Vancouver Canucks News & Rumours: Sherwood, Lankinen & Boeser
The Vancouver Canucks found a way to win in St. Louis, and they needed every bit of grit they could muster. It wasn’t pretty. The Blues outshot them by more…
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The Maple Leafs Feel Disconnected Despite Their Talent
You can almost hear the sighs across Toronto. It’s October, and the Toronto Maple Leafs look, well, ordinary. Not bad, not disastrous, just… off. The kind of start that has…
3 Positives & Negatives From Maple Leafs’ Loss to the Blue Jackets
The Toronto Maple Leafs were outskated, outworked, and outscored in a 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night, falling to 5-5-1 on the season. Columbus, one of…
Oliver Kapanen Is Carving Out a Role With the Canadiens
At first glance, Oliver Kapanen might look like any other 22-year-old trying to make his mark in the NHL. Born in Timrå, Sweden, standing 6-foot-2 and 194 pounds, the second-round…
Ottawa Senators News & Rumours: Batherson, Stützle, Sanderson & Goalies
For the Ottawa Senators, the past two nights have been a tale of opposites — one game that made you believe this team might finally be figuring it out, and…
Kiefer Sherwood Is Forcing the Canucks to Take Notice
Every once in a while, a player shows up who forces a team to rethink its plans. For the Vancouver Canucks, that player right now is Kiefer Sherwood. The Sherwood…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Nylander, Knies, Domi & Blue Jays
For the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tuesday night’s 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames wasn’t a masterpiece, but it was the kind of victory Craig Berube will gladly take. It was…
Canucks–Rangers Could Be the Season’s Most Telling Matchup to Date
Tonight’s meeting between the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers might be one of the most intriguing games of the young NHL season. It’s not because either team has…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Woll, Nylander, Laughton & Injury Report
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames meet tonight at Scotiabank Arena in a matchup between two teams looking to build momentum — and perhaps steady their footing after uneven…
William Nylander’s Importance to the Maple Leafs Has Never Been Clearer
For the first time since April 4, 2022, William Nylander was absent from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup, ending a remarkable run of 267 consecutive regular-season games played. The productive…