The Toronto Maple Leafs are back! And as we saw on Sunday in Game 1 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, there’s a new face in the blue and white who’s kind of a big deal. Nick Robertson is currently the brightest prospect in the Leafs system and he just became the first 18-year-old NHL player…
Read More →Forty-eight hours removed from what proved to be a defensive slugfest that saw the Leafs finish the night with a goose-egg, Toronto gets a shot at redemption this afternoon as they look to even the series against the Blue Jackets. Unlike a regular playoff series where there is little reason to panic after going down…
Read More →by OddsShark (@OddsShark) – Sponsored Post The Toronto Maple Leafs might need to be faded until they figure out a way to avoid playing into the Columbus Blue Jackets’ hand. The Maple Leafs are -145 home favourites with the Blue Jackets coming back as a +125 underdog and there is a 5.5-goal total on the…
Read More →Well that was a huge disappointment. After over 100 days between games, the Maple Leafs returned to the ice last night to play some meaningful hockey in August. Unfortunately, their opponent the Columbus Blue Jackets executed their game plan to perfection. Shutting down Matthews and Co. en route to a 2-0 win and a 1-0…
Read More →Hockey is back. As of today, all 24 teams participating in the qualifier and round robin games have played an official, yes it counts, hockey game. During the week leading up to the official restart of NHL hockey, teams participated in “exhibition” style games. Many fans wondered how, if at all, the league and the…
Read More →It’s official, hockey is back, and the Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off meaningful play on Sunday night with an unfortunate 2-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in game one of their Stanley Cup qualifier series. It was a hard-fought game and it has certainly set a tone for the rest of this series, as…
Read More →What a long, strange journey it’s been. We’ve just gone through our longest non lockout related break from hockey and the reality of the Leafs playing tonight is finally hitting, and it’s hitting hard. If the COVID pause wasn’t enough of a shock to the system, the fact that Sheldon Keefe was able to turnaround…
Read More →It’s probably a bit of an understatement to say that this year has created an extremely unique situation for the NHL playoffs. We’ll be watching hockey in the summer, see an extra round in the playoffs, see an extra eight teams get into the playoffs, as well as the fact that a playoff team that…
Read More →Anyways… It’s been a long few months of waiting for this moment, and it’s finally here. The Leafs are playing the Blue Jackets, and a lot of digital ink has been slipped over the past couple of months on this matchup. With that in mind, what better way to know our enemy than to take…
Read More →by OddsShark (@OddsShark) – Sponsored Post The Toronto Maple Leafs carry some potentially discouraging moneyline history into a playoff matchup against a structurally sound opponent, which is the type of team that often leaves them and their loyal fans exasperated. The Maple Leafs are a -150 home favourite against the +130 underdog Columbus Blue Jackets…
Read More →For as much as we hear about how teams need to Grind It Out™ and Dig Deep © in order to win in the playoffs, more often than not, series are won and lost on the backs of goaltending. Run into a hot goaltender (Jaroslav Halak with the Habs in 2010 against the Capitals being…
Read More →It was a simpler time when the Leafs acquired bruising forward Kyle Clifford and Chief Cheerfulness Officer Jack Campbell on February 5th, 2020. The deal, which sent the large-posteriored Trevor Moore and two third-round draft picks (one conditional, we’ll get to that) to the Los Angeles Kings, was made just moments after another disastrous performance…
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