Nylander prefers to keep thoughts on Leafs collapse to himself

The Maple Leafs held a practice at Ford Performance Centre on Friday before travelling to St. Louis ahead of Saturday’s game against the Blues. — Early in Friday’s practice, Leafs coach Craig Berube barked at his players to shoot more. William Nylander wanted to make it clear he received the message. During his next rep … Read more

Leafs praise ‘spark plug’ Cowan’s character

The Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 at TD Garden on Tuesday. Toronto will hold a media availability at Scotiabank Arena at 5:15 pm on Wednesday ahead of their game against the New York Rangers. — After seeing Nikita Zadorov hammer John Tavares with an illegal hit in the second period of Tuesday’s game, … Read more

Maple Leafs’ season undone by porous defence

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2015-16 season – a year so miserable it culminated with the franchise winning the draft lottery and selecting Auston Matthews with the first-overall pick. Since then, Toronto has been as reliable as any team in the NHL at taking care of business … Read more