Matthew Knies and Rasmus Andersson I’m going to start with this asinine statement for two reasons. The first is to talk about what Rasmus Andersson is worth, but more importantly it’s to talk about just how good Matthew Knies really is: The first to report that the Leafs are pursuing Andersson was Jay Rosehill, who … Read more
Last night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes was yet another microcosm of what is wrong with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As I watched William Nylander and Auston Matthews coast through the neutral zone on the backcheck with straight legs, as they watched a 4-on-3 develop and turn into a goal against (goal #2 of 5 … Read more
After last nights win against the Utah Mammoth, the Leafs now sit in 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference. They’re just 2pts behind the division and conference leading… Montreal Canadiens? Huh. Good for them. It’s far too early in the season to watch the standings and that goes double in … Read more
I haven’t had much time to write these days. Life gets busy, so I’ll leave it to the folks that have….. Lastly, the latest from Luke Fox, who hasn’t posted a link on “X” yet. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/unacceptable-no-celebrating-maple-leafs-wild-comeback-over-penguins/
After seven games the Leafs are sitting with a 3-3-1 record, which you would think isn’t too bad at first glance, but there’s definitely something wrong within the group. A Fissure Appears We’ll start with the public cry for help from the teams starting goaltender, Anthony Stolarz. By now I assume we’ve all seen the … Read more
Do I even need to write anything? This is a guy that sounds like a future coach and he just ripped his team a new one. So, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to buy a Stolarz jersey while you press play on this video and cheer him on. I will point out a few … Read more
When the Leafs lost Mitch Marner we all knew there would be certain setbacks. For starters, they didn’t have another prime option to QB the 1st powerplay unit. Marner did an excellent job there, despite some wanting to believe otherwise based on their opinion of the person, not the player. The question I have now … Read more
These “fresh sheet” posts don’t generally come during the actual season. There’s lots of things to talk about, such as solid first games from Anthony Stolarz and Morgan Rielly, the play of the newest Leafs and/or how the biggest 2026 free agents (McDavid, Eichel, Connor etc) are all starting to re-sign with their teams. As … Read more
We’ll start this Monday morning off with some good news: Many believed that Stolarz would sign an extension similar to Chicago’s Spencer Knight (3 years, $5.833M AAV), or even Seattle’s Joey Daccord (5 years, $5M AAV). If he had signed a similar deal it would have represented a bit of a gamble on the Leafs’ … Read more
We’re all sick of talking about Mitch Marner… that even includes Leafs captain, Auston Matthews Always a solid read from Anthony Petrielli over at MLHS: There was a reason I was a fan of the Pezzetta signing and this is it: Can’t wait for the real games to start. I’m predicting a much more physical … Read more