After a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, head coach Jim Hiller discussed Gavin McKenna's continued development and growing responsibilities, William Nylander's five-point performance, Sergei Bobrovsky's first win as a Leaf, and the status of Chris Tanev. Hiller on William Nylander's five-point night: Well, he was skating. I think
After a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres, Jim Hiller discussed the Maple Leafs’ struggles under the Sabres' late push, Gavin McKenna sitting for the second half of the game, Kirill Marchenko’s scoring breakout, and his familiarity with newly acquired Aatu Räty. Hiller on the game getting away
After Monday's practice, Jim Hiller discussed Chris Tanev’s injury, Marshall Rifai’s call-up, the defense pairings, the team’s skating through six games, and the hot starts for Auston Matthews and William Nylander. Now that Chris Tanev is on IR, is there any sense of how long he will be out?
Tonight in Utah, can the Maple Leafs string together two consecutive wins for the first time this season and make a tough road trip a big success? (9 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Mammoth head coach Andre Tourigny on the challenge Toronto presents: Obviously, Toronto played really good
The Maple Leafs completed a trade on Tuesday evening, sending Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Aatu Räty. Just a day earlier, Räty cleared waivers. Trading for him accomplishes two things, and the first isn't the contract spot exchange. By acquiring a player
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the encouraging early returns from the Maple Leafs' forward group, the mounting concerns on defense without Chris Tanev, the possibility of finding external blue-line help, the PK's great start, and the new coaching staff's early-season work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFPIW5kDZWY Episode
It’s no stretch to suggest the Vegas-Colorado-Utah road trip is the hardest in the NHL. Getting some positive results and chugging along is critical to the Maple Leafs building momentum after a 2-2-0 homestand to start the season. Well, there’s still a game to go, but the Leafs have
The Maple Leafs showed their offensive prowess and late-game fight in Utah, nearly erasing a three-goal third-period deficit, but another rough second period and some terrible goaltending left them with too much to overcome in a 5-4 loss. I liked the Leafs' pace, effort, and forechecking at times in
Six games into the season, the Maple Leafs are a more talented, more exciting team, with plenty still to figure out. In our assessment of the Leafs after six games, we looked at encouraging signs within the team's forward depth, the challenge of building a consistent three-line attack, and
As bizarre as it seems to write about a 21-year-old second-year player, most of the rest of the team needs to watch the tape of Easton Cowan in the first half of the third period. Cowan was one of the few Leafs still actively trying to play the game