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Is there anything sweeter than watching the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins? How about watching them overcome a three-goal deficit to take a 5-4 overtime victory (…sound familiar?). On February 25, Mitch Marner did just that for the Maple Leafs, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime at TD Garden, capping off a big night where the Leafs erased two Bruins’ leads to … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Mitch Marner completes comeback win vs. Bruins in overtime

For the final time in July, we convened for another summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Moving forward, we’ll move to two shows a week for the first two weeks of August before transitioning to one show a week for the second half of next month. Yes, even WE need some down time. That said, we’re now just 70 days away from regular season puck drop, so that’s good. At any rate, … [Read more...] about Dakota Joshua’s pumped to play for Craig Berube again: Leafs Morning Take

Welcome back to another edition of around the NHL, the last one in the month of July. August is just around the corner, as things have slowed down considerably across the league, however, there’s still plenty of business to finish up heading into the third month of the offseason. From avoiding arbitrations, to leaving the NHL and heading ‘home’, to some significant trade … [Read more...] about Around the NHL: Sabres’ sign Timmins, Penguins’ talking Karlsson trade, Backstrom signs SHL deal

We’re trying our absolute hardest at The Leafs Nation to avoid mentioning Mitch Marner as much as possible, given that he’s no longer a member of the team and whether you’re in the camp of wanting him out of town or the camp of lamenting that the Toronto Maple Leafs let him go, nobody really has an appetite to reflect on his tenure. But, when you’re doing a series like the Best … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Mitch Marner ices Bruins in overtime to secure season series

Through the long, hot days of summer, the absence of hockey is really beginning to set in for fans of the game. But for this year’s crop of draftees, it’s been a July of celebration, hard work, and reflection. That’s where Kitchener Rangers winger Matthew Hlacar finds himself right now after being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the seventh round of the 2025 NHL Draft at … [Read more...] about New Maple Leafs draftee Matthew Hlacar talks relief of getting picked