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

On October 28th, Jake McCabe resigned with the Toronto Maple Leafs, on a 5-year deal, worth an annual average value of $4.51M per season. Toronto acquired McCabe from Chicago in the 2022-23 season. Jake McCabe is your typical stay at home defender, who is gritty, physical, and not afraid to use his body to prevent… read more

Dallas TX – Saturday night at the American Airlines Center was somewhat of a going-away party for the Dallas Stars. The next time the Stars will be in action is five days from now on November 1st when they take on the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s Global Series at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland…. read more

A long week for Toronto, brings us to a week 3 record of 1-2-1 and an overall record on the season of 4-4-1. Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 2 What a game. In what always feels like playoff hockey, the Leafs and the Bolts meet again. The first period got off to a quick start, both teams… read more

With the season already underway, we have had a short look at the squad that will be iced for the Maple Leafs. In this article we’ll look at 3 Maple Leafs who are penciled in to have breakout seasons for the Buds. 1. Matthew Knies The easy, cop-out answer is Matthew Knies. Knies is entering… read more

It had been a long time coming. The Dallas Stars hadn’t won a game in Boston against the Bruins since 2018. Keyword…. Hadn’t. The Stars used five goals from five different forwards to pick up a big 5-2 win over the Bruins on Thursday night. Coming into the night, the Stars powerplay was struggling but… read more