The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning is always a fun and strong matchup, and this duel was no different. Nikita Kucherov was ruled out for this game, while Toronto welcomed Matthews Knies and Auston Matthews back to the lineup. “As the game went on, I felt a little bit better. Still felt a… read more

After not playing since last Saturday, the Maple Leafs were back in action against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers. Florida was able to control Toronto all game, ending Toronto’s 4-game win streak, and ending their own 4-game skid in the process. Anthony Stolarz made 19 saves in his return to Florida since… read more

On a rare Leaf Sunday night, the Buds, for the first time, take on the Utah Hockey Club. This game marked another debut for Toronto, as Alex Nylander – brother of William Nylander – made his debut in the blue and white. Alex started the game off on the third line, but he found himself… read more

On a cold, Wednesday night, the Leafs face off against the Vegas Golden Knights. Both teams went into the game looking to grab their 12th win on the season. Both teams were without their captains with Toronto’s Auston Matthews missing his seventh straight game and Vegas’ Mark Stone missing his sixth. This game marked the… read more

In a game that was touted to be a tight, close hockey game, it was a mess that turned into a high energy game for both hockey clubs. Both clubs scored early, with Adam Henrique (2) scoring first and Bobby McMann (6) scoring not long after. Connor McDavid scored on the powerplay to begin the… read more

Year in and year out, John Tavares is routinely disrespected and ignored, solely based on his monetary value to the Maple Leafs. This fact, makes John Tavares one of the most overlooked players in the NHL. John Tavares signed a 7-year, $77M deal on July 1st, 2018, making him the highest paid player at the… read more

Playing in the second half of a back-to-back, the Leafs played a strong 60 minutes to secure their 9th win of the season. In what Craig Berube coins “low event” periods, that is exactly what the first period of this game was. Toronto only allowed two shots from the Montreal offense through 20 minutes. Toronto… read more

Is this team really better without Auston Matthews? They’ve only allowed 2 goals in the last 4 games that they have played without their star goal scorer. Toronto enters the first half of a back-to-back against the division rival Red Wings. Stolarz gets the crease against veteran Cam Talbot. In the annual Hockey Hall of… read more

With their captain Auston Matthews being sidelined as reported earlier in the day, the Leafs had no business playing as well as they did in this game. This game featured Max Domi getting reps with the top line, and a powerplay that returned to the 4 forward, 1 defenseman look that we’re so used to… read more

On Saturday night, the Toronto Raptors paid homage and honored one of the franchises greatest legends as Vince Carter made an appearance at Scotiabank Arena when his jersey number would be retired by the team and sent into the rafters. Carter became the first Raptor to have their jersey retired, and vinsanity has a long… read more