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The Toronto Maple Leafs’ seventh first-round playoff loss in eight years meant another year of speculation over whether the Core, the head coach, or both would be safe from losing their jobs. Kyle Dubas fell on the sword the year before, and in 2023-24, it was Sheldon Keefe’s turn to take the fall. The use of those terms isn’t to suggest that neither of them should have lost … [Read more...] about Top Leafs stories of 2024: Toronto Maple Leafs hire Craig Berube

Aside from covering sports, going to movies is my true passion and there’s no better time of year to catch up with some good films in good company. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? It is! We’re in the infancy of awards season and I’m personally looking forward to catching The Brutalist, Juror No. 2 and A Complete Unknown — Timothee Chalamet’s stint on College GameDay did the … [Read more...] about Grinch Mode: Pointing out the tactical errors in Christmas hockey movies

Corey Perry has become somewhat of a villain in Leafs land over the past few years. It probably doesn’t help that the Maple Leafs played him in the first round of the playoffs three years in a row, once with the Montreal Canadiens and twice with the Tampa Bay Lightning, but in fairness, he’s always been a hard player to match up against, and that will only ramp up once the … [Read more...] about Top Leafs moments of 2024: When the Leafs and Corey Perry had mutual interest

Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect Easton Cowan joined Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehill on Monday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take, where he shared his favourite memories of the World Juniors, while sharing his optimism for this year’s tournament. Cowan is expected to be one of the stars of this year’s tournament as a returnee, and he is off to a tremendous start, recording a … [Read more...] about Easton Cowan shares his favourite World Juniors memory and his mindset for this year’s tournament

It looked like the Winnipeg Jets remembered that there’s nothing better than beating the Leafs on Monday afternoon. After six straight losses to Toronto, specifically the last six games since Jets captain Mark Scheifele was filmed and dropping the infamous ‘beating the Leafs’ quote, the Jets came out on top with a 5-2 victory. The Maple Leafs haven’t been playing their best … [Read more...] about Knee Jerk Reaction: Maple Leafs go into Christmas on a Festivus note with loss to Jets