Game Review: Game #12, Arizona Coyotes 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Unprepared to start the game. That was the story of the Leafs’ 3-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night as they tried to dig themselves out of a 3-0 hole and ultimately couldn’t overcome it....
View ArticleGame Review: Game #13, Avalanche 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (SO)
We shouldn’t have to spill ink on the head-scratching decision that was the Morgan Rielly scratch, but it ended up clearly affecting the game in a negative way, so here we are. In Arizona, Rielly did...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #14, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Rangers 4
It was an entertaining Saturday night win by the Maple Leafs and, as the scoreline would suggest, not a banner night defensively for either team. The game was both evenly played and pretty much wide...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #15, Maple Leafs 5 vs. Senators 3
It was the first game the Maple Leafs have won without a Phil Kessel point this season. And it came in a five-goal game for the Maple Leafs. Depth contributions were the key in this, the Leafs’ eighth...
View ArticleGDT: Game #16, Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (8 p.m, SN)
The Boston Bruins (10-6-0) are in town tonight to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-2) After getting totally embarrassed and boo’d off the ice in their last game against Boston on October 26, the...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #16, Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Boston Bruins 1
There will be some debate after this win as to whether the Leafs were just that good or the Bruins were just that “off.” Zdeno Chara and David Krejci were out of the lineup and that’s a big factor,...
View ArticleDion Phaneuf Hit on Hornqvist – 14/11/2014
Watch Dion Phaneuf Hit on Hornqvist on YouTube The post Dion Phaneuf Hit on Hornqvist – 14/11/2014 appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove.
View ArticleGDT: Game #18, Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres (7pm, HNIC)
Toronto (9-6-2) is in Buffalo to take on the struggling Sabres (3-13-2) in what always feels like a home game for the visiting Maple Leafs. After a tough loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the...
View ArticleGDT: Game #19, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators (7:30 p.m., TSN4)
The Maple Leafs are looking for a bounce-back game after hitting the lowest point of their season so far, a blowout loss to league laughingstock the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. The Predators are...
View ArticleBrian Burke on TSN 1050
Brian Burke stopped by TSN 1050 at the Special Olympics fundraiser and talked about the Leafs salute, playing in Toronto and Dion Phaneuf. The post Brian Burke on TSN 1050 appeared first on Maple Leafs...
View ArticleGDT: Game #22, Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals (7 p.m., HNIC)
In the battle of the middling teams, Washington (10-8-4) is in Toronto to take on a Maple Leaf squad (11-8-3) looking to build on three solid games (2 wins & 1 OT loss). The Leafs are 5-3-2 in...
View ArticleGDT: Game #24, Toronto Maple Leafs vs Dallas Stars (7:30pm, TSN4)
For the disappointing — relative to off-season hype — Dallas Stars, the key to victory has been quieting/limiting Seguin, Spezza and Benn. After that, the Stars have been dealing with a pretty big drop...
View ArticleGDT: Game #25, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils (7:30 p.m., TSN4)
The struggling New Jersey Devils are in Toronto to take on the warm-getting-warmer Maple Leafs. The key for the Maple Leafs in this game will be avoiding falling into the trap of playing down to a...
View ArticleGDT: Game #26, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vancouver Canucks (7 p.m., CBC)
A stiff test awaits the Maple Leafs in this all-Canadian matchup on Hockey Night in Canada. Vancouver is off to a great start (fourth in the League) and their underlying numbers suggest their...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #27, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Calgary Flames 1
If you’re Randy Carlyle, in terms of process, you’re probably only really happy with the middle 20 minutes in this game (and of course Jonathan Bernier’s performance). That sounds bizarre after a 4-1...
View ArticleGDT: Game #28, Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings (8 p.m., SN)
The Toronto Maple Leafs (6-3-1 in their last 10) are in Detroit to take on the Red Wings (8-2-0). Detroit has been one of the hottest team’s in the League since they were defeated by Toronto 4-1 in...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #28, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Detroit Red Wings 1 (SO)
The Leafs deserved to lose this game 4 or 5 to 1. Enter James Reimer. In somewhat of a thrown-to-the-wolves situation, low on game reps and playing in a back to back against a scorching hot Detroit...
View ArticleGDT: Game #32, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m., TSN4)
The league’s hottest team pays a visit to its coldest tonight in Carolina. The two teams are riding opposite streaks, the Leafs winners of six straight and the Hurricanes losers of six consecutive....
View ArticleGDT: Game #34, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks (7 p.m., CityTV)
The Maple Leafs take on the Blackhawks in a quick turnaround following an embarrassing defensive effort last night against Philadelphia. It’s the second weekend in a row where the Leafs play...
View ArticleGame Review: Game #33, Chicago Blackhawks 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
In the game day thread before the Carolina game, we talked about how, in March of 2014, the Leafs were on a red-hot streak that included wins over the Kings and Ducks right before they played a weaker...
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