Perhaps it was two years overdue or the fact that he broke the threshold with an empty-netter, but Auston Matthews was quite calm for someone who just scored his 50th goal of the season. “It’s pretty special just to do it at home as well,” Matthews said as he barely cracked a smile. “I’ve been…
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mark Giordano picked up his first goal with his new team late in the first period of Thursday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Wayne Simmonds wasn’t happy when head coach Sheldon Keefe elected to sit the veteran forward on Nov. 13 against the Buffalo Sabres on the second night of back-to-back games. “First time in 14 years in the league I’ve been a healthy scratch so it was definitely a tough pill to swallow,”…
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Petr Mrazek is expected to be out of the lineup for six weeks, pending another physical evaluation, head coach Sheldon Keefe said on Thursday. Mrazek injured his groin in the first period of Tuesday’s 6-4 win against the Boston Bruins. It was the third time this season that the Czech goaltender…
Is there anything better than a revenge game against Winnipeg? Yes. Many things. It largely sucks whenever we give the Jets a second thought, but following the last meeting, there is likely some unsettled business between the two teams. The timing of this grudge match comes at both a good and bad time. Having Muzzin…
“This is where we’re supposed to be right here. This is where you do it. You can exercise so many f—in’ demons and they got demons in their heads, they got them in the car, they got ’em under the f—in’ beds. Every where they turn there’s a f—in’ demon. The biggest obstacle this team…
