It’s been a while since I’ve put my Leafs thoughts to pen and paper… or I guess to keys and blog (what an ambitious run the “Blue and White Blog” had from September 2019 to October 2019). But a gut wrenching loss like last night’s is enough to get a reluctant old desperado to take to the saddle and get
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Talkin’ Leafs Yeah I’m worried. Last night should’ve been a win for your Toronto Maple Leafs but evidently the team didn’t agree. CBJ isn’t the most talented team by any stretch but you could see that they wanted that win. We’re 10 games into the season and Toronto’s biggest problem has been the fact that their core four, Matthews, Marner,
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Whew Freddie with the ball 🏀 pic.twitter.com/Phd7ghUpJX — Flintor (@TheFlintor) October 21, 2019 That 5-4 OT win Saturday night was a bit of a rollercoaster. There’s a lot to take away from it, and quite a bit of it was troubling. I couldn’t get a preview up in time on the weekend since I was mixing in a few cervezas
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Not gonna lie, I just realized there was a game tonight. If this game preview seems a little more slapped together, then usual I apologize. LEAFS WIN! The offence ran wild in the second with four straight goals.#LeafsForever #FuelledByG @GatoradeCanada pic.twitter.com/w7vnYGmqZq — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 16, 2019 The Maple Leafs rode a four goal second period to
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What has gotten into Toronto’s bottom six? Leafs 5-on-5 goal leaders this season: 1. Matthews: 32. Mikheyev: 22. Gauthier: 22. Moore: 22. Kerfoot: 2 — Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) October 13, 2019 The third and fourth line just look downright lethal out there while the “top line” of Kapanen, Tavares and Marner look absolutely glacial by comparison. I’m sure that I
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It’s the four year anniversary of the greatest debut in Maple Leafs history. Just a throwback to better days. If you haven’t been paying attention Toronto is having are having a rough time lately. Well a whole year actually. At 2-2-1, turns out the Leafs have been a .500 for longer than you’d expect. The Leafs have won 30
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Monday night’s game versus St. Louis was a tough one. I actually thought that it was Toronto’s most complete games so far but sometimes you just lose to good teams. One of the silver linings from the loss is the continued solid play of William Nylander. 5v5 P/60 – Last 40GP Nylander* 2.38Marner 2.26Tkatchuk 2.18Meier 2.16Boeser 2.16Point 2.15Connor 2.09Aho 1.68Laine
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Well I didn’t think this team would go 82-0-0. But that last game stung. High-scoring game, defensive lapses, soft-goals, bone-headed plays, letting rats get under their skin and beautiful offensive play wasted. That game checked all of the boxes for a typical Leafs loss. And why did it have to be against Montreal? I hate Montreal. The Leafs are a
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Leafs are 2-0 on the season after a nice 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets last night. Good start but not unexpected. There was a lot to like in last night’s game. Cody Ceci actually looked kind of good and scored a goal. Don’t hate that one bit. The boys making the big bucks led the charge and the
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Game One sure was a beauty. Sure, letting in the first shot of the season isn’t ideal. I for one wasn’t too nervous. Would I have liked for Cody Ceci to have cleared Tkachuk from away from the front of the net? No question. But 441 games into his career, the book is out on Ceci. Would you get angry at angry
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