4 Maple Leafs Questions Ahead of Game 5
There is no such thing as an unimportant playoff series. But with the Toronto Maple Leafs looking to reach the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in 23 years…
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Maple Leafs’ Team Name Carries Rich, Proud & Patriotic History
As we all know, the Toronto Maple Leafs are now deadlocked at 2-2 in their second round series with the Florida Panthers, as things shift back to Toronto for Game…
Maple Leafs’ Draft Work Has Led to Current Success
It might seem that the NHL Entry Draft hasn’t been a particularly important building tool for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The club has only held onto its first-round pick in…
Noted Neuroscientist Suggests Maple Leafs’ Stolarz Suffered Two Concussions in Game 1
In light of the head injury suffered by Anthony Stolarz in the second period of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 5-4 Game 1 win over the Florida Panthers (and his subsequent…
Maple Leafs Must Address Issues from Games 4 & 5 to Close Out Senators
Up 3-0 in their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators, it took two subsequent losses for doom and gloom to set in and for the spotlight to shine on…
How the 2025 Maple Leafs’ Playoff Roster Was Built
The growth and development of an NHL roster is never linear. There’s always ebbs and flows, departures and arrivals, new executive voices and opinions to consider and all sorts of…
Maple Leafs Protecting Core Four With Deep Playoff Run in Mind
It’s inarguable that this generation of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey has been defined – for better or worse – by four players. The quartet of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William…
Former Maple Leafs on Other Teams in the 2025 Playoffs
It feels like every postseason brings about familiar foes – players returning to previous home cities to face former teammates who they used to battle alongside. In these playoffs, Mikko…
Revisiting the Maple Leafs’ Playoff Dominance of the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario
With a new generation of the Battle of Ontario set to get underway, fans understand that there is little that connects the current Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators with…
Reviewing the Maple Leafs’ Strong 2024 Free Agent Class
Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Brian Burke used to say that more mistakes were made by NHL executives on July 1 (the first day of free agency) than…