TAMPA — The Toronto Maple Leafs took a less than ideal path to get to Tampa Bay for Games 3 and 4 of their first-round series with the Lightning. Instead of boarding their charter directly from Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, the team took a bus to Western New York and flew to Tampa from…
TAMPA — Jason Spezza admitted that it hasn’t been easy to watch the games from the up in the press box. After sitting for the first two games of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 38-year-old will draw in to play on Toronto’s fourth line on Friday. “It’s…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are satisfied with the way they have played against the Tampa Bay Lightning at even strength. The only problem is they are using special teams a lot more than they expected. ”Around the league it’s been a little bit of surprise, frankly, on how the games have been called,” Maple Leafs…
It was never going to be like Game 1 the whole way through, nut for 19 minutes and 57 seconds of Game 2, it looked as though the Toronto Maple Leafs had picked up where they left off. That was until Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman picked up a loose puck after a failed clearing attempt…
It turns out, William Nylander wasn’t just battling the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward was embroiled in combat with his body after a suspected case of food poisoning the day of the game. ”I was puking that day, but whatever,” Nylander said. “I think it was sushi for lunch, I…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting will make his NHL playoffs debut when the team hosts the Tampa Bay Lighting in Game 2 of their first-round series. ”I think it will have a positive impact as he has had all season,” Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said of the forward’s return. “He’s an important…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting is inching closer to a return to the lineup and could be an option for Game 2 in the team’s playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. “I felt good and I felt like my speed was there,” Bunting said of practice. “I’m pretty happy with it.”…
For all the fear of how bad things could get for the Toronto Maple Leafs and how good the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning are supposed to be, Game 1 felt like two teams that swapped roles on Monday. Auston Matthews scored twice, Mitch Marner also potted his first playoff goal in…
When the NHL trade deadline came and went on Mar. 21, the Toronto Maple Leafs elected not to upgrade what was seemingly a fragile situation in goal. Their incumbent starter, Jack Campbell, was in the midst of a massive slide in his performance. Petr Mrazek, signed to three-year, $11.4 million contract to be his support…
The Toronto Maple Leafs could have Ondrej Kase in the lineup for their playoff opener when the team hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 on their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Monday. Ondrej Kase wearing a regular sweater for practice. Had been out since Mar 19 with a concussion. pic.twitter.com/vzCRBPe2Me — David…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, beginning with Game 1 set to take place at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Heading into the evening, the Lightning needed to record one more point than the Maple Leafs’ opponent on Friday, the Boston Bruins….
Although there were times when the duo of John Tavares and William Nylander have struggled to score at even strength this season, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe let it be known on Thursday that he was looking at possibly reuniting the skilled forwards on the team’s second line for at least one look…
