How to watch the Maple Leafs (when they aren’t remotely worth watching)
For the first time in a decade, the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing out a stretch run with no playoff implications. While they haven’t been mathematically eliminated quite yet, the Leafs have been a dead team skating since the week after the Olympic break, when they vowed to make a late playoff push and then […]
2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: How to watch the second round, full schedule and more
The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are under way and Round 1 proved to be an exciting start to the post-season. This year, the playoffs are showcasing the slightly smaller markets (New York, Boston and Chicago are out). The teams who have made it to the second round in the Eastern Conference are the Toronto […]
NHL playoff picks, odds, how to watch Tuesday’s games: Maple Leafs, Hurricanes go for series wins
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs did not have any sweeps, but two teams have a chance to advance to the second round on Tuesday. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes are both up 3-1 entering Game 5s. The Leafs missed out on the chance for a sweep after an overtime loss […]
How to fix quiet atmosphere at Maple Leafs games? Take lessons from soccer
After the 2016-17 Maple Leafs season — my first covering the team full-time — a vacation to watch soccer in Germany opened my eyes, and my ears, to the importance of fan involvement. On the evening of April 29, 2017, I fell asleep with ringing in my ears: the remnants of a rabid crowd refusing […]
How to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins NHL Playoff game tonight: Game 7 livestream options, more
Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates away with the puck from a checking James van Riemsdyk #21 of the Boston Bruins during the Second period in Game Six of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs […]