In case you’ve forgotten, we’re doing morning-after goal-by-goal recaps here at The Leafs Nation dot com this season. Last night saw the Leafs’ first loss of the season, which stinks. If you wanted to relive all the goals though, knock yourselves out. 1-0 Leafs James van Riemsdyk, he of the perpetual “trade him or keep…
Now normally, the New Jersey Devils aren’t exactly my favorite team to watch. This is nothing against the team, and everything against the systems they deploy (from a fan perspective… KILL THE TRAP WITH FIRE.) However, it’s a brave new world, and these Devils are different. These Devils are fast, they’re skilled, and they’re really aggressive…
It’s probably no secret how we feel about William Nylander at TLN: We think he is a wonderful, talented, beautiful boy with really spectacular hair who brings us joy on a day-to-day basis. Also, he maybe should have been drafted higher than eighth overall, but we are not complaining because we like him as a…
As you’ve probably noticed, the Maple Leafs are back in town, marking the end of a summer that, frankly, seemed to drag by. Thursday was media day, and we got some fun behind-the-scenes content from the team social media accounts. (Hi, Timmy!) However, as with any team, there are some things up in the air…
Jake Gardiner seems to have been a polarizing figure over the course of his ongoing career, although I can’t for the life of me think why. Is it his occasional lapses in, uh, hockey sense? Sure, but those mistakes are much less common than you’d think by the way people talk about him. And when…
Hey, here’s a familiar name for you all. Andreas Johnsson made an appearance on last year’s iteration of Top 20 Prospect Rankings at #7, which means he fell one spot to #8 this year. Keep in mind though, all of the guys who were ranked above him last year could no longer be considered prospects…
Before we begin, in the interest of full disclosure: The Leafs Nation was asked to read Hockey Abstract 2017 and write a review. I received a free PDF copy for the purpose of reviewing the text. While I’m moderately familiar with Rob Vollman’s works and internet presence and respect him immensely, I don’t know him…
Hello, good people of TLN. We here at the blog are always looking to make it a fun, informative, and inclusive corner of the internet and the hockey world. We do our best, but we can always do better. That’s where this survey comes in. We want YOU, the readers, to tell us how we…
As you folks may know, we’re big fans of Mitch Marner here at TLN. This has a lot to do with his innate skill — of which he has bushels — but also because frankly, he’s a precious sunbeam of a human who just wants to play great hockey and help the Leafs win some…
Welcome to the final Prospect Ranking of the week. (Don’t worry, we’ll be right back at it with #17 [REDACTED] on Monday.) We continue our European kick, but today we’re venturing out of Russia and into Sweden to discuss Jesper Lindgren, an average-sized, smooth-skating defenseman who boasts good vision and a dash of creativity to…
Yesterday was International Cat Day. (Hope you had a great day, Jazzy.) To belatedly celebrate, we’re going to post about a dog. People of Leafs Nation, I’m delighted to present our next Good Boy of TLN’s Dog Days of Summer! Jax (Rottweiler, massive, great smile) belongs to Matt Martin and Sydney Esiason, and he is…
Credit: Kevin Sousa of USA TODAY Sports Exhale, everybody. That was undoubtedly the best game of the tournament so far, and if you were watching, count yourself lucky. It will probably end up being the best game of the tournament, period. With a semifinal berth at stake, Team Sweden and Team North America turned in a…
