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Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / March 3

Maple Leafs’ Strange Incentive: Why Losing Actually Makes Sense

Sometimes, hockey math is weirder than the game itself. Take the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. Four straight losses since the Olympic break, a roster that looks half-tuned out, and Craig Berube behind the bench.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / March 3

Maple Leafs Quick Hits: Joshua, Nylander, Stolarz & Berube

Monday night felt familiar — plenty of chances, plenty of energy, but not quite enough finish. The Maple Leafs fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / March 3

Toronto Maple Leafs: NHL Analyst Hints at the Team Moving on From Craig Berube and Brad Treliving This Offseason

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a 27-24-10 record with 64 points in 61 games this season. Toronto is in seventh place in the Atlantic Division. They are on the verge of missing the playoffs after making the playoffs last season.

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William Nylander News / NHL Trade Talk / March 3

Former NHLer Slams William Nylander Over Character Concerns

William Nylander is and has always been a very polarizing player. In terms of pure skill, he’s among the best in the world, capable of doing things very few others would even try.

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The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / March 3

Toronto Maple Leafs: NHL Analyst Calls for Team to Be Sellers at the NHL Trade Deadline

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been playoff contenders over the last several seasons. This season, Toronto finds themselves in a totally different situation.

Nicolas Roy News / The Hockey Writers / March 3

Are the Maple Leafs and Oilers Working on a Nicolas Roy Trade?

With the Toronto Maple Leafs selling ahead of the March 6 deadline and the Edmonton Oilers clearing buying (they just added Connor Murphy via trade on Monday), one has to wonder if there’s a fit here.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / March 3

Analyst Foresees Trade Requests From Auston Matthews and Brady Tkachuk

The Canada–USA rivalry has taken on a life of its own of late, thanks to everything going on in the world right now. That was on full display when the Americans won gold at the Olympics — and particularly when captains of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, Auston Matthews and Brady Tkachuk, returned to their NHL cities.

Easton Cowan News / TheLeafsnation / March 3

Maple Leafs Prospect Roundup: Reinforcements from the Marlies, the Cowan conundrum

Four straight losses out of the Olympic break have the Toronto Maple Leafs in free-fall mode, and with the trade deadline just days away, the roster is expected to look different by this time next week.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / March 3

Laughton and McMann Talk Trade Rumors Out of Toronto

Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton look like they both might be traded ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline on March 6. Who they are traded for and which team they go to isn’t clear, and both are aware they don’t have much control over that situation.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson News / The Hockey Writers / March 3

Oilers Must Convince Maple Leafs’ Ekman-Larsson To Waive NTC

The Edmonton Oilers are in full win-now mode and it shows. After acquiring Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday, they are still in the hunt for an offensive defenceman.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / March 3

Insider Suggests Maple Leafs Could Sell Assets to Make Bigger Deadline Splash

Another day, another trade rumour regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs. This time it is about their trade deadline plans as we inch closer to the March 6 Trade Deadline.

Brandon Carlo News / NHL on ClutchPoints / March 3

Maple Leafs’s Brandon Carlo points out positives in 3-2 loss to Flyers

The Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled since coming back from the Olympic break. This led to Auston Matthews calling out the team prior to their game with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Craig Berube News / TheLeafsnation / March 3

Craig Berube sees improvement in Maple Leafs’ game despite fourth-straight loss

The Toronto Maple Leafs earned their first point since the Olympic break on Monday with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Despite dropping a fourth game in a row, head coach Craig Berube shared after the game that he was happy overall with his team’s effort.

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NHL News / Pension Plan Puppets / March 3

Maple Leafs Prospect Report: March 3rd News and Stars

Since Feb 24: 3 goals, 1 assist in 3 games Season to date: 24 goals, 25 assists (49 points) in 54 games After writing about Hopkins' hot goal (and point) streak from the previous two weeks, that streak continued through last week.

Anthony Stolarz News / TheLeafsnation / March 3

Anthony Stolarz keeps positive tone following Maple Leafs’ fourth straight loss

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ losing streak hit four on Monday night, falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers. With the loss, the Maple Leafs now

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / March 3

3 takeaways from Leafs-Flyers: A better process, but a shootout loss prolongs the agony

If you take the Toronto Maple Leafs at face value, there’s a groundswell of relentless positivity to be found. This would perhaps be a fool’s errand, as all hope has been extinguished.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / March 2

Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs post-Olympic free fall continues with loss to Flyers

You hear that? That’s the sound of a Toronto Maple Leafs team screaming to the heavens (or at Keith Pelley and Brad Treliving, in this case) that this team does not have a playoff run in them, no matter how badly upper management might want to will it into existence.