After Tuesday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed his goaltending situation with Joseph Woll’s shaky past two starts and Anthony Stolarz’s conditioning stint with the Marlies, Jake McCabe’s rough patch, and the status of his other injured players. What have you learned about Joseph Woll’s ability to navigate stretches when the puck is going in more than […]
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“If we want to become the elite team that we think we can be with the group that we have, we just can’t play that way. We have to learn from it, sooner rather than later. A lot of credit to our guys to be able to come back like that and get four important […]
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Yeesh. The first five minutes of this game looked like it could’ve been a much different type of night, as the Leafs tilted the ice and created good looks for Easton Cowan off an OEL-generated rebound and a deflection off the ref that set up Steven Lorentz, who could easily have three or four goals […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 24-17-8. On the team’s biggest issue in the game: We didn’t play well enough. That’s it. Mistakes. We made too many mistakes. Line change goal. Two PK goals against. We just weren’t detailed enough […]
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Can the Maple Leafs avoid the road-trip hangover and kick off a five-game homestand on the right note against the Minnesota Wild? (7:30 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime). Game Day Quotes Wild head coach Jon Hynes on the challenge against the Leafs: I think they are playing really strong hockey. They look like they’re playing a […]
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Ahead of Monday’s game against Minnesota, Craig Berube discussed Matthew Knies’ injury, Scott Laughton’s ability to elevate in the lineup, William Nylander and Anthony Stolarz’s status, and the upcoming five-game homestand. What has been the biggest change or shift for your team in the last 10-15 games? Berube: I think we’re just really coming together […]
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Ahead of Monday’s game against Minnesota, John Tavares discussed Scott Laughton’s “glue guy” characteristics, the red-hot play of Auston Matthews, and the challenge of a condensed schedule ahead of the Olympic break. What kind of chemistry do you think there will be between you and Scott Laughton on the same line tonight? Tavares: We always […]
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The Maple Leafs are halfway through their toughest remaining stretch of the season, completing the recent four-game road trip with a 2-1-1 record to collect a respectable five of eight points. Up next is a massive five-game homestand against Minnesota, Detroit, Vegas, Colorado, and Buffalo — three of the best teams in the West, along […]
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A gutsy third-period effort to erase a 3-1 deficit in Winnipeg turned a tough road trip into a relatively successful one (five of eight points) for the Maple Leafs. Ahead of a travel-heavy, condensed trip through Colorado, Utah, Vegas, and Winnipeg, the realistic goal for the Maple Leafs was simply to keep pace in the […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-3 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 24-16-8. On the team’s resilience in fighting back from 3-1 down in the third: Yeah, we stuck with it. Good character win. Obviously, it is a great way to finish off the road […]
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In the words of Troy Stecher, the Maple Leafs need to “empty the tank” to end a tough road trip on a high note against a surging Winnipeg Jets team tonight on HNIC (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC). Game Day Quotes Jets head coach Scott Arniel on a HNIC matchup between the Leafs and Jets: This […]
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Ahead of Saturday’s game in Winnipeg, Craig Berube discussed the challenge against the surging Jets, the positives to build on from the OTL in Vegas, William Nylander’s status, and the decision to start Dennis Hildeby in goal. What is the mindset of the team after a short meeting this morning, ahead of an early start […]
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“I didn’t think we gave them much. It’s a common theme, though. The problem is that when they do get something, it’s us hand-delivering it. It’s just got to stop. “But there was a lot of good in our game. The power play is trending [in the right direction], and it’s a big goal to […]
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After Friday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the consecutive losses on the road, William Nylander’s status, Easton Cowan’s costly penalty in Vegas, and Anthony Stolarz nearing a return to the lineup. Do you think the last couple of losses have been tied to fatigue on the road? Berube: I didn’t feel like we were fatigued in […]
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The storylines fixated on Mitch Marner, but lost amid all that drama was the fact that the Maple Leafs needed to keep pace with the rest of the East tonight. All of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, the Islanders, Boston, and Columbus won, while the Leafs pissed away a point in several heartbreaking ways, blowing 2-0, 3-1, 4-2, […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 6-5 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 23-16-8. On where the game got away from the team after holding a two-goal lead multiple times: Just a couple of mistakes in the third. We gave up a 2-on-1. We took […]
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It’s a money-on-the-board game for centerman Nic Roy, who is the most notable player facing his former team in tonight’s Maple Leafs vs. Golden Knights matchup (9:30 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Nic Roy on the challenge against his former team: They have good depth. They’re really good on the power play. They’re a […]
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Ahead of Thursday’s game in Las Vegas, Craig Berube discussed facing off against Mitch Marner for the first time since Marner joined the Golden Knights and the keys to getting back to winning ways after a tough night in Utah. Does Mitch Marner playing for the other team add any juice to this game? Berube: […]
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In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Leafs’ 10-game points streak ending with a thud in Utah, John Tavares’ recent struggles, the sign vs. trade conversations about Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton, the confusing defense pairings, and Dougie Hamilton as a potential trade fit in Toronto. Episode Topics The Leafs’ […]
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“Against a team that has that much firepower, especially with [Stephen] Halliday coming back, you just can’t afford to give them anything. When you turn pucks over in tough areas of the ice and leave them alone in front of the net, it makes for a long one. We couldn’t overcome it. It’s disappointing, but […]
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Coming off an intense, fast-paced OT win in Colorado, the Maple Leafs laid an egg in Utah on the second half of a back-to-back, losing in regulation for the first time in 2026. It was evident right from the jump that the Leafs just simply didn’t have it in this game. Utah dictated the pace […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 6-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 23-16-7. On whether the schedule caught up to the team: Well, there is no excuse. They had a lot of energy and jump out there. They were quicker than us tonight, and it showed. […]
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To extend their points streak to 11, the Maple Leafs will need to dig deep in a tired situation against a rested Utah Mammoth team tonight in Salt Lake City (10:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Matias Maccelli on his return to Utah: It is a little weird to be in this locker room […]
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If there is a single 20-minute period that encapsulates just how far the Maple Leafs have come in their overall team game and five-on-five structure during this 10-game points streak, it was the second period of this 4-3 overtime win against Colorado. The Avalanche are far and away the best long-change team in the NHL, […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-3 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 23-15-7. On the team’s performance: Good team effort. Everybody was involved and contributed tonight. Big kill at the end of the third; that was obviously a big part of the game. The goalie […]
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