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Colin Miller, Toronto Maple Leafs trade rumours

Leafs Musings: Offseason trade ideas and a look at what’s coming on the Marlies

In the latest Leafs Musings, I'll take a look at some individual performances on the Toronto Marlies as they continue their strong playoff run...
Toronto Maple Leafs' bench

Mike Babcock to return as Toronto Maple Leafs head coach, per Kyle Dubas

After a few weeks of rampant media speculation, Kyle Dubas said on Monday what he wouldn't say directly in his end-of-season media availability: Mike...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins, Game 7

Game #7 Review: Boston Bruins 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1

Joke's on us for expecting anything different. Your game in ten: 1.  It’s a serious case of deja vu sitting here again reflecting on yet another...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins - NHL Playoffs

How can the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins?

Thanks to the NHL's divisional playoff format, the Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round matchup has been blatantly obvious for months now. A rematch with the...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs GM

Trade Deadline Preview: Toronto’s Unpredictable Deadline Day, Acquiring a Fourth Line Center, and Keeping...

It sure looks like this going to be an active trade deadline. There are plenty of quality forwards available and the buyers and sellers are...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner

Leafs Musings: Toronto’s Trade Deadline Plans, Fixing the Power Play, and the Return of...

In this week's edition of Leafs Musings, we'll cover the team's deadline outlook less than a week away from the February 25 trade freeze,...
Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Auston Matthews Contract Extension: Thoughts on the deal and the path forward

For a deal that ensured a legitimate superstar center is going to don a Leafs jersey for the next five and a half years,...
Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin

Leafs Musings: Evaluating the Jake Muzzin Trade, Patrick Marleau’s Rough Start, and Jeremy Bracco’s...

There is no shortage of topics this week, so let's get right into it. We'll cover the Jake Muzzin trade (of course), the departed Carl...
New Toronto Maple Leaf Jake Muzzin

Jake Muzzin: The Player, The Trade Value, and The Fit

Well, one day after writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs' need on defense, they went out and actually acquired a legitimately good defenseman in...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Igor Ozhiganov, Morgan Rielly

Leafs Notebook: Evaluating team needs, state of the defense at the All-Star Break

The NHL All-Star weekend is officially over, there are roughly 30 games left for each team, and the NHL trade deadline is under a...
Justin Faulk Toronto Maple Leafs trade rumours

Leafs Musings: Justin Faulk is the most realistic RHD target at the trade deadline

Justin Faulk is the realistic Toronto Maple Leafs trade deadline target no one is talking about. While Alex Pietrangelo, Dougie Hamilton and Colton Parayko would...
Toronto Marlies 2018-19 Season

Toronto Marlies 2018-19 Midseason Review & Player Grades

The Toronto Marlies passed the midway mark of the regular season with a pair of games against Rochester Americans last weekend. A win and a...
Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares

Leafs Musings: What Makes the Leafs Successful, Sandin’s Big WJC Showing, The Case For...

We're officially at the halfway point of the NHL season, and we also just saw some pretty unusual results at the World Junior Championship. It's...
Alex Pietrangelo: A Trade Target for the Toronto Maple Leafs?

Exploring an Alex Pietrangelo Bidding War With Boston, Colton Parayko, Jared Spurgeon, and Other...

The St. Louis Blues were in the middle of a playoff race when they traded Paul Stastny last season. Once again this year, they...
Auston Matthews and William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Musings: Adding the Real Nylander to the Lineup, Shopping Brown for a Rental,...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing some of their best hockey right now, even though William Nylander hasn't completely found his stride. Leafs fans can...
Rasmus Sandin of the Toronto Marlies

Rasmus Sandin is turning heads in the American Hockey League

Today's article will take a look at Rasmus Sandin of the Toronto Marlies, a defenseman who is already turning heads as an 18-year-old in...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake Gardiner

Leafs Musings: Toronto’s Impressive Forward Depth, Shifting the Defense Pairings & Prospect Notes

The Toronto Maple Leafs went 4-0 since my last article as Mitch Marner, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly continue to put on a show...

Reliving the first 88 games of Auston Matthews – Highlights, Commentary & Analysis

I started out my Auston Matthews video series on a whim. With the palpable excitement surrounding his debut, I recorded the first few games...
Nazem Kadri

Leafs Notebook – Offseason Edition

While the Maple Leafs have been relatively quiet this summer, the team should look drastically different than the one that opened the 2015-16 season when...
Maple Leaf fans at Maple Leaf Square

Toronto Maple Leafs fans got the Bloo Bloo Blues about the 2016 Offseason

Apparently everybody’s gone sad because Brendan Shanahan’s Leafs aren’t making the decisions we’d like to see. You know, the Leafs went and picked all those...

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