The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team to watch on the offseason trade market, as once the new general manager is in place, they'll quickly realize it's going to be an option to move out some goaltending depth to address other holes in the lineup. The Maple Leafs have four goaltenders signed for next season, and all four of them held game action this season. The main two who will be hitting the trade block are the oft-injured Anthony Stolarz, and one-time goaltender of the future, Joseph Woll. Sto...
The NHL's trade market will be as interesting as ever this summer, as there's some very big names being tossed around. Once the Stanley Cup Playoffs conclude and we put an end to this season, all the focus is going to shift heading into the summer on two big names, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk, and Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Recently, Daily Faceoff's Anthony Di Marco addressed the two trade candidates: You nailed the two: the Ontario-team captains in Auston Matthews ...
80 games in, the 2026 Knicks were still destination unknown. After thrashing Toronto 112-95 in game 81, the picture is clearer. The Celtics hammered the Pelicans 144-118, locking up the 2-seed, while the Cavaliers showed they’re already in playoff form, falling badly to the Hawks. The East top-four are set: Detroit, Boston, New York and […]
Well, things were looking good for Twins starter Simeon Woods-Richardson until a Roman servant whispered in his ear “all glory is fleeting,” and the Bad Mojo spread through the bullpen like bedbugs in a bad motel. Ouch! Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Austin Martin singles and scores; Luke Keaschall beats out a single of his own. Bringing […]
Been a while since we had a fun one, but the vibes may have turned. Patrick Corbin does not look like the answer to their rotation problems, but just about everyone else did their job. The offence was undaunted by a four run hole, racking up nine extra base hits (14 total) against just four […]
“I felt we were pretty flat from the start. [The loss] was more self-inflicted. They played a good game, but at this time of the year, it’s more about what we bring to the table.” – Henry Thrun “If we’re not ready to play, it doesn’t matter who you play. You just can’t allow a […]
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The New York Knicks (52*-28) host the Toronto Raptors (45-35) tonight at Madison Square Garden in their penultimate game of the regular season. The Knicks have a chance to firm up their grip on the East’s No. 3 seed while the Canadian Club is wrestling with the Hawks and the Magic for the middle seeds. […]
First pitch: 6:07 Central Weather: Partly sunny, 6° Canadian, 43° ‘Murican, They Have A Roof Opponent’s SB site: Bluebird Banter TV: Twins TV. Radio: Treasure Island Baseball Network for most of us, eight stations in Ontario, nothing in Manitoba (maybe they could pick up Roseau’s signal?) Talk about a bummer ending for Blue Jays fans […]
This will be the last post in this brief series and with all the players left having less than 25 plate appearances I have decided to look at the Jays team underlying data to see how that compares to last years version. 2025 Blue Jays Last season the Jays as a team hit 265/333/427 with […]
With the playoffs around the corner, questions and hypotheticals surrounding potential matchups have been a hot topic. While there are still a few potential outcomes, tonight’s matchup between the Knicks and Raptors could end up playing a large role in deciding who New York plays in the first round. So let’s break it down. If […]
The Dodgers are undefeated against the National League this season, and that will remain true through at least Sunday. A big part of that is their early schedule being heavily front-loaded with American League teams. Their first homestand included hosting the Cleveland Guardians, and they just completed a World Series rematch against the Blue Jays […]
In the second game of a back-to-back, the Knicks (52*-28) host the Raptors (44-35) tonight at Madison Square Garden. New York ranks third in the Eastern Conference, while riding a four-game win streak and having beaten the Celtics in a thriller last night, 112-106. The Raptors are scrappy but inconsistent, in a three-horse race with […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs, if all goes as it should, will be hiring both a new general manager and a president of hockey operations to oversee the whole on-ice side of the operation. To that end, for the more senior role, MLSE President & CEO Keith Pelley seems to be focused on Mike Gillis, who we can reasonably call the frontrunner for the hockey boss gig at this point. He's set for a second interview. The Leafs are reportedly very interested in Mike Gillis, who is set for a second meetin...
The season ended Sunday in Toronto with another loss to the Raptors. And after a series of unlikely events Friday night, the Nets will finish with no less than the league’s third worst record, giving them a 52.1% chance of a top four pick, 40% of a top three pick and 14.0% of the overall […]
The Miami Heat have failed to compete with the Toronto Raptors all season long, as they were handed their second straight loss to them on the road on Thursday night— this time with a final score of 128-114. The Heat have now lost 10 of their last 13 games. They are on track to finishing […]
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The Raptors have one more road game, and one more home contest before the season is over, both against the two New York teams. The bad news: they’ve got to play the 52-win Knicks in Madison Square Garden, a must-win game to keep any type of breathing room between them at the Play-In. The good […]
They're more similar than I expected.
On paper, this set up as one of the Maple Leafs’ more interesting games in weeks, given their place in the standings. Due to injury, the Leafs were forced to call up four players from the Marlies, so the idea of at least getting a look at some different players offered some intrigue for the […]
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Before the game, Miami Heat Head Coach, Erik Spoelstra hinted at a better game between desperate teams after a “disappointing” matchup on Tuesday. Unfortunately for Erik, none of his players got the memo. Toronto routed Miami for the second game in a row, winning 128-114. The Raptors were led by Brandon Ingram, who finished with […]
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-3 loss to the New York Islanders, which dropped the Leafs’ record to 32-33-14. On the team’s play after a lopsided first period (outshot 24-3): We knew they were going to come. They came hard in the first and shot everything at the net. We didn’t recover […]
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With their playoff lives on the line, a new coach to impress in his debut and a lame-duck opponent coming in on a traveling back-to-back, it would’ve been inexcusable for the New York Islanders to waste their chance at two points on Thursday night vs. the Maple Leafs. They delivered the performance they needed, getting […]
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Very little going on today, except a couple of minor MiLB notes: Trey Yesavage went 2.2 innings for Dunedin this afternoon. The surface results, 4 earned on 4 hits and a walk, aren’t great, but all four hits were singles. More importantly, he got 10 whiffs on 20 total swings and sat 94-96 all the […]
The ‘Road Show’ ran a touch too long in the end.
The debuting Luke Haymes and Artur Akhtyamov will both dress for the Maple Leafs against an Islanders team in a do-or-die situation (6:45 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on what he’s hoping to see from his team as goaltender Artur Akhtyamov and forward Luke Haymes make their Leafs/NHL debuts: They’ve got to […]
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