Toronto Star 4 hours ago
Struggling Leafs learning the hard way
Opponents are adjusting after the Leafs’ flying start, and even Auston Matthews and John Tavares are suddenly finding chances tough to come by. The solution is hard — and doable.
Toronto Star 6 hours ago
Rosie DiManno: Maple Leafs play generous hosts to Bozak’s Blues
After a video tribute and a little chirping in Tyler Bozak’s return to Toronto, the fun kind of stopped for Mitch Marner and the blue and white — who can’t buy a goal all of a sudden, Rosie DiManno writes.
Toronto Sun 6 hours ago
Blues the latest team to clog up Maple Leafs
By the end of Saturday’s 4-1 loss, Mike Babcock was probably looking for an industrial size bottle of Liquid Plumber to pour across the St. Louis Blues side of centre. Clogged ice, with big bodies, active sticks and a few Jake Allen saves stymied the Leafs in their second straight defeat, with one goal to […]
CBC News 7 hours ago
Leafs' offence stalls again in loss to Blues
Jake Allen made 22 saves, Ryan O'Reilly scored his first goal with St. Louis, and the Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday. The Leafs have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season following five consecutive wins.
Toronto Sun 7 hours ago
Leafs’ offence continues to produce little as Blues exit Toronto with victory
So much for following through on coach Mike Babcock’s thought process. The Maple Leafs coach, his team coming off a shutout loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, said on Saturday morning that he “would like to think we’re a desperate team.” As it turned out against the St. Louis Blues at Scotiabank Arena […]
Sportsnet.ca 7 hours ago
Maple Leafs forced to look in mirror as Bozak enjoys triumphant return
For a tedious stretch of 116 minutes and 37 seconds late this week, the talent-loaded Toronto Maple Leafs simply could not score. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
Sportsnet.ca 7 hours ago
Maple Leafs suffer second straight defeat after loss to Blues
Jake Allen made 22 saves, Ryan O’Reilly scored his first goal with St. Louis, and the Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
Pension Plan Puppets 7 hours ago
Maple Leafs feel the Blues, lose 4-1
A dispiriting loss for the Leafs First Period [19:39] The Leafs end the first shift by icing the puck when it was totally unnecessary to do so. Par for the course. [19:10] Early on, it looks like Nazem Kadri’s line will be used to match against the top St. Louis unit of Schwartz - Schenn - Tarasenko. They have a positive first shift, playing more offense than defense against that group. [17:06] The Leafs fourth line has a very successful ‘fourth line’ shift, where they completely dominate the Blues territorially, but create no actual offense. Still, that’s unambiguously a positive...
Pension Plan Puppets 11 hours ago
GDT: Got the Blues for Willie
Maybe they’ll lend us Bozak? St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game #8 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Location: Air Canada Scotiabank Centre Broadcast/Streaming: Hockey Night in Canada Lines in the preview! Opponent SBNation Site: St. Louis Gametime Y’all, what is this and is Patrik Laine invited: On October 21, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be hosting an afternoon of e-sports at Real Sports Bar & Grill in downtown Toronto. It’s the ultimate event to celebrate the Blue and White - for hockey fans and gamers alike. Watch the top 8 leaders in the Leafs Gaming League...
The Denver Post 11 hours ago
Chambers: Maple Leafs holdout William Nylander on the move
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a position of power with young holdout winger William Nylander.
Editor In Leaf 13 hours ago
Toronto Maple Leafs: Tyler Bozak Returns To Toronto
Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs host Tyler Bozak and the St. Louis Blues. This summer, The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their longest serving player. Tyler Bozak and his family packed their bags for St. Louis, Missouri. On July 1st, Bozak had agreed to a three year contract worth 15 million USD. Per CapFriendly, the average […] Toronto Maple Leafs: Tyler Bozak Returns To Toronto - Editor In Leaf - Editor In Leaf - A Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Toronto Star 14 hours ago
Damien Cox: The blown call, the chaos and the whistle
Things turned ugly for the Maple Leafs, and ref Kerry Fraser’s family, after Wayne Gretzky’s undetected high stick on Doug Gilmour in Game 6 of the 1993 conference final. In an excerpt from his new book — The Last Good Year: Seven Games That Ended An Era — Damien Cox takes a closer look at the incident and the aftershocks.
Toronto Sun 15 hours ago
Bozak returns to face Leafs; Matthews might have added motivation versus Blues
As much as Tyler Bozak said he will find it “weird” to play against the Maple Leafs for the first time in his National Hockey League career, the St. Louis Blues forward won’t forget what is most important on Saturday night. “I’ve been stressing on the guys that (the Leafs) are not a team we […]
Pension Plan Puppets 16 hours ago
Randy Carlyle thought hot brains caused concussions; what if cooling the brain works as treatment?
Remember when Randy Carlyle caused a stir with his theories on concussions? A new treatment seems to draw from the same well, but could it really help players recover? The year was 2013, the Maple Leafs were an okay team in the lockout-shortened season and were about to head to a first-round playoff matchup with the Boston Bruins. Randy Carlyle, the head coach, was two years away from being fired — the move that began the great changes in Toronto. Randy Carlyle had a theory In a game in April, Joffrey Lupul took a hit to the head and left the ice. In discussing his status, Carlyle said...
Editor In Leaf 17 hours ago
How the Toronto Maple Leafs Will Solve Contract Problems
The Toronto Maple Leafs contract problems are a bit overblown. William Nylander remains on the sidelines, Jake Gardiner is a pending unrestricted free-agent and both Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews are going to require massive new contracts. The Thing is, it’s not going to be as difficult to fit everyone in as it’s made out […] How the Toronto Maple Leafs Will Solve Contract Problems - Editor In Leaf - Editor In Leaf - A Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
