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

Hockey is weird for many reasons, but the most bizarre part may be trying to construct a roster. Take the Pittsburgh Penguins, for example. They’re bad and old. After missing the postseason the past two years by mere points, the Pens have opened the 2024/2025 campaign with a 6-9-3 record, good enough for seventh place… 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

Much of the NHL had their eyes on the Dallas Stars’ matchup with the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon. For the Stars, it was their third straight game in a different country. Dallas finished the Global Series in Finland last weekend before returning to DFW to play on Tuesday and in Winnipeg on Saturday. Coming… 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

In week four of Leafs hockey, the Buds had 4 games on the slate, going 2-1-1, for an overall record of 6-5-2. Maple Leafs 6, Jets 4 If there’s one thing that stayed the same with this team, it’s the ability to come off hot after a terrible game. Last week, the Leafs got washed by Columbus,… read more

The entire country of Finland is made up of just 5.6 million people. Compare that to just DFW alone which has about 8.1 million people and people from the metroplex get an idea of how small Finland really is. However, some people living in the metroplex don’t need any idea of what Finland is like…… read more

On the eve of Halloween, the Maple Leafs trade defender Timothy Liljegren to the San Jose Sharks, in exchange for a conditional 3rd in 2025, 5th in 2026, and defender Matt Benning. Liljegren recently penned a 2-year, $6M contract in June of 2024. Liljegren unfortunately found himself outside of the Leafs lineup for most of… read more