TSN’s Pierre LeBrun sparked an intriguing debate on Thursday’s OverDrive when he floated a bold scenario involving the Toronto Maple Leafs. With Igor Shesterkin potentially resetting the market for goaltenders, LeBrun asked if the Leafs should consider pursuing him if they exit the playoffs early and Mitch Marner remains unsigned. “If the Leafs get bounced…
William Nylander left the Toronto Maple Leafs’ preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday after a first-period collision. The incident occurred when Nick Robertson, in an attempt to push Nylander forward, inadvertently caused him to lose his balance and fall headfirst into the leg of Montreal’s Christian Dvorak. Nylander went directly to the locker…
Auston Matthews will be sitting out the Toronto Maple Leafs’ preseason game tonight, but his absence is not causing much concern. The star forward, who scored 69 goals last season and is nearing 400 career goals, left practice with what head coach Craig Berube described as an “upper body thing.” A video on Thursday showed…
Mitch Marner made headlines recently with his candid comments on William Nylander’s upcoming documentary, stating he probably wouldn’t watch it. And, as most Marner comments do, they’ve garnered a mixed response from Toronto Maple Leafs fans. Marner was asked about the show, specifically because it previews a moment between himself and William Nylander, where Nylander…
The Toronto Marlies and a spattering of Toronto Maple Leafs’ regulars ventured into Canada’s capital to take on the Ottawa Senators in the second of two home and home preseason games. This was the polar opposite of the first game in Toronto, not only with who dressed for each team but in how the game…
Imagine you’re Craig Berube, the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. You’ve just coached your first preseason game, rolling out what was likely your best lineup, and yet you lost 6-5 to the young and hungry Ottawa Senators. It’s not the result you hoped for, but preseason is about learning, not necessarily winning….
There was a little bit of panic in Toronto on Tuesday as Auston Matthews left the team skate early and didn’t return. It wasn’t clear at the time why he left as Mark Masters reported there was “no obvious issue”, but that didn’t stop Leafs Nation from assuming the worst. It turns out that the…
The Toronto Maple Leafs may need to make a strategic trade to create cap space if they hope to sign Max Pacioretty off his PTO. One possible move comes from the Puck Pedia GM feature and could involve trading forward Calle Jarnkrok to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2025 6th-round pick. While…
Before I begin, I would like to share two thoughts I had while going into the preseason game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. The first is that a team generally dresses their best players in the preseason in front of a hometown crowd. In contrast, the team on the road usually dresses…
In a back-and-forth preseason matchup, the Toronto Maple Leafs fell short against the Ottawa Senators, losing 6-5 in overtime. Despite a high-scoring affair, several key performances and issues stood out. Here are three takeaways from the game: Although it’s not one of the three takeaways, Max Pacioretty had a surprisingly strong game for the Maple…
