That was fun, wasn’t it? The Leafs reigned triumphant over the San Jose Sharks tonight, putting up a five-spot in Auston Matthews’ first game back form injury. With the win, the Leafs improved to 18-8-0 on the season, launching them back to the top of the NHL standings in a points tie with the Buffalo…
Auston Matthews has now scored in all four games he’s returned from injury during his NHL career. The superstar forward made his highly-anticipated return to the lineup Wednesday evening against the San Jose Sharks after missing the past 14 games with a shoulder injury. Matthews was hurt during a win over Winnipeg on October. 27…
The Leafs have activated Auston Matthews from the Injured Reserve today which has put the Leafs back at the maximum 23 roster spots and moves Freddie Gauthier up to the press box to hang with Martin Marincin and Justin Holl. All of this is fine and really and no one is going to shed a…
We’ve got something! Sportbladet reporter Andreas Käck dropped an interesting tidbit on the seldom-seen William Nylander today. Nylander, who has been practicing this week with Swedish junior team AIK, was asked about this routine, as well as his contract situation, and had this to say: I spoke with him briefly after practice. He told me…
It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, has a surplus of defenceman. In an effort to un-clog the logjam on the blue-line, the organization traded defenceman Andrew Nielsen to the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Morgan Klimchuk. Let’s address this right off the bat–this kind of deal doesn’t…
The Leafs took a massive hit in their goaltending depth chart this fall, when an attempt to sneak both their third and fourth NHL-quality goaltenders through waivers on the same day resulted in neither avoiding a claim. Curtis McElhinney was picked up by the Carolina Hurricanes to fill in for an injured Scott Darling, and…
Auston Matthews officially returns tonight, per Mike Babcock. He missed 14 games with a left shoulder injury. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 28, 2018 What a way to start the day! The Leafs welcome back Auston Matthews to the lineup tonight after a 14 game absence. They also welcome the San Jose Sharks to Scotiabank…
With Auston Matthews finally getting back into the Leafs’ lineup tonight, it’s a perfect time to look back at what a month it’s been since he was injured. Let’s take an opportunity to remind ourselves that, while Damien Cox can’t be taken seriously as a sports analyst, since we have to respond to every outrageous…
We’re getting one of the important pieces back tonight. Auston Matthews will make his return from injury tonight against the San Jose Sharks at home, per Babcock.
It’s always exciting to have a new face come into the Leafs organization. Well, exciting might be a stretch, but it’s always somewhat noteworthy, and that mild sense of noteworthiness comes from Morgan Klimchuk. The trade was 1 for 1. The Flames swapping their AHLer winger, who hasn’t produced as well this season compared to…
Sometimes it’s tough to keep up with all the best Leafs #content, so here’s a quick rundown of what’s been going on lately. (There’s some extra content this week, since I was celebrating American Thanksgiving last week!) ICYMI: This Week on MapleLeafsNation.com Andreas Johnsson could be the Leafs’ next breakout player–seems like we’ve had quite…
