Pension Plan Puppets

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images Once again, the Flyers live down to their billing as a team that just doesn’t have anything much going on this season. Here come the Flyers! Or, I suppose, here come the Leafs, since we’re in Flyers-land. With the back-to-back, there’s two changes to the lineup, with Wayne Simmonds coming in on the night Ed Snider is … [Read more...] about Recap: Leafs beat the Flyers with a lot of goals — a couple are milestones

Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Keep the train rolling Toronto Maple Leafs @ Philadelphia Flyers07:00 PM at Wells Fargo CenterWatch on: NBCSP, TSN4(geographic regional broadcast blackout rules in effect) Good evening and happy Sunday to all! Tonight we have the Toronto Maples Leafs, playing their second game in as many nights, visiting James van Riemsdyk and the … [Read more...] about GDT: Leafs Fly to Philly to Play Flyers

David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images Whoa, we’re half way there. Toronto Maple Leafs @ Philadelphia Flyers07:00 PM at Wells Fargo CenterWatch on: NBCSP, TSN4(geographic regional broadcast blackout rules in effect) Opponent’s Site: Broad Street Hockey The Leafs last game was at home on January 7 against the Detroit Red Wings, which Toronto won by a score of 4-1. … [Read more...] about Preview: Maple Leafs @ Flyers

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports We kick off the new year by looking at a player and team having a worse than expected year Welcome to another episode of Back to Excited. Today we discuss: The Leafs play over the past few weeks [1:44] Morgan Rielly’s play this year [4:53] The poor season of the Florida Panthers [26:26] Luc Tardif’s comments after the World Juniors … [Read more...] about Back to Excited Episode 194: Rielly’s Return & Paltry Panthers

Photo by Zac BonDurant/Getty Images A late round Swedish prospect that became good depth in the NHL is a familiar tale for Toronto Pontus Holmberg follows a bit of a familiar tale for Maple Leafs fans, at least in recent years. He was a late round draft pick — the 6th round in fact — as an overager, way back in 2018. In a very general sense, he followed in the recent … [Read more...] about Sunday FTB: Pontus Holmberg Appreciation Day