My colleague Andrew Forbes shared a curious statistic with me recently, the Toronto Maple Leafs “Core Four” of John Tavares, William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner have combined to score 49 percent of all the points for their team. They also take up 49 percent of the team’s salary cap. #LeafsForever core 4 forwards
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In what might have been one of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best games of the season, they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road by a score of 5-2. The win is a bit of revenge for the 4-2 loss the team suffered at the same hands of this team last week. Perhaps even more
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Some say Mitch Marner doesn’t have an issue with Sheldon Keefe TSN: Darren Dreger when asked if there was any fallout from Mitch Marner being briefly benched on Sunday. “Well, I can tell you first of all, emphatically, some close to
It hasn’t been easy, but the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be back on track. The sky looks a bit brighter today than it did on Thursday morning. Last night, the team beat the hard-working and much-improved Ottawa Senators by a score of 3-2. For those fans who like good hockey games just for the
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll look at Alex Steeves’ background, both within the organization and prior to his signing. Second, I’ll share some not-surprising news (at least to me) that William Nylander is being tried out at the center – at least until John Tavares returns. Related: Most Games
On September 27, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that team captain John Tavares was injured and would be out for about three weeks with an oblique injury. If Tavares were to miss exactly three weeks, it would put him out until October 18. By that date, the Maple Leafs will have played four games of
This is our fifth Toronto Maple Leafs’ player review. First, we wrote about Auston Matthews and what we believe makes him the best player in Maple Leafs’ franchise history. Second, we looked at why we believe that Mitch Marner is so underrated. Third, we looked at Michael Bunting and shared his good fortune and the
This is our fourth Toronto Maple Leafs’ player review. First, we wrote about Auston Matthews and what we believe makes him the best player in Maple Leafs’ franchise history. Second, we looked at why we believe that Mitch Marner is so underrated. Third, we looked at Michael Bunting and shared his good fortune, as well
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at what seems – in the light of the recent history of signings – to be Kyle Dubas’ conservative style in terms of the length of contracts. I have to admit that, in my thinking, I have been pondering what Jon
In any season, there are always going to be players that are going to be heavily scrutinized. With the Toronto Maple Leafs, that scrutiny is even more magnified given the fan base and attention from the mainstream media. Even though there have been bright spots in a player’s career, it’s what’s happened recently that’ll garner
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I speculate about what might happen with young Nick Robertson this season. Second, I look at the team’s third line construction and praise how valuable it was to the team’s success last season. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Physicality, Nylander & Kessel Third, I
In our series of articles ranking the play of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ players using five-on-five, on-ice stats tracked by naturalstattrick, we are going today to look at the defensive play of the top twelve Maple Leafs’ forwards in the 2021-22 regular season. We will be ranking them in Shot-Attempts Against, Shots Against, Scoring-Chances Against, High-Danger
Dallas began their four-game road trip with a disappointing 4-0 loss on Tuesday night at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs jumped to an early 2-0 lead and never looked back as Dallas struggled all game long. Stars Drop Third Straight at Crucial Time While losing three straight is never ideal, doing
There’s no dilemma for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ll visit the Detroit Red Wings tonight and the team is looking to do two things. First, it’s seeking to build some momentum after their 3-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Second, it’s looking to extend it’s boring, low-event hockey. That’s exactly what
There’s no doubt that Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares’ contract isn’t the friendliest one on the team. General manager Kyle Dubas made a major splash in 2018, signing the hometown kid to a seven-year, $77 million deal. After scoring 47 goals and 88 points in his first season, Tavares didn’t follow that up as
We want to start this post by acknowledging something a reader wrote in the comments section recently. Long-time THW reader gcmgome wrote, “Sorry but my eyes glaze over when these types of stats are dragged out.” We sympathize. We get the same way when we’re reading articles with extensive stats or charts. As writers, we value
It was back on October 18, when the New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 2-1 score in overtime. On Thursday night, the Maple Leafs turned the tables on the Rangers, defeating their Metro Division foe 2-1 in regulation this time. It marked the second game in a row that the Maple
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Tuukka Rask is not only skating again, he’s eyeing a return and hopes to play for Team Finland at the Olympics. Meanwhile, Tucker Poolman is set to have a heading with the NHL DoPS. There are updates for the Toronto Maple Leafs when it comes to John Tavares and Jack