Toronto Maple Leafs
- www.sportsnet.ca Maple Leafs sign Max Domi to four-year, $15M deal
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, talks between the Maple Leafs and Domi have intensified over the past 24 hours.
Seems pretty reasonable to me.
- www.pensionplanpuppets.com Maple Leafs trade for the rights to Chris Tanev
The deal is Max Ellis and a pick
Don't know if this is officially confirmed yet. He will be a free agent Monday, but acquiring his rights allows the Leafs to sign him for a longer term than any other team.
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How should the Leafs spend $20 million in cap space this summer?
www.nytimes.com Mirtle: How should the Leafs spend $20 million in cap space this summer?After an increase to the NHL's salary cap and several expiring contracts, there is finally a little relief for Toronto.
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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Rielly, Emery, Robertson & Benoit - The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis & More
thehockeywriters.com Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Rielly, Emery, Robertson & Benoit - The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis & MoreThe Toronto Maple Leafs are working this offseason the build a stronger defense. Who might the team draft or bring in to make that happen?
- torontosun.com Olympic champion Tessa Virtue and Leafs' Morgan Rielly expecting first child
Former Olympic figure skating champion Tessa Virtue and Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly are expecting their first child.
- www.youtube.com Malholtra Moves On ft. Mike Commodore
The final week of May is here. Join Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill as they discuss Manny Malholtra's departure from the Maple Leafs organization. Additionally, ...
- www.nytimes.com John Tavares talks Leafs future as he reinforces his value with Team Canada: 'I'll give it everything'
Tavares has been in top form for Canada at worlds, with one eye on the changes happening to his NHL organization back in Toronto.
And he's doing well at the World Championships!
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Watch Full Maple Leafs Press Conference To Introduce Craig Berube As Head Coach
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John Tavares on the Leafs' coaching change — 'you wear that' — and how Craig Berube can help
www.nytimes.com John Tavares on the Leafs' coaching change — 'you wear that' — and how Craig Berube can helpTavares called Sheldon Keefe's firing a "a wound that you take (forward)" as a player but said he's excited about Berube: "He can help."
- thehockeywriters.substack.com Maple Leafs Name Craig Berube Head Coach & 4 Prospects Ready to Boost Lineup
Plus, team has three options to replace Tyler Bertuzzi, the latest news & rumours and more
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Is Craig Berube the right man to lead the Maple Leafs? | OverDrive - 05/17/2024
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So, whatcha all think?
- www.sportsnet.ca Maple Leafs hire Craig Berube as head coach
Craig Berube has been named the 41st coach in franchise history, the Leafs announced Friday.
- www.nytimes.com 8 reasons why Maple Leafs fans should still be optimistic
It’s worth remembering there are reasons to be optimistic about what the Leafs are capable of next season and beyond.
This article is full of positivity and made this Leaf fan feel better. :-)
- toronto.ctvnews.ca Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with Maple Leafs, dead at 79
Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada's team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79.
Just a little older than I. RIP I saw you play a few times.
- theathletic.com Sheldon Keefe is out. Brendan Shanahan's case to stay has never been weaker
For a decade, Shanahan has kept himself above the fray. Should his job remain secure when he wears the same failures as the coach?
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Sheldon Keefe shares heartfelt goodbye to Leafs Nation
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Elliotte Friedman Reacts to Sheldon Keefe’s Firing | JD Bunkis Podcast
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- theathletic.com Maple Leafs fire Keefe after first-round playoff exit
Sheldon Keefe was fired after winning only one playoff series in five seasons.
Keefe on Thursday, five days after they were eliminated from the playoffs.
The Leafs lost a seven-game first-round series to the Boston Bruins, the fourth time in Keefe’s five postseasons as coach that his team failed to advance beyond the opening round. Nothing will define the Keefe era in Toronto more than that.
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Johnston on Pelley, Shanahan, Treliving meeting media Friday | OverDrive Hour 3 | 05-06-24
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From yesterday (May 07) but some of it may still interest others. I always enjoy Ray Ferraro's insight etc.
- thehockeywriters.substack.com Matthews Gives Leaf Fans Some Details & Game 7 Loss Shows How Broken the Team Is
Plus, seven cool things about Mitch Marner, the latest news & rumours and more
- theathletic.com What led to another lost Maple Leafs season? Inside the managerial missteps and miscalculations
Poor roster construction beginning last summer and an unwillingness to make tough decisions all doomed the Leafs this season.
