As the game heat up on the ice between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, so are things off the ice. And on Thursday’s day-off between games, head coaches and players from both clubs have taken a few jabs at each other. It started with Bruins bench boss Jim Montgomery, who commented about Max Domi’s bump on Jeremy Swayman during a TV timeout in Game 2. As Swayman skated … [Read more...] about Keefe, Montgomery trade passive barbs ahead of Game 4
Game 3 takeaways: Brad Marchand delivers urgent response
Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins were expected to deliver an urgent response after getting called out by their head coach Jim Montgomery. Marchand complimented this year’s Maple Leafs group, believing the 2024 iteration had separated itself from teams of the past in large part due to their physicality. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Marchand submitted one … [Read more...] about Game 3 takeaways: Brad Marchand delivers urgent response
Auston Matthews is a bad, bad man: Leafs Morning Take
What a night for Big Papi and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The now three-time Rocket Richard Trophy winner tallied the game winner in the third period, adding two assists as the Leafs salvaged a split in Boston. Plain and simple, it was another signature playoff moment for one of the top players in the game right now. Full stop. Carter Hutton filled in for Jay Rosehill on the … [Read more...] about Auston Matthews is a bad, bad man: Leafs Morning Take
Game 2 takeaways: Matthews, Samsonov post career-best games to tie series
Auston Matthews authored the defining postseason performance of his career, Ilya Samsonov played his best game in a Toronto Maple Leafs uniform and the series is tied at one apiece. Matthews’ tour-de-force performance against the Boston Bruins couldn’t have come at a better time, he hadn’t compiled a signature playoff game until tonight. Toronto’s proverbial back was against … [Read more...] about Game 2 takeaways: Matthews, Samsonov post career-best games to tie series
The Maple Leafs missed William Nylander in more ways than one
It’s been an interesting week in Leafs land. William Nylander was ruled out of Game 1 against the Boston Bruins. The undisclosed injury remains a mystery. It was his first game missed due to injury in seven and a half years and his team missed him dearly. As Sheldon Keefe put it, something ‘popped up’ after the regular season and once Nylander didn’t skate during the team’s … [Read more...] about The Maple Leafs missed William Nylander in more ways than one