From Chicago to St. Louis: Will the Maple Leafs’ Depth Step Up?”
Some nights, you can feel the weight on a team before the puck even drops. Tonight, as the Toronto Maple Leafs face the St. Louis Blues, the loss against the…
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Canucks News and Rumours: Pettersson, Hughes, Patera & Kampf
Some nights, you can see the shape of the game long before it settles in. Game three of this road swing had that feel almost immediately. The Vancouver Canucks rolled…
Canucks News and Rumours: Pettersson, Hughes, Patera & Kampf
Some nights, you can see the shape of the game long before it settles in. Game three of this road swing had that feel almost immediately. The Vancouver Canucks rolled…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Matthews, Stolarz, Tanev, Berube & the Rule of 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ season has started with a shaky rhythm, and every loss seems to echo a common theme: depth is thin, mistakes are costly, and a few key…
David Kämpf Will Become Quiet Force for the Canucks
Every so often, you come across a player who never makes much noise but quietly earns respect shift by shift. That was David Kämpf for me during his time with…
4 Signs of Life From the Maple Leafs Game Against the Blackhawks
You don’t usually walk away from a fifth straight loss feeling oddly encouraged, but that’s where I landed after the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. For…
Easton Cowan’s Flashes of Fire Can Lift the Maple Leafs
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Chicago Blackhawks, 3–2, but if you only look at the scoreboard, you miss the real story. The team played hard. They…
Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson, Lankinen & Sasson
The Vancouver Canucks didn’t leave Raleigh with two points, but they went with a clearer sense of where they stand against a fast, aggressive Eastern Conference contender. A 4–3 overtime…
Maple Leafs Can’t Trade Their Way Out of This Mess
Every November in Toronto feels the same: the Toronto Maple Leafs wobble, fans tug at loose threads, and everyone wants to know if general manager Brad Treliving has a blockbuster…
3 Positives & 3 Negatives From Maple Leafs’ Loss to the Kings
The Toronto Maple Leafs had their chances against the Los Angeles Kings, and for stretches, they looked like a team in control. But hockey, as it often does, is a…