17 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Treliving shrugs off Stolarz’s lack of playoff experience

Anthony Stolarz has just one Stanley Cup playoff game on his resume. The man who signed Stolarz to a two-year contract last summer in free agency, Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving, could not care less. “I know everybody talks about lack of playoff experience and what’s the old line, ‘Experience is really important, unless […]

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49 h. ago Can the upstart Senators upset the Maple Leafs in their Stanley Cup Playoff series?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch and Postmedia’s Rob Wong break down the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk about their favourite memories of the playoff series between the two teams in the early-2000s, […]

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4 d. ago Toronto Maple Leafs bringing back huge free tailgate parties for playoffs

It's a tale as old as time: the Toronto Maple Leafs have once again clinched a spot in the NHL playoffs, and the team is bringing back its legendary tailgate viewing parties to give fans the chance to celebrate for free in Maple Leaf Square.NHL Playoff season has become something of an annual (if not bittersweet) tradition in Toronto, and for good reason. 2025 marks the ninth consecutive season that Toronto's equally beloved and beleaguered Maple Leafs find themselves on the road to the Stanley Cup, blanketing the city with ample excitement and anticipation.Hopes are high this year, as the team has clinched a top-two finish in the Atlantic Division and secured a home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Let's just hope that another tradition — you know, the one where the Leafs don't end up winning the Stanley Cup — doesn't end up panning out as usual.While a ticket to see the team take the ice in person could already set you b...

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1 week ago Maple Leafs go down hard in Florida: ‘They won all the battles’

Forget everything the Maple Leafs had been saying about getting their game into proper gear heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs. On Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers, the Leafs got stuck in neutral and couldn’t move. The final score at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise was 3-1 for the Panthers, but that result flattered […]

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1 week ago OHL playoffs: Rocky road led Erie Otters to Round 2 clash with London Knights

The Otters ended up in fifth in the Western Conference but knocked out defending Memorial Cup champ Saginaw for their first playoff series victory in eight years.

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1 week ago There's a new 'tin foil hat' conspiracy theory about the Toronto Maple Leafs

If you've spent any time in your life debating the Toronto Maple Leafs, you've probably heard a conspiracy theory or two.Some people think that the NHL's higher powers — who infamously have their video replay centre in Toronto — do everything possible to help the Maple Leafs succeed on any given night, including getting favourable referee calls in comparison to other teams.As a counterpoint to that narrative, others point out that Toronto hasn't won a Stanley Cup since 1967 and has won just one playoff round since 2004.But in recent times, a new conspiracy theory surrounding the team is being parroted by a pair of media members: TNT's Paul Bissonnette and Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.Matthew Tkachuk, Alexander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, and Sam Bennett have all been out for the Florida Panthers in recent games, all suffering various injuries.The Panthers have since been on a five-game losing streak, one that Bissonnette posits is so they can match up against the Leafs in the...

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2 w. ago SIMMONS: This Maple Leafs team is finally learning to win the right way

This is what the Maple Leafs have been missing in the Stanley Cup playoffs, year after disappointing year. Great goaltending when the game and the result is on the line. Star performances from the largest salaried stars on the Leafs roster – the same players who are usually left to fruitlessly explain what went wrong […]

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2 w. ago Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers, clinch spot in 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Maple Leafs have booked their spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. What was expected became reality on Wednesday night when the Leafs, who needed a point against the Florida Panthers to clinch a post-season berth, beat their Atlantic Division rivals 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena. The Auston Matthews line came through in third period […]

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2 w. ago How the Maple Leafs can clinch a playoff spot against Florida Panthers

Jake McCabe and the Maple Leafs would like to choose a consonant, if they may. Specifically, an X. A single point is all that stands between the Leafs and the clinching of a Stanley Cup playoff spot. The Leafs can add that special letter on Wednesday night when they play host to the Florida Panthers […]

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3 w. ago Maple Leafs mess up chance to control Atlantic in upset loss to Nashville

The fast lane to first place closed as quickly as it opened for the snooze-you-lose Maple Leafs. After both Florida and Tampa Bay lost earlier on Saturday, results Toronto had to know about after taking a 2-0 lead in Nashville, it let the NHL’s lowest scoring team lay a 5-2 beating on it. Thus, the Atlantic Division leaderboard didn’t change, the […]

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