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Of course it was Brad Marchand. Of course. Did you expect anything different? At any rate, the Leafs are still in a good spot up 2-1 in the series as we look ahead to Game 4 on Sunday night in Sunrise. The great Jeff Marek filled in for Jay Rosehill on a special Saturday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Off the top, we gave our initial thoughts on Toronto’s 5-4 OT loss in Game 3. … [Read more...] about Despite the Game 3 OT loss, Jeff Marek thinks the Leafs are fine: Leafs Morning Take

Game 3 was about as chaotic as you could have predicted considering the circumstances. With the Toronto Maple Leafs taking a pair of one-goal games at home to open the series, it would have been foolish not to predict a strong pushback from the Florida Panthers. And if it wasn’t more or less a guarantee from the start, it was carved into stone when the Leafs took a 3-1 … [Read more...] about Knee Jerk Reaction: Leafs fall in game of bounces, lose in overtime vs. Panthers

That’s how you take care of business on home ice. Mitch Marner scored the game winner as the Leafs edged the Panthers 4-3 to grab a 2-0 series lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unbelievably, this is the first time in 21 years that the Leafs have won six games in a postseason. Despite the early start time, we were jacked up to kick off the Thursday edition of … [Read more...] about Dallas Eakins raves about Berube, Nylander, & Toronto’s postseason growth: Leafs Morning Take

It should be remembered that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ management group believed the pathway to a Stanley Cup was through incrementalism, as opposed to radical disruption, but changes were indeed necessary. Brad Treliving and Brendan Shanahan staked their reputations on the idea that Toronto’s Core Four were essential to the pursuit of a title, and there were only minor tweaks … [Read more...] about Max Pacioretty and the new-look Leafs embody why this could be a different summer

Well, that’s a lot to unpack. Any way you slice it, the Leafs grabbed a 1-0 series lead in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Jay Rosehill and I were on location at GRETA BAR YYZ for the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Naturally, we kicked of the show by talking Sam Bennett. Rosey thinks he did nothing wrong, I vehemently disagreed. Honestly, it was a show-long debate. … [Read more...] about Jay Rosehill doesn’t think Sam Bennett crossed the line: Leafs Morning Take