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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs fall, Tampa Bay Lightning look to extend series lead
Never doubt that the Toronto Maple Leafs can find new and exciting ways to disappoint their fans and fail in the postseason. Losing star John Tavares in Game 1 to injury, winning three straight games and then losing three straight games to an enormous underdog in the Montreal Canadiens, in their first playoff meeting in […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Game 7 showdown for Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens
It doesn’t get much juicer than this: a Game 7 between two Original Six franchises, and the first such matchup between two Canadian teams in 17 years. The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to exorcise past playoff demons. And to do it, they’ll have to get past a red-hot Carey Price and the opportunistic Montreal […]
Continue reading‘Zero excuses’ as Toronto Maple Leafs cap first-round collapse in home loss to Montreal Canadiens
The Toronto Maple Leafs flopped in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Again. Blowing a 3-1 series lead, Toronto dropped a 3-1 decision in Game 7 of the North Division semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night on home ice, in the first playoff meeting between the rivals in 42 years. “It’s really hard to put […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights begin showdown
Two more second-round series get underway in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday — including that epic Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights tilt — while the remaining divisional first-round series was extended to seven games by the pesky Montreal Canadiens (and the collapsing Toronto Maple Leafs). Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to […]
Continue readingStar-laden Toronto Maple Leafs ‘couldn’t get it done’ in Game 6 as Montreal Canadiens stay alive
“We had plenty of chances. It’s a game of inches out there. And we couldn’t get it done,” Toronto star Auston Matthews said after Montreal’s 3-2 overtime win in Game 6, their second straight OT victory against the stumbling Maple Leafs. For the second time in as many games, the game-winning goal was gifted by […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Critical Game 5 matchup for Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators
Three teams — the Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild — faced elimination on Monday. Two survived. Edmonton nearly lived another day, but Winnipeg knocked the Oilers out in triple-overtime, sealing a series sweep. The loss sets up another long offseason for Connor McDavid & Co. Tuesday night brings a lighter slate, with just […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Washington Capitals aim to tie things up with Boston Bruins in Game 4
Thursday night’s four-game playoff slate was all about theatrics, and plenty of offense. Thirty goals were scored over four games. Friday is a big day for clarification, as the Washington Capitals try to even their series with the Boston Bruins, the Colorado Avalanche look to build a 3-0 lead over the St. Louis Blues and […]
Continue readingToronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares released from hospital, out indefinitely with concussion
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday morning after suffering a concussion in a scary collision during Thursday night’s playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs said Tavares was “thoroughly examined and assessed” by the St. Michael’s Hospital neurosurgical team and the team’s medical director. He was “conscious […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
Continue readingToronto Maple Leafs’ John Tavares carted off ice, taken to hospital after hit to face
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was taken off the ice on a stretcher after taking a knee to his face Thursday night in Game 1 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Tavares gave a thumbs-up as he left the ice at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and was later taken to […]
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