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Another game, another collapse for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The boo birds were out in full force at Scotiabank Arena as the Ottawa Senators hung six goals on their Canadian counterparts, winning 6-3 and sending a reeling Leafs team to 6-5-2. Toronto has lost five of their last six, giving up an astounding 26 goals […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has impressed so far this season, putting up three goals and five points in Toronto’s two games, and head coach Sheldon Keefe recently gave him his flowers. “He’s continuing to progress and taking charge,” Sheldon Keefe said, according to Kayla Douglas of theScore. “His confidence is at an all-time […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are locking in their head coach for two more seasons. Sheldon Keefe signed a two-year extension, linking him to the Maple Leafs through the 2025-2026 season, according to Elliotte Friedman. The Maple Leafs have made the playoffs every season Keefe has been the head coach. He led Toronto to its first […]

After Kyle Dubas was fired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and replaced by Brad Treliving, there was widespread speculation as to whether head coach Sheldon Keefe would be back behind the bench. After Treliving publicly confirmed on Tuesday that Keefe would return, the 42-year-old is embracing another opportunity to coach the club, […]

Despite failing to get past the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs plan to stick with head coach Sheldon Keefe. Speaking ahead of the draft this week, new GM Brad Treliving confirmed that Keefe will be back in 2023-24 to lead the team. Via Pierre LeBrun: “Leafs GM Brad […]

Just over a week ago, Sheldon Keefe’s Toronto Maple Leafs were fresh off exorcising their demons by advancing past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades. They did that by defeating the most dominant hockey team of the last three years in the Tampa Bay Lightning. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a bind. They are still winless through three games in the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers following their 3-2 overtime loss on the road Sunday night. On the verge of elimination, Toronto also now has to deal with a new injury to […]

Coach Sheldon Keefe’s Toronto Maple Leafs began their series with the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena with designs on jumping out to a commanding lead, but now find themselves down 2-0 heading to South Florida after a shocking Game 2 loss. After the team’s first playoff series win in 19 years against the Tampa Bay […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally managed to break their nearly two decade long drought of winning a playoff series on Saturday night when they pulled off a 2-1 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6. The Maple Leafs were obviously overjoyed to move on to the next round, but there may not […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were unable to advance to their first Eastern Conference semifinal since 2004 on Thursday night, losing on home ice to the Tampa Bay Lightning and setting up a Game 6 back in Florida on Saturday — and coach Sheldon Keefe was not happy with his team’s defensive effort. Justin Holl has […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled out a massive comeback victory in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, but before they got there, both teams decided to partake in a massive brawl in the third quarter. While the fight may have inadvertently helped the Maple Leafs, Sheldon Keefe was not […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs kept their win streak alive Wednesday night by escaping with a 2-1 victory at home over the visiting Nashville Predators. As the final score suggests, that game was close from beginning to end, though, it would the Maple Leafs could have had a much wide winning margin if only they were […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday night. However, their trip to St. Louis cost them a pretty penny a day later. Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe was hit with a fine, the NHL announced on Wednesday. The league fined Keefe $25,000 for “demeaning conduct directed at […]

Matt Murray was like a concrete wall placed in front of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ net Tuesday night, as Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars found him simply unsolvable. The Stars threw everything they had at Murray, but they came up with nothing in a 3-0 loss to the Maple Leafs. Praises are flowing for […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have gotten off to a dismal start in the 2022-23 NHL season and it hasn’t taken long for Sheldon Keefe to face some harsh criticism from fans and media. Ahead of their Wednesday night matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers, Keefe got an assist from John Tortorella, who came to Keefe’s defense […]

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe had some eye-opening comments about the team’s top line, including Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, following their defeat to the Arizona Coyotes in their home opener. On Thursday, Marner told reporters that he and Keefe had a discussion about his comments, during which Keefe offered an explanation for […]