With the off-season now in full swing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, General Manager Dave Nonis is no doubt deliberating on who to bring back and who to let go.
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As difficult as blowing a three-goal lead with just over 10 minutes to play was to handle, that small stretch shouldn’t define the entire season for Toronto.
The Leafs will be looking to ride momentum and complete a comeback from 3-1 down, while the Bruins will be hoping for someone to step up and give them some life.
The Boston Bruins picked up a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Buds first home playoff game in nine years.
With a playoff spot finally secured for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team can start to focus on strategy for the post-season.
The combination of the defense starting to slip a bit and weaker goaltending than the Leafs got earlier in the season, has seen Toronto face their first real adversity of the campaign.
It's rare that you get to see a player 'arrive' right before your eyes, but that's exactly what happened last night with Nazem Kadri.
In recent games the Leafs’ fourth line has made a small contribution that has actually affected the outcome of the game, in a positive way.
With the NHL lockout now deep in everyone’s rear-view mirror, things in the hockey world are slowly returning to normal. Unfortunately for American Hockey League teams like the Marlies, normal means losing plenty of players to their NHL affiliate clubs.
It looks like they are much better as a team in the defensive zone, but there is evidence to suggest otherwise.
Carlyle has put Kostka primarily with Dion Phaneuf, which has both pros and cons. Although if you have seen Phaneuf play in recent games it's mostly cons.
Although there is considerable luck on who escapes with a victory in shootouts, you can’t deny that some teams are better than others in the pressure packed scenario. The Toronto Maple Leafs are not one of those teams that have enjoyed a particular amount
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in what was anything but a classic.
While goaltending has been an issue with the Leafs for almost a decade now, Reimer's story may have another chapter or two left in it.
Rielly basically came straight from the World Junior Hockey Championship to Toronto and will now hope to earn a roster spot with the Leafs.
To get into the holiday spirit, I thought I would take a look at the major players in the lockout and what role they would best be suited to play if they were starring in Christmas Vacation.