The 2021/22 Toronto Marlies season was a disappointing one as the franchise missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade following a heartbreaking loss on the last day of the regular season. Despite the lacklustre team performance, there were still multiple individual performances that saw their stock rise over the course of the…
Another promising season, another disappointing first-round exit. Coming into this year, a sixth consecutive first-round exit for the Toronto Maple Leafs was all but certain to result in significant organizational changes at the management, coaching, and player levels. And yet, fresh off their Game 7 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, any such drastic changes…
A little over one year ago, an emotional Jack Campbell fielded questions from the media after yet another disappointing first-round exit for the Toronto Maple Leafs. "For it to end on a goal… worst goal of my career to happen in Game 7…" An emotional Jack Campbell after the MapleLeafs Game 7 loss. pic.twitter.com/fdr2frILN0 —…
Heading into Game 5, the series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning is exactly where many expected it to be: tied 2-2 coming back to Toronto. There has been plenty to take away from the first four games of the series, but one of the biggest points of interest coming out of…
One more, folks! With most leagues around the world wrapped up or in the midst of their playoffs, just about every Toronto Maple Leafs prospect has finished their 2021/22 season. As such, rather than give you the same update every Monday morning on the three Maple Leafs prospects that are playing in their respective playoffs,…
The lineup blender is officially out for Sheldon Keefe and the Toronto Maple Leafs as the series shifts to Tampa Bay. Out of the lineup are Wayne Simmonds and Timothy Liljegren. In comes Jason Spezza and Justin Holl. #Leafs lines during morning skate May 6/22 Bunting-Matthews-Marner Nylander-Tavares-Anderson*Mikheyev-Kampf-KerfootEngvall-Blackwell-SpezzaExtra: Clifford, *Filling in for Kase Rielly-LyubushkinMuzzin-BrodieGiordano-HollSandin-Liljegren Campbell (starter)Kallgren…
When talking about the “move of the offseason”, the discussion almost exclusively goes to the player transactions that occurred. Whether it be a big trade or signing, or a depth move that ended up exceeding expectations, the most impactful move of a team’s season is usually one that affects the actual lineup. For the 2021/22…
Game 1 went about as perfect as anyone could have hoped for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not only did they record a decisive 5-0 victory, but Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner got on the scoresheet after disappointing postseasons a year ago, the home crowd was incredible, and they appear to have gotten out of the…
Nobody tell Jim Mora, it’s time for the playoffs! The Toronto Maple Leafs begin their first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight, but before we get to the rest of our series preview content here on The Leafs Nation, it’s your weekly Leafs prospect roundup as more and more of Toronto’s prospects have their…
We know the opponent, it’s time to start diving into the matchups. The Toronto Maple Leafs are taking on the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. Today, we begin breaking down the individual matchups in the upcoming series, beginning on defence. In past…
POWERED BY POINTSBET CANADA Game #82 is finally here. The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Boston Bruins tonight to wrap up the regular season, and while Toronto has their seeding locked in, there are still big playoff implications from this matchup. With the Bruins win and Tampa’s loss last night, any result that sees…
On the surface, the 2021/22 Toronto Maple Leafs season feels quite similar to their 2020/21 campaign. In each of the last two years, Toronto had record-setting regular seasons in years that seemed to drag on at the tail end while simply hoping for no injuries heading into the postseason. Now, there are plenty of differences between…