Management took a different approach this year, one that swerved away from past precedent: They would speak on Thursday, three days after players and Keefe. (Who exactly will speak was left unclear. GM Brad Treliving is a given. Team president Brendan Shanahan not so much. He’s spoken only sporadically throughout his decade in charge.)
Which makes for three days of uncertainty about which direction the Leafs plan to take, including whether Keefe will return next season.
What we do know is that more than a year’s worth of missteps from the people in charge are partly to blame for another lost Leafs season.
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What changes would you like to see before training camp?
I'd like us to get Jon Cooper as our new coach. Maybe Marner traded?
Feels like Keefe is the new Bylsma. That Pittsburgh team couldn't dominate with peak Crosby, Malkin, Letang, Fleury, and Staal. Except for the first season, I mean.
Maybe I'm just dumb.
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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Keefe & Montgomery Job Status - The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis & More
thehockeywriters.com Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Keefe & Montgomery Job Status - The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis & MoreTonight ends the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins. Will one of the head coaches be gone as a result?
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GDT - Toronto at Boston - May 4th, 8pm EDT - Game 7
Let's goooooooooooo!
Welcome to the TML Museum of Excitement and Anxiety! Submit your exhibits in the space below!
Line-up (via Maple Leafs Hotstove)
Forwards #59 Tyler Bertuzzi – #11 Max Domi – #16 Mitch Marner #23 Matthew Knies – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander #29 Pontus Holmberg – #34 Auston Matthews – #19 Calle Jarnkrok #24 Connor Dewar – #64 David Kampf – #18 Noah Gregor
Defensemen #44 Morgan Rielly – #46 Ilya Lyubushkin #2 Simon Benoit – #22 Jake McCabe #20 Joel Edmundson – #37 Timothy Liljegren
Goaltenders Starter: #35 Ilya Samsonov #31 Jones
The Fuzz (via Scouting the Refs) Kelly Sutherland #11 Eric Furlatt #27
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According to Chris Johnston and Jonas Siegel,
Matthews is unlikely to play. Just need one more huge effort to win the game and the series for AM34! Game 7 Let's gooo!UPDATE: Stop the presses! Chris Johnston is now reporting, citing "sources" that Auston Matthews is "a good bet to return" in game 7. I'll update the roster when we learn more (done!). CONFIRMED
Update 2: Woll is out. Sammy backed up by Jones tonight.
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Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews appears poised to return to lineup in Game 7: Sources
theathletic.com Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews unlikely to play Game 7Auston Matthews missed Games 5 and 6 of the Leafs-Bruins series after suffering an injury on an innocuous hit in Game 4.
Auston Matthews appears poised to return to the Maple Leafs lineup in Game 7 after all, according to league sources.
Matthews arrived at TD Garden on the first players’ bus early on Saturday evening ahead of Game 7. He missed Games 5 and 6 with an undisclosed injury and appeared unlikely to play against the Bruins on Saturday morning.
While coach Sheldon Keefe said that Matthews is “progressing,” he made it sound like the Leafs would play a third straight potential elimination game without their best player.
“As of right now, we’re proceeding as we’ve been,” Keefe said.
Edit: Updated story to reflect changes. I'll update the archive in a bit.
- theathletic.com How the Maple Leafs won again to force Game 7: 3 takeaways
William Nylander scored twice and the Maple Leafs won 2-1 in Game 6 to force a deciding game on Saturday night.
In Game 5, the Toronto Maple Leafs planted a seed of doubt in the Boston Bruins, whose 3-1 series lead fell to a 3-2 lead.
In Game 6 back in Toronto, the Leafs cultivated, fertilized and watered that seed to make the doubt grow.
And now, after a convincing but tense 2-1 win, the Leafs have forced a Game 7 back in Boston with yet another chance to exorcise their playoff demons. In the process, they brought to mind some of the Bruins’ demons of their own, having blown a 3-1 series lead against the Florida Panthers in the first round of last year’s playoffs.
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GDT - Boston at Toronto - May 2, 8pm EDT - Game 6
Let's gooooooooooooo!
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Projected Line-up (via Leafs Nation)
Forwards Tyler Bertuzzi – Max Domi – Mitch Marner Matthew Knies – John Tavares – William Nylander Nick Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – Calle Jarnkrok Connor Dewar – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves
Defense Morgan Rielly – Ilya Lyubushkin Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe Joel Edmundson – Timothy Liljegren
Goalie Joseph Woll
The Fuzz Chris Rooney #5 Dan O’Rourke #9
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Per Chris Johnston, Matthews has been ruled out again. Harrumph. Oh well, if you ask me it's gonna be a big night for big nights!
