Tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Vegas Golden Knights in a return match from last week. Here are three key things that Maple Leafs fans should look for in the game. First, who can take their eyes off Auston Matthews, who leads the league with 52 goals? Despite not scoring in the last game
Mark Giordano
To be blunt, the Boston Bruins came to town and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs quite easily by a score of 5-2. The Maple Leafs’ performance in last night’s game had to be disappointing for most fans. The Maple Leafs simply made too many mistakes, and it seemed that the Bruins took advantage of most
The calendar year 2022 has come to a close. The NHL season is such that it encompasses two calendar years. As a result, the Toronto Maple Leafs played 52 games of the 2021-22 season in 2022 amassing a record of 34-13-5 in that period. They then played 37 games of the 2022-23 season in 2022, finishing
There have been some unique moments in NHL history that have occurred on this date. In California, two heated rivals closed out an old barn with a crazy preseason game while another franchise made its league debut. Plus, an all-time great was born in Quebec and three long-time NHLers hung up their skates. Feisty Finale
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at what the Tampa Bay Lightning are doing to copycat the Maple Leafs. Second, I’ll share what I think the value of defenseman Mark Giordano is to the team. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Puljujärvi, Murray, Marner & Mete Third,
The Old Prof and I have been collaborating on Toronto Maple Leafs’ articles for over a year now and I can’t adequately express how much fun it has been. We both share a lot of the same views about the game and the Maple Leafs but we look at things differently. We seem to enhance
There were many similarities between Game 1 of the series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs and Game 5 Tuesday night, which saw the Maple Leafs come back from being down 2-0 to win the game 4-3. Looking back to the first game, which seemed to happen so long ago, the
The measure of a great NHL defenseman is more than just his statistics. While the numbers count, truly great blueliners are defined by much more including leadership, toughness, and longevity. The Calgary Flames have had many memorable defensemen over their 41 years in Cowtown, from lightning fast skaters to bone-crushing body checkers to Norris Trophy
Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils by a score of 3-2. It was the first game for two newcomers from the Seattle Kraken, Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell. The game was a tight five-on-five affair, but the Maple Leafs special teams rose up to beat the Devils. However, it wasn’t
It took some time and there was a long delay after the first reports surfaced, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have made their move. While teams like the Florida Panthers got better with the additions of Ben Chiarot and Claude Giroux, and the Tampa Bay Lightning added Brandon Hagel, Maple Leafs’ GM Kyle Dubas had
Devils not into Dvorak and looking for goaltending Jimmy Murphy: Confirming that the New Jersey Devils are not interested in Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak. Jim Biringer: Frank Seravalli said on the Daily Faceoff Show that the New Jersey Devils are looking for goaltending. The Devils appear to have fallen out of live with Mackenzie
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Calgary Flames outbid the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals for Calle Jarnkrok. The Florida Panthers giving up assets for Ben Chiarot may not take them out of the running for Claude Giroux, who may prefer the Panthers over the Colorado Avalanche. The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings,
Scouting the Bruins and Coyotes Conor Ryan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Boston Bruins and Arizona Coyotes game include the New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils (2), Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks. Manson may be good Leafs fit but would he come? Three Kraken that
Tracy Myers of NHL.com: The Florida Panthers don’t expect to break up their goalie tandem of Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight before the March 21st trade deadline. Panthers GM Bill Zito: “I’m pretty comfortable. We have two excellent goaltenders and I think they’re both capable and I’m excited.” Zito on how his team has got
Canucks among the teams interested in Kuzmenko Rick Dhaliwal: The Vancouver Canucks are one of the many teams who have reached out to KHLs Andrei Kuzmenko’s agent, Dan Milstein. When his KHL season is over, teams will start talking to Kuzmenko. In 45 games this season with St. Petersburg the 26-year old has 53 points.
The daily “NHL Talk” column is your go-to for quotes from the top storylines in the NHL. Listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Talk, these are the top storylines with quotes from players, coaches, managers, and more: Kraken’s Giordano
Scouting the Coyotes and Kings Craig Morgan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Arizona Coyotes – Los Angeles Kings game: Anaheim Ducks, Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Seattle Kraken, New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings. Avs scouting the Coyotes Adrian Dater: Something to keep an eye
Scouting the Maple Leafs and Penguins on Thursday David Pagnotta: Scouts listed to attend Thursday’s Toronto Maple Leafs – Pittsburgh Penguins game: Columbus Blue Jackets (2), Dallas Stars (2), Ottawa Senators, Vegas Golden Knights, Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Kraken, New York Rangers, Calgary Falmes and the Florida Panthers. Flames AGM Craig Conroy