TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Maple Leafs were close to that feeling of playoff success. That was until Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point scored the winner late in the first overtime to defeat Toronto 4-3 and force a deciding Game 7 in Saturday in Toronto. “Loved how we played in overtime, We attacked, we had…
It’s been 18 years since the Leafs have won a round. I know this because anytime our Twitter account shares something remotely positive about the Leafs we receive a flurry of uninspired responses from around hockey twitter reminding us of exactly this fact. Maybe, just maybe, tonight is different. IT’S GONNA HAPPEN!!! vs. emotional hedging…
Thursday is a great day for the Toronto Maple Leafs to have the chance to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning in the playoffs. Toronto has a chance to re-write history, to slay the dragon that is the first round, to put their demons behind them, and become what they were predicted to be in the…
TAMPA, Fla. — Auston Matthews wasn’t in the mood to bask in his Hart Trophy nomination. “I think it’s a big honour, but I think right now the focus isn’t really much on that,” he said. “It’s more on what we’re going through right now and what tonight means for this team.” The Toronto Maple…
One of the best practices in Toronto is ignoring anything that comes out of Steve Simmons’ mouth. At worst it’s going to make you stupider, at best you’re giving attention to someone who should be fading away into obscurity. Press conferences are a different beast though, and if he actually gets called on to ask…
