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The Toronto Maple Leafs turned in one of their most uninspiring efforts of the season on Saturday night in a 3-0 shutout loss to the Vancouver Canucks. What made it so uninspiring wasn’t just the effort itself but the circumstances heading into the game. The Canucks, playing on the second half of a back-to-back after facing the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night, had their … [Read more...] about Berube says Maple Leafs weren’t ‘connected’ in shutout loss to Canucks

Complacency can take on many forms in professional sports, and it was a listless effort from the home team on Saturday night, as the Vancouver Canucks cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. It started from behind the bench. Toronto started its fourth line of Connor Dewar, David Kampf and Steven Lorentz, and while the line won its 14-second matchup, it was a … [Read more...] about Knee Jerk Reaction: Complacency, dormant power play sinks Leafs in loss to Canucks

Just like that, the five-game winning streak is over, so is the five game road winning streak. Such is life. All in all, there’s no reason to overreact to Toronto’s 6-3 loss in Raleigh on Thursday night. As Carter Hutton – who filled in for Jay Rosehill on the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take – astutely noted, the mentors trip isn’t for the faint of heart. Bottom line, … [Read more...] about There’s no need to overreact to the loss in Carolina: Leafs Morning Take

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to extend their winning streak to six games Thursday evening in Carolina. Despite their strong results of late, the Leafs are currently the largest betting underdog they have been throughout the entire season in this matchup at +151. The Carolina Hurricanes have once again been one of the NHL’s best home teams this season, sporting a record of … [Read more...] about NHL Betting Preview (Jan. 9): Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes Odds

All good things must come to an end, as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday evening. Toronto lost for the first time during the 2025 calendar year, ending its five-game winning streak, and three of its most important players were the primary culprits. Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner have been on fire since Matthews returned to the lineup on … [Read more...] about Knee Jerk Reaction: A rare off night for Woll, Matthews, Marner as Hurricanes snap Leafs’ winning streak