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Leafs' Matthews ruled out for Game 6 vs. Bruins
theathletic.com Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews not expected to play Game 6 vs. BruinsMatthews, who has not played since Game 4, scored 69 goals this season for Toronto, which trails Boston 3-2 in the first-round series.
Auston Matthews will be unavailable to the Toronto Maple Leafs as they look to avoid elimination for the second straight game Thursday. The 69-goal scorer has been ruled out for Game 6 against the Boston Bruins with an undisclosed injury, according to Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Matthews also missed Tuesday’s 2-1 overtime victory at TD Garden and the third period of a Game 4 loss on Saturday. He played through an illness in Game 3.
- theathletic.com John Tavares is trying to give the Leafs everything he has left
The Maple Leafs need more from their captain to keep their season alive. Tavares has been hard at work to make sure he can do just that.
This wasn’t training camp. This wasn’t a Tuesday in January. This was Monday afternoon, hours before the Toronto Maple Leafs would fly out to Boston for Game 5. And there was John Tavares, the captain of the team, still on the ice fine-tuning his game.
He was the last player — by far — to leave the ice, staying out to work long past even the black aces.
“He loves hockey,” a member of the Leafs staff said.
Tavares definitely loves hockey. And he’s trying to give the Leafs every last bit he has at a point in his career — at age 33, in his 15th NHL season — when decline has clearly set in. Nights like Game 5 are reminders that his hard work can still pay off.
- theathletic.com Maple Leafs report cards: Desperation pays off as Toronto stays alive
Matthew Knies scored the overtime winner as the Maple Leafs beat the Bruins 2-1 to stay alive in the series.
Joseph Woll didn’t hear no bell.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were facing elimination and were without Auston Matthews, but their young goaltender made key save after key save in the final minutes to give his team a chance. John Tavares made a fantastic play to drive the puck to the net in overtime, and Matthew Knies jumped on a rebound to be the hero. Toronto’s scoring woes continued in a 2-1 victory, but it’s tough to argue that this was anything but an excellent road win.
Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins better catch a flight to Toronto.
3 Stars:
- Joseph Woll
- Matthew Knies
- John Tavares
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GDT - Toronto at Boston - April 30, 7pm EDT - Game 5
Let's goooooooo!
Submit your tortured prayers to the fickle Hockey Gods in the space below.
Projected Line-up (via Maple Leafs Hotstove):
Forwards #59 Tyler Bertuzzi – #11 Max Domi – #16 Mitch Marner #23 Matthew Knies – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander #89 Nick Robertson – #29 Pontus Holmberg – #19 Calle Jarnkrok #24 Connor Dewar – #64 David Kampf – #75 Ryan Reaves
Defensemen #44 Morgan Rielly – #46 Ilya Lyubushkin #2 Simon Benoit – #22 Jake McCabe #20 Joel Edmundson – #37 Timothy Liljegren
Goaltenders Starter: #60 Joseph Woll #35 Ilya Samsonov
*Auston Matthews is a game-time decision but it ain't looking great.
The Fuzz Steve Kozari #40 Kyle Rehman #10
Update: Auston Matthews expected to be ruled out, according to Chris Johnston and Jonas Siegel: >Auston Matthews is unlikely to be available to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, according to a person briefed on the matter.
>Matthews has been battling an illness and was forced to sit out the third period of Saturday’s Game 4 against the Boston Bruins. According to sources, he is also believed to be nursing an undisclosed injury, which made it more likely than not that he wouldn’t be able to play Tuesday with the Leafs trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
- theathletic.com How the Leafs are preparing to play without Auston Matthews
With their season on the line, the status of the Leafs' best player remains uncertain. What does the Game 5 plan without Matthews look like?
It was a mostly quiet morning otherwise for the Leafs ahead of Game 5 on Tuesday and potential elimination from the playoffs. No smiles. No laughs. Not much chatter. And no sign of Auston Matthews, who left Game 4 after two periods with an illness he just can’t seem to shake.
Keefe said Matthews’ status for Game 5 had “yet to be determined” but the team is “hopeful” he can play. “Of course we’re hopeful that he’s available and feeling good and back to himself,” Keefe said. “That’s what we’re hopeful for.”
And so the Leafs are preparing to be without their best player with their season on the line.
- theathletic.com Johnston: This is the end of the Maple Leafs as we know them
In a make-or-break Game 4 against the Bruins, the Leafs came apart at the seams. How can they run this back?