Mitch Marner took another step in his recovery as he was seen on the ice ahead of the morning skate. He has been skating on his own for the last little bit but this is the first time since his injury that he has been seen in public on the ice.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have just 15 games left in the regular season and they aren’t anywhere near ready for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Head coach Sheldon Keefe should be feeling the pressure, even though he’s fresh off a contract extension.
With the Leafs’ power play struggling mightily right now, Sheldon Keefe continues to find answers by once again making some changes to the lineup. This is the second straight game the Leafs will trot out a different-looking power play unit after they attempted to go with two defencemen on the top unit Saturday night.
It seems like we are once again on course for another battle between the “just watch the game” crowd and the crowd that really wants you to see charts about how great every offensive defencemen on a third pairing seems to be.
There is still a lot of hockey to play down the stretch. The Red Wings and Lightning now find themselves in a potential dogfight with the Flyers, the Islanders, and maybe even the Capitals when it comes to the wild card spots.
For better or worse the trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror and while the results of the effort or lack thereof won’t fully be known until the after the last playoff game, the moves made by Brad Treliving and Co.
63 games into the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are far from a finished product. GM Brad Treliving has done a reasonable job trying to set this team up for success, now it’s time to put the finishing touches on the roster before 3 pm est Friday.
When you take a look at some of the other defencemen that have moved in the recent days; Noah Hanifin, Byram Bowen, and Sean Walker, and you take a look
The trade deadline cannot come fast enough. By the time 3pm ET on Friday hits we will have discussed every mid-level defensive talent in the league on a lottery bound team.
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired a familiar face from the Anaheim Ducks as right-handed defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin will make his return to the blue and white.
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. Known as the ‘Russian Bear,’ this is not the first time he’s popped into the team’s lineup.
The first brief run for Ilya Lyubushkin in Toronto went fairly well, so why rock the boat with an unknown player, right? Right? To kick off his first trade deadline in Toronto, Brad Treliving has opted for going the low risk route rather than making a significant splash.
When Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly was handed a five-game suspension for a cross-check, many wondered how this would impact the Maple Leafs defense.
With Morgan Rielly set to return to the lineup, it seems like a worthwhile to take a look back at how the Leafs blueline performed without him. The Leafs were done a favour by having a couple of games against the Blues, a game against the Coyotes, and of course, the Ducks.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has decided to appeal his five-game suspension, initiating the process with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly is set to appeal his five-game suspension to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday. Rielly was handed the sentence just minutes before the start of Toronto’s 4-1 victory over the St.
The story line lately surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs have been the actions of top defender Morgan Rielly after an altercation towards the end of their game against the Ottawa Senators.
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been suspended five games by the NHL for a late cheap-shot on Ottawa's Ridly Greig that sparked an on-ice brawl over the weekend.
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been assessed a five-game suspension as a result of his actions at the end of Saturday’s loss to the Senators.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been offered an in-person hearing with NHL Player Safety following his cross-check on Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly took exception to the way an opponent scored an empty-net goal on Saturday night, and he decided to respond by delivering a cheap shot.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has offered Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly an in-person hearing for cross-checking Senators center Ridly Greig in the closing seconds of Saturday’s game.
**Update: Rielly has been offered an in-person hearing. He’s about to be suspended for at least five games. For Toronto Maple Leafs fans who are concerned about how long Morgan Rielly might be out thanks to disciplinary action from the NHL Department of Player Safety, the rumors circulating on Sunday morning are not good.
In a polarizing conclusion to Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly was ejected in the dying seconds of their 5-3 loss.
DraftKings was nice enough to give us a parlay boost for the return to NHL action, so let's re-pay that kindness with a winning three-leg combo on a few defensemen to record points Monday evening.
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