The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to make some changes this summer. One thing they’ll look at is the pending UFA defencemen. For several years, Morgan Rielly has been the number one defenceman of the Maple Leafs, as well as the longest-tenured member of the team.
With only one, maybe two players on the Leafs’ untouchables list, that leaves several players on the table in offseason trade talks.
Earlier this week the Toronto Maple Leafs held their end of season press conference for both the players and head coach Sheldon Keefe. Everyone was disappointed
Another year, another early playoff exit for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It seemed this year could be different; it felt different. They had so many different names, a different style, and a different vibe.
It’s the same ol’ story. Eight playoff runs since 2016-17, one series win, and an 0-6 record in winner-take-all games. Time after time this Toronto Maple Leafs team gets so close they can taste it, and then all hope disappears in one clear swoop.
This Boston-Toronto series hasn't been our favorite for props, but when it's the only game on the calendar, you dig deep into some trends to see what comes up.
The reality that the Toronto Maple Leafs were facing the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs provided just as much fear as it did optimism.
Brad Treliving is getting his first taste of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and needless to say, he can’t be too pleased with the dish.
When starting to write this series I think there was either optimism or naivety involved. I didn’t account for how difficult it would be to come up with positive takeaways as the Leafs neared elimination, especially when there wasn’t a sense of urgency in the performance to get there.
Here are five of the biggest potential X factors for the Eastern Conference in this year's first round.
Either the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs are going to cast off some bad postseason vibes in the first round of the NHL playoffs. For the other, yet another long summer awaits.
Morgan Rielly’s story as a defenseman with the Toronto Maple Leafs represents a history of persistent improvement and commitment. Since his time with the team, he’s evolved from a promising rookie to a linchpin of the team’s defensive corps.
For the past couple of weeks, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing short-handed without five regulars in their lineup, including one of their best forwards and one of their best defensemen.
The easy thing to do would be to complain about having Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, and Calle Jarnkrok out of the Leafs lineup for extended periods of time.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will have their top defenseman back Wednesday as Morgan Rielly (upper-body injury) is set to return against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sheldon Keefe spoke with reporters about a positive development regarding Morgan Rielly and Mitch Marner this morning. Rielly is set to return to the lineup after missing the last four games due to an upper-body injury deemed “day-to-day” last week.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters on Tuesday he expects Morgan Rielly, who has been out since March 24 with an upper-body injury, to return to the lineup on Thursday when the Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning.
If you missed the game, you’re probably looking at the score and saying “We’re so back”. Then, you’d probably see that the Toronto Maple Leafs had a 5-1 lead over the Florida Panthers at one point in the game and say “It’s so over”.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Morgan Rielly was not on the ice for warmups ahead of Tuesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils and will not play. The Maple Leafs confirmed it was an upper-body injury.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Morgan Rielly is anxious to return to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup on Thursday when his team visits the Vegas Golden Knights. The defenseman spoke to the media for the first time since he was suspended for five games following his cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig.
Many were concerned about how the Toronto Maple Leafs were going to perform without star defenseman Morgan Rielly in the lineup. It is safe to say that things are going pretty good.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly is set to appeal his five-game suspension to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday. Rielly was handed the sentence just minutes before the start of Toronto’s 4-1 victory over the St.
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been suspended five games by the NHL for a late cheap-shot on Ottawa's Ridly Greig that sparked an on-ice brawl over the weekend.
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been assessed a five-game suspension as a result of his actions at the end of Saturday’s loss to the Senators.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has offered Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly an in-person hearing for cross-checking Senators center Ridly Greig in the closing seconds of Saturday’s game.
**Update: Rielly has been offered an in-person hearing. He’s about to be suspended for at least five games. For Toronto Maple Leafs fans who are concerned about how long Morgan Rielly might be out thanks to disciplinary action from the NHL Department of Player Safety, the rumors circulating on Sunday morning are not good.
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