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Matthew Lombardi Traded To Phoenix

  The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt Matthew Lombardi to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for a conditional draft pick. TSN’s Darren Dreger is reporting that the Leafs will receive a fourth round…Read More

Festivus: Airing Of Grievances

The Leafs go into the Christmas break in a much better position than they were last season, and there’s a lot to be thankful for. But, we’re Leaf fans, so we always have something to complain…Read More

30 Grades After 30 Games: Checking Forwards + Prospects

Moving on from the “top-six” forwards on the Leafs, today we’ll look at the so-called checking lines and prospects that have chipped in for the Buds this season. Colby Armstrong - Another…Read More

Will It Be A December To Remember In Toronto?

With Saturday’s disappointing defeat in Boston, the Leafs put an up-and-down November squarely in the rearview mirror. While it wasn’t exactly the sizzling 7-3-1 record they pulled off in October,…Read More

Banged Up Leafs Need To Salvage November

I said it at the end of October, talking about the upcoming month of November – “given the Leafs’ current state of affairs, you’d have to be happy coming away with 7 or 8 wins, and it’s…Read More

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The Good, The Bad And A Frickin’ Laser Show

I’ve been trying to come up with something for post-games. When the Leafs win, I’m usually…Read More

Game 1: Leafs vs. Habs

I dunno about the rest of you, but I feel like a kid on Christmas with the season’s first real…Read More

What Does The Acquisition of Dave Steckel Tell Us?

First of all, let me start by saying that I could not be a bigger fan of this last-minute pickup. Steckel…Read More

Leafs Grab Bag – Cuts, Suspensions, Injuries and Twitter?

It was an eventful weekend in Leaf Nation, starting with a home-and-home against the Red Wings on Friday…Read More

Take Your Pick: Kadri Or Frattin?

Quick – gun to your head – pick which youngster will have a better 82-game season. Thankfully,…Read More

Should They Stay Or Should They Go (to the Marlies)?

In the wake of a home-and-home sweep at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres, the Leafs made sweeping cuts…Read More

Training Camp Battles: 1C (Also Known As “He Who Plays With Kessel”)

With the preseason opener just over 3 weeks away, the Leafs’ lineup is far from set in stone. While…Read More

Five Burning Questions – Schenn, Stamkos, Kadri, Playoffs???

Well, another week has come and gone and there hasn’t been a whole hell of a lot gone on in the…Read More

Strength in Numbers for Leafs’ Bottom Six Centers

With today’s signing of Darryl Boyce, the Leafs added yet another gritty, defensively minded forward…Read More