“I thought the execution was great. The first 10 [minutes] were as good as we’ve played for a long time. [Rochester] didn’t touch the puck much, and we were doing a good job of spending time in their end, wearing out the back of the net, and making them defend. That just sends the right […]
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On the first day of the NHL GM meetings in Florida, GM Brad Treliving discussed Matthews’ injury, the Radko Gudas suspension, and the Leafs’ path forward heading into the offseason with TSN’s Geno Reda. Most importantly, how is Auston Matthews doing? What are you seeing as the timeline for his injury? Treliving: Well, he is […]
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In November of 2011, then-Bruin Milan Lucic was chasing down a loose puck in Boston. Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, identifying that he could prevent a mini-breakaway, charged out and played the puck. Lucic lost the race, but he decided to plow right through Miller in open ice anyway. Nobody on the Sabres responded, and Lucic […]
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BO Groulx is the best Maple Leaf ever.
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The Islanders begin their last road “trip” of the regular season as they head north of the border for visits to tanking Toronto and still playoff-holding Montreal and playoff-hopeful Ottawa. After this trip, they’ll finish with 10 of 12 games at home and only single-game trips to make up those two away games in Buffalo […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 29-27-12. On the team “sitting back” in the third period with a 3-0 lead, but ultimately withstanding the scare: Well, I don’t think we sat back. They just came hard. I didn’t think we […]
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The Maple Leafs’ team plane made it through the winter storm for a Sunday night battle in Saint Paul against a hungry Wild team that’s lost three of its last four games (7:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the challenge defensively against the Wild, especially with Oliver Ekman-Larsson absent due […]
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Just like that iconic old E.F. Hutton slogan, but with a twist: When Connor McDavid talks, people listen. Everyone around hockey is talking about the controversial five-game suspension handed out to Radko Gudas for ending Auston Matthews' season with a brutal knee-on-knee hit. So, of course, McDavid was asked to weigh in on it. He spoke to the media in Edmonton on Sunday, and said it's time for "a better way" to hand out punishment: I think the (NHL’s Department of Player Safety) ...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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Maybe it was the shutout that clinched it. The Toronto Maple Leafs have been thoroughly impressed by the play of 24-year-old netminder Artur Akhtyamov with the Marlies this season. And Saturday night's shutout wasn't the only reason they've now signed him to a new three-year contract. But the timing was impeccable. 🚨 BREAKING: The Maple Leafs have announced that they have EXTENDED G Artur Akhtyamov to a three-year contract. The deal starts as a two-way contract for the 2026–27 season and then ...
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SEGABABA time - only two more sets of back-to-backs left!
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At least we hope they are.
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 28-27-12. On the team’s performance: I thought the team competed hard. Buffalo is playing extremely well. They’re good at home. But I thought we hung in there and got a point. Yeah, there […]
The post Craig Berube on the Leafs’ physicality in Buffalo: “I’ve been preaching it all year, to be honest with you… That was one area where we competed pretty hard tonight...
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I guess we’re cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs to beat the Buffalo Sabres tonight. The gap could be two points to first place at the end of the night if that happens.
First period
Mike Matheson tries to start the game with a hit in the neutral zone, and it looked like he caught Igor Chernyshov in the face with his hands. I think Chernyshov was knocked out immediately, as he well to the ice without using his arms to brace himself. He hits his hard on the ice, and appears to ha...
From Eyes On The Prize
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On Saturday Headlines, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman provided his latest intel on the fallout around the league and within the Maple Leafs organization after the Radko Gudas knee on Auston Matthews, whose season is over due to a Grade 3 MCL tear. Friedman on the level of league-wide chatter about the incident: At this time of […]
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The season from hell continues for the Maple Leafs, who are now without their captain as they wrap up the season series against the Buffalo Sabres (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC). Game Day Quotes Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff on what kind of crowd he is expecting in Buffalo tonight, with the Leafs’ current struggles: I […]
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Ahead of Saturday’s game in Buffalo, head coach Craig Berube discussed Radko Gudas’ five-game suspension, Auston Matthews’ season-ending injury, and the continuation of a rollercoaster season in Toronto. What was your reaction to the five-game suspension for Radko Gudas? Berube: Looking at it, we lose our guy — our captain — for the year. I […]
The post Craig Berube on Gudas’ five-game suspension: “You lose your star player for the year, and the guy is a repeat offender… It just doesn’t seem...
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The first of a back-to-back.
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Comparing Matvei Michkov and Owen Tippett to each other without knowing which stat line belongs to who.
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Auston Matthews' agent calls it " laughable and preposterous". NHL Player Safety has suspended Radko Gudas for five games for his brutal, deliberate knee-on-knee hit that ended Matthews' season last night. Radko Gudas gets a five-game suspension for kneeing Auston Matthews from @NHLPlayerSafety . The #leafs just announced that Matthews is done for the season as a result of that hit. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 14, 2026 Gudas was given a game misconduct and a five-minute majo...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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Enough with critiquing the player response, let's focus on the real guilty party.
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“The first 10 minutes were the only time we weren’t happy with our game. They took it to us… They’re a desperate hockey team that has only won once in its last 10 games. We let them get out to that [2-0] lead, but I thought we did a lot of good things. We had […]
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The Kade Anderson Revolution will be televised. Tonight’s match-up against the Dodgers will be broadcast on SNLA, and it’s an evening game, so you might even get to watch it. Of course, it’s up against the WBC Quarterfinals, so maybe your attention will be divided. The Mariners are mostly going with the B-Squad for tonight’s […]
From Lookout Landing
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The word has come down from the Toronto Maple Leafs following an MRI on Friday afternoon for captain Auston Matthews. He has a Grade 3 MCL tear plus a quad contusion and is done for the season. Auston Matthews will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season with a grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion. pic.twitter.com/FjZEvwPN31 — TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) March 13, 2026 The injury was suffered Thursday night when Radko Gudas delivered a brutal high-speed knee-on-knee hit on Matthews. Ac...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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Radko Gudas's suspension is not yet known.
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“I thought we were focused and doing the right things. We were predictable [in our play] and did it with all four lines and seven defensemen. We have to continue to play like that with the same urgency.” – John Gruden Despite the absence of some key offensive producers, the Toronto Marlies delivered plenty of […]
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