Very rarely do we need an excuse to get pumped up for a showdown at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens. Not the typical Saturday night showdown we’re accustomed to, especially when Carey Price and Brendan Gallagher are out with injuries. Nonetheless you can always count on the Habs to want to play spoiler … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they have acquired centre Riley Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a conditional 7th round selection: Nash was injured earlier in the week, so this could add a little bit of cap gymnastics for the Leafs in the coming days: As for the conditions, the … Read more
With the combination of the Nashville Predators turning their season around, which in turn has appeared to have taken them out of the sellers market and a trade that saw Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac head to the New York Islanders, Leafs fans have had to reimagine who may be the team’s main target heading … Read more
Is there anything better than b2b games on Easter Sunday and the first Monday back at work after a long weekend? Especially when puck drops at 9:00 pm and 9:30 pm respectively? My sleep schedule certainly doesn’t think so. It also didn’t help that a jolt of adrenaline hit my body around 11:30 as the … Read more
If you watched the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames game on Sunday night and happened to pick up your phone and check twitter halfway through the second period – you’d think Calgary under Coach Daryl Suter was a bottom feeding team we were supposed to easily beat 6-1. Calgary needs no motivation to come … Read more
The Leafs will face the Flames for the first time since shutting them out a couple of weeks ago in Toronto. It’s been a rocky road against the Flames, with Matt Tkachuk giving Toronto goalkeeper, Jack Campbell, a flying knee from the top rope, which started the goalies downward spiral into injury way back in … Read more
The Leafs took the lead in the season series against the Jets on Wednesday night, but way of a 3-1 win. Now 3-2 on the year, these two teams are playing for top spot in the North. At the moment the Leafs have the edge, as they sit 3pts up on Winnipeg and 4pts up … Read more
It’s hard to always find a game to game narrative halfway through a condensed season where you play the same 5 teams over and over again. Sometimes it’s just the better team that wins, the one with the hotter goalie, the one with better puck luck or the more rested team. Sometimes it’s a combination … Read more
The battle of the best of the North will continue tonight, with both teams winning two games each up to this point in the season. With 6 of the Leafs’ next 14 games being played against the Jets, they need to figure out a way to beat this team regularly. Winnipeg plays the heaviest game … Read more
The Leafs goalie woes continue, as backup (starter?) goaltender Jack Campbell isn’t feeling quite right….. again. Campbells 3 straight starts last week are the most he has managed to string together this season, as the team turns to third string puck-stopper, Michael Hutchinson, in an attempt to stymie the production of the most dangerous duo … Read more