The Blue Jays are off to a dream start to the World Series, but the Maple Leafs are officially under .500 now, and it’s not looking so rosy in Leafland. This game was a whirlwind from the start. Just five minutes and one second into the game, it was already 1-1. Mattias Samuelsson opened the […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 3-4-1. On the team’s performance: Obviously, it’s just the loss, right? I loved the effort tonight. I thought we did a lot of good things. We competed extremely hard. The backend is banged up, […]
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Dodgers @ Jays
With Philippe Myers and Dakota Mermis stepping in for the injured Morgan Rielly and Chris Tanev, and a new mix of combinations up front, the Maple Leafs’ lineup is significantly changed as they try to get back on track against the Buffalo Sabres (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Matthew Knies on his […]
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The road trip will not get easier for the San Jose Sharks, as the team heads to New Jersey for the second half of the back-to-backs. The Sharks will face the red hot New Jersey Devils tonight, a team that’s 6-1-0 for the season. New Jersey is at the top of the Metropolitan Division and hasn’t lost since the first game of the season, a 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Since then, the Devils have rolled through the Lightning, Blue Jackets, Panthers, Oilers, Maple Leafs and Wild, outscoring t...
Ahead of Friday’s game in Buffalo, Craig Berube discussed his expectations for the Matthews-Nylander and Tavares-Knies pairs, Easton Cowan re-entering the lineup, and Nick Robertson sitting out as a healthy scratch. Game Day Lines – October 24 Leafs lines at practice McMann – Matthews – NylanderKnies – Tavares – MaccelliJoshua – Roy – Cowan Lorentz […]
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After an ultimately disappointing 2024-25 season for the Toronto Marlies, many players will be looking for a bounce-back effort in the 2025-26 campaign. One prospect certainly in need of a rebound season is Ryan Tverberg. The Ontario native enters the final year of his entry-level contract with much to prove to himself and the organization. […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without goaltender Joseph Woll due to a leave of absence, but great news for them as he is rejoining the team and will resume activities. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that goaltender Joseph Woll is rejoining the team and will resume team activities and on-ice participation as part of the return-to-play process. — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) October 24, 2025 Anthony Stolarz has been holding down the net and playing pretty well, but has already called out the...
Or is that Ottawa, and Buffalo is their third home?
Big Dumper, we hardly knew ye. Yes, I know I’m a hockey columnist, and we’ll get to that. But the big news up in Canada these days is all about baseball, with the Blue Jays dramatic Game 7 win over the Mariners on Monday sending them to the World Series, which starts tonight in Toronto. It won’t shock you to learn that I’m a Blue Jays fan and have been since I was a little kid, so I’m obviously thrilled to see the team make it back to the top of the mountain after three decades. But I ha...
*Well, that sure was a hockey game last night, huh? Something like that. RECAP !
*We got a little update from the org yesterday on the progress being made by Rasmus Risotlainen, who is a real person, and also Oliver Bonk. [ BSH ]
*Owen Tippett is having himself a great start to the season, which is cool, but apparently he is also the team DJ? Which is kind of even cooler?? [ Inquirer ]
*We were all a little worried about what kind of season Cam York might have after missing the ...
After Thursday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed his new line combinations with Matthews-Nylander and Knies-Tavares, John Tavares closing in on 500 career goals, Scott Laughton and Morgan Rielly’s status, and withstanding Chris Tanev’s absence. Practice Lines – October 23 Leafs lines at practice McMann – Matthews – NylanderKnies – Tavares – MaccelliJoshua – Roy – Cowan […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for something to shake up their forward group, and for now, a shuffling of the lines will have to do. But according to insider Pierre LeBrun, speaking on TSN Insider Trading , the Leafs are among the teams checking in with the Columbus Blue Jackets on disgruntled forward Yegor Chinakhov. The 24-year-old started the season with three straight healthy scratches, and has played an average of just 8:41 per game in the three contests he's played of la...
On October 23rd in 2008, Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic delivered a crushing check against Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn shattering the TD Garden glass early in the second period of play.
Neither player was injured during the incident though a few front row fans were cut by glass. Toronto beat Boston that night by a score of 4-2.
That's today in NHL history.
After years of bouncing around pro hockey, the veteran defenseman has finally found a home team in the Connecticut capital.
One of Toronto's more exciting late round picks has been showing signs of the breakout that I had been expecting/hoping for.
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs’ disappointing losses to Seattle and New Jersey, Anthony Stolarz’s controversial comments, the disjointed forward lineup, and their concern level about Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies’ starts to the season. Episode Topics What is the concern level after a 3-3-1 start for […]
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After Wednesday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the latest updates on Chris Tanev, Scott Laughton, and Joseph Woll, as well as his team’s recent losses and the play of the Matthews-Knies line. Why did you decide to make today’s practice optional? Berube: We have back-to-back games coming up. We have an early game on Saturday here […]
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I got a lot of texts like this on Monday night: For all the talk about hockey, Canada comes alive when the Blue Jays are doing well. Bolstered by being the only team that’s broadcast across the country, not unlike the way TBS made the Atlanta Braves a nationwide brand in the 90s, 40 million-odd […]
Last Devils Game The Devils defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 5-2 in Toronto last night. Sheldon Keefe finally defeated his former team. The Devils won their 5th game in a row. Jake Allen played fantastic. Jack Hughes scored a hat trick (and now has 6 goals in his last 3 games, […]
Leafs have a couple of days to think this over and maybe answer the key question.
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 3-3-1. On where the game got away from the team: In the second period, we put ourselves in a hole, obviously. It’s been a concern this year. We don’t manage the game in […]
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After being held without a goal through the first three games of the season, Jack Hughes is officially on a tear. He scored his first of the year in the home opener against the Florida Panthers, twice on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers, and he followed that up with a hat trick tonight, as the […]
At least they showed some fight?
This is a serious test of the team.