Reason to Extend Michael Bunting

The Toronto Maple Leafs have never been afraid to let a player walk.There is a misconception among NHL fans that letting players go in free-agency without getting compensation is mismanagement, but the Toronto Maple Leafs know better.In the NHL, unless you have a star player, cap space is probably preferable to a commitment.

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Game in 10: John Tavares ends goal drought, Joseph Woll shines between the pipes in Maple Leafs' 3-2 win over Nashville

John Tavares scored twice to end an eight-game scoring drought, Alexander Kerfoot found the scoresheet again, and the Maple Leafs held down the fort in Nashville thanks to strong defensive play and some great goaltending courtesy of Joseph Woll.Considering the Leafs were playing in the second half of a back-to-back - with travel and with an early start - this ended up being near as business-like of a road win as we could ask for.

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Expect Toronto Maple Leafs vs Lightning Rematch to Me Amazing

History is repeating itself this postseason, as the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning are all but guaranteed to play each other in the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row.The Toronto Maple Leafs and Lightning put on one of the most entertaining series in the entirety of the 2022 playoffs.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Soundly Defeat Red-Hot Panthers

The Toronto Maple Leafs took on the red-hot Florida Panthers last night in Crazytown and came away with the victory.For the Toronto Maple Leafs, who had been playing fairly awful for the last couple weeks, it was nice to not only get the win, but to also deserve it.The Panthers didn't have karma on their side ,as Eric and Mark Staal disgraced themselves and their family before the game by trying to make a simple gesture of inclusivity all about themselves, and their message of hate and intolerance.

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Toronto Maple Leafs Ideal Lines for Game 1 of the Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers last night on the backs of a two-goal Auston Matthews performance.Though many are quick to excuse the Toronto Maple Leafs recent horrible play by referencing the new players and line combinations, I don't think it's that simple.Without Ryan O'Reilly in the lineup, the Leafs are simply a worse team than they were before the deadline, because Rasmus Sandin and Pierre Engvall are superior to the rest of the players they added.

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Game in 10: Maple Leafs manufacture good rebound win in Florida led by their stars and Matt Murray

The Leafs came up with a good response game after their loss to the Islanders led by their star players and Matt Murray, who put up 34 saves and had the type of game you want to see from him at this point in the season.Your game in 10:
It was a sleepy first shift for the 1.Leafs as Auston Matthews started the game with an empty-calorie shift before the John Tavares line went out with William Nylander and Michael Bunting, and they gave up an early opportunity as Carter Verhaeghe got off two shots in the high-slot area.

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Sheldon Keefe on the Maple Leafs' 5-4-1 stretch: "We've beaten New Jersey, Carolina, Edmonton... We've fared pretty well against all of the best teams ... To overthink anything too much wouldn't be appropriate"

After practice on Wednesday, head coach Sheldon Keefe discussed the team's disappointing result in New York, the team's recent 5-4-1 stretch, the status of his injured players, and much more.Practice Lines - March 22

Leafs lines at practice
Jarnkrok - Matthews - Marner Bunting - Tavares - Nylander Kerfoot - Acciari - Lafferty Aston-Reese - Kampf - Simmonds
McCabe - Brodie Rielly - Schenn Giordano - Holl Gustafsson - Liljegren
Samsonov Murray @TSN_Edge pic.twitter.com/zVQ2wxhuJU

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Toronto Maple Leafs New Lines Could Make Them Unstoppable

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been experimenting with new lines over the past few weeks and may have just found the best combination.Throughout Sheldon Keefe's tenure as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, he hasn't done anything too unique.For the most part, John Tavares and/or Auston Matthews will play with either Mitch Marner and/or William Nylander with a hard-working player on the other wing.

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