by Kenneth Cross | Apr 18, 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs
Reflecting on the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) for the 2023-24 season, Tampa Bay’s 6-4 win over Toronto on Wednesday evening left no doubt that Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov had already ascended to the top level for being the recipient of the award. At 17:05 of the second...
by Mike Gambill | Feb 20, 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs
With the 2023-24 NHL season approaching it’s final third of regulation games left, the time is clearly now for teams to make any last minute moves before the March 8th trade deadline to help them get into the playoffs. For franchises riding on a wave of...
by Mike Gambill | Feb 2, 2024 | Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs
The arrival of the annual NHL All-Star weekend signals that the 2023-24 season is about to get real and the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in the thick of the Stanley Cup playoff race. With an overall 25-14-8 record, the Leafs are sitting in the Eastern...
by Mike Gambill | Jan 26, 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs
Are you ready for the annual All-Star break, hockey fans? Well, it should be noted that some NHL teams certainly could use the upcoming break week to lick their wounds and trudge on with the rest of the season. For teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs, the All Star...
by Mike Gambill | Jan 21, 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs
Ah, yes, the new year always sprouts eternal hopes that this will be the year that the Toronto Maple Leafs will hoist the Stanley Cup come this late spring. After all, it’s only been a year or two or 57 years since the Leafs laid claim to Lord Stanley’s...
by Kenneth Cross | Oct 23, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs
TAMPA – Toronto forward Matthew Knies scored two goals within 2:22 in the latter part of the third period and John Tavares scored the game-winner at 4:05 in overtime as the Maple Leafs rallied for a 4-3 OT win in Amalie Arena on Saturday evening. “You play the...
