Auston Matthews, the Best Maple Leafs’ Player Ever
Is Auston Matthews the best Toronto Maple Leafs’ player in the franchise’s history?
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly in the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 Win Over Detroit
By Stan Smith The lineups for this game were flipped from Friday night’s affair with the Toronto Maple Leafs icing their “A” team and the Red Wings coming in with their best players in the press box. It showed on the ice as the Maple Leafs pretty much dominated the game. The Toronto Maple Leafs…
Seven Reasons the Maple Leafs Could Win the Stanley Cup
Obviously, Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans will not buy this post at all. They’ve gotten their hopes jacked up season after season with a series of excellent teams, only to see them be dumped in the first round of the postseason playoffs. However, this might be a very different year. The Maple Leafs have everything they…
Maple Leafs Lineup If Matthews & Marner Each Had a Line
The Toronto Maple Leafs are blessed with two exciting mega-stars – Auston Matthews at the center and Mitch Marler at the right wing. Currently, those two have been playing as linemates on probably the best first line in the NHL. And, there might not be a reason to break up that line because it’s going…
Maple Leafs Top Three Contracts Are Not Overpaid
Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans seem to be on general manager Kyle Dubas’ case all the time because of the salaries he’s paying his top players. Let’s leave William Nylander out of the conversation because his contract at one time seemed such an overpayment at $6.962 million. It now looks quite team-friendly. Let me take a…
Three Reasons the Maple Leafs Should Have a Great 2022-23 Season
In this post, I’m going to look at the upcoming 2022-23 regular season to offer some thoughts to Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans – and random thoughts they are – as the team heads into the season. I think this could be a great season for the Blue and White. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors:…
How Good Can Maple Leafs Auston Matthews Be in 2022-23 – Ever?
For any Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans who have watched Auston Matthews since his rookie season in 2016-17, his growth toward stardom has been phenomenal. For the past two seasons, he’s been the Rocket Richard Trophy winner for scoring goals. In a COVID-shortened 2020-21 season, he scored 41 goals. This past season, although it wasn’t a…
What the Maple Leafs Might Be Learning about Expiring Contracts
The recent trade between the Calgary Flames and the Florida Panthers, where Matthew Tkachuk was traded for Jonathan Huberdeau, suggests that teams are happy enough to get rid of players who only have one year left on their expiring contracts. That’s particularly true of winning teams. Better to have a player signed for seven years…