Just over a week ago, nobody knew for sure what the 4 Nations Face-Off was going to be like. Would it resemble an All-Star game? Would players care? Would the competition level be at least the same as an NHL regular season game? It’s safe to say that all of those questions were answered early on. The 4 Nations Face-Off instead gave us everything a fan could ask for, and then … [Read more...] about Can the rest of the NHL season top the 4 Nations Face-Off?
Should the Maple Leafs give Matthews and Marner the weekend off following 4 Nations?
Thursday night, one nation becomes victorious the morning after, everyone flies back to their NHL club teams and the regular season continues. Regardless of what happens in the Canada vs. USA final, the 4 Nations Face-Off has delivered in every way possible, but while this has been happening, we may have forgotten that the rest of the league got a break for over 10 days. A … [Read more...] about Should the Maple Leafs give Matthews and Marner the weekend off following 4 Nations?
Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews have provided understated defensive impact at 4 Nations Face-Off
Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews will square off again at the 4 Nations Face-Off final, with national pride and bragging rights on the line. Marner scored Canada’s overtime winner against Sweden, the differentiation point as to why his country is in Thursday’s final, while Matthews return to USA’s lineup after missing Monday’s versus Sweden due to an upper-body injury. Marner … [Read more...] about Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews have provided understated defensive impact at 4 Nations Face-Off
Auston Matthews cracks DailyFaceoff’s all-time quarter-century team
The NHL kicked off 2025 by announcing the quarter-century teams for each NHL team, with the Maple Leafs featuring five players on the current roster. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly all cracked the Leafs’ quarter-century first team, while William Nylander and John Tavares made the second team. The teams featured vintage legends like Mats Sundin, Tomas Kaberle, … [Read more...] about Auston Matthews cracks DailyFaceoff’s all-time quarter-century team
TLN After Dark: Is Mitch Marner playing himself out of the 2026 Olympics?
1 goal, 0 assists, -3 in 3 games played. That’s Mitch Marner’s stat line to conclude round-robin play at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament for Team Canada. After two games, Mitch was moved to a checking line with Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli and found himself a -1 in 12:46 of TOI in a must-win game against Finland. The second-least minutes played of all players on Team … [Read more...] about TLN After Dark: Is Mitch Marner playing himself out of the 2026 Olympics?