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An update on the future of The Leafs Nation
An update on the future of The Leafs Nation
Wednesday's FTB: August means corny new rules
The real T25 is here.
Ex-Maple Leafs Veteran Blasts Auston Matthews After Career Low Season
Auston Matthews is taking some flack from a former Toronto Maple Leafs veteran after a career low season. The post Ex-Maple Leafs Veteran Blasts Auston Matthews After Career Low Season appeared first on HEAVY .
Astros fall to Giants as Jose Altuve leaves with foot injury
Carson Whisenhunt overcame a shaky start to allow just one run in 5 2/3 innings, Bryce Eldridge homered and the San Francisco Giants evened their three-game home interleague series against the Houston Astros with a 4-1 victory Tuesday night.
23° | Wednesday, Sept. 9
23° | Wednesday, Sept. 9
NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Canucks & Maple Leafs Fans Go Slow
The post NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Canucks Maple Leafs Fans Go Slow appeared first on NHL Trade Talk . Edmonton rolls the dice on Devon Levi, Vancouver’s mayor sparks Canucks playoff controversy, and Toronto tempers McKenna expectations. The post NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Canucks Maple Leafs Fans Go Slow appeared first on NHL Trade Talk .
The projected Maple Leafs 2026-27 opening night lines: Who gets left out?
Let's break down who is going to make the Maple Leafs lineup after a summer full of changes as the team looks to get back into playoff contention in 2026-27.
Giants Surprisingly Part Ways With 25-Year-Old Power Hitter
The San Francisco Giants continue to reshuffle their roster amid a difficult stretch of the season, designating 25-year-old utility man Eddys Leonard for assignment on Tuesday.
When Johnny called game with his 499th 🫡
When Johnny called game with his 499th 🫡
Patrik Laine Is NOT A Fit For Maple Leafs: NHL Analyst
Word began to spread last week that unsigned free agent Patrik Laine still had five teams with potential interest in bringing him in. One of those five that was listed by Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette , happened to be the Toronto Maple Leafs . But would the oft-injured former Montreal Canadien be a reasonable fit for Toronto? Not according to TSN hockey analyst Frankie Corrado . As he explained on First Up on Tuesday morning, there might be a team out there that says, "' We'll take a flier on him, maybe we'll bring him in on a PTO and work him in on our two preseason games and see what he can do for us there.'" But for the Leafs and their needs? Not for Toronto... Because... for as poorly as they played last year, scoring wasn't the issue for them. They were pretty potent offensively. They were just a mess defensively . And they looked just as discombobulated as their defensive numbers would tell you they were. Patrik Laine is not helping that situation. So it feels like it would be a redundancy. He's also a really one-dimensional player. Like, he has to play a very specific role, on a specific line, and the puck has to go through him a lot on the power-play. There's just not that need for the Leafs. So I wouldn't go down that road. Looking at the stats, to be honest, it might be a bit of an overstatement to say that the Leafs were "pretty potent" offensively. They finished 16th in the NHL in goals per game, smack dab in the middle of the pack. And the power play? Don't get us started on that. We all saw what a disaster that special teams unit was, so much so that they had to fire the assistant coach who was in charge of it, Marc Savard, mid-season. Granted, it certainly improved significantly in the second half of the season, including a 44.4% success rate in the shortened schedule in February. That brought them all the way up from dead last to 15th in the league in PP% by the end of the year, at 21.7%. Laine would be 'a redundancy' for the Leafs, says analyst So while it might be a little more fair to say that the offense was more of a mixed bag overall, perhaps more to Corrado's point that Laine would be "a redundancy", the offseason signing of Jack Roslovic, further improvement from Matthew Knies, plus, most importantly, the hoped-for bounce-back from Auston Matthews, might be all Toronto needs to improve on offense. Plus, all the other moves that new GM John Chayka made, bringing in a ton of new bodies for the bottom six, might also make for a bit of a crowded forward group, not leaving room for a one-trick pony like Laine.