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Auston Matthews’ overtime winner against the New Jersey Devils on December 10 was pretty nasty, but the goal itself wasn’t really why this marks as one of the top goals of the season. Rather, it’s the circumstances around the goal and the way the game had gone leading up to it. The Leafs and Devils faced off for the second time of the 2024-25 season, with former Leafs head … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Auston Matthews and Anthony Stolarz steal overtime win vs. Devils

History teaches us a great many things. In relation to this post, history has taught us that procrastination from the Toronto Maple Leafs when it comes to contract extensions rarely works out. There is the Nylander contract that shows how things can get a lot more expensive once the season starts and the Leafs went from a hard no mentality on a $10M AAV to inking a long term … [Read more...] about The projected cost of Maple Leafs contract extensions and how they could play out

Matthew Knies emerged as a true breakout star for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Knies now operates as the bridge between the team’s pressure-packed win-now window, and an uncertain future. The 22-year-old was stapled to Toronto’s first line for the past two seasons and when Auston Matthews returned to the lineup on January 4 against the Boston Bruins from an unspecified upper-body … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Matthew Knies tallies sensational no-look goal en route to first NHL hat-trick

Through his first few seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies has quickly become one of the team’s most exciting young players. Between his size, physicality, and rising goalscoring figures, his versatility is one of his greatest strengths, with many calling him a ‘unicorn’ of sorts. At the same time, it also makes it hard to come up with comparable players to his … [Read more...] about Knies points to Mikko Rantanen as an influence with eyes set on 2026 Olympic roster

Auston Matthews fought through an unspecified injury last season, and there were large stretches where he didn’t play up to the stratospheric standard he’s set during career. There were still plenty of brilliant moments from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain, and there are few better examples than Matthews walking the Nashville Predators during a December 4 contest. With the … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Auston Matthews nutmegs the Predators’ defence