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EJ Hradek and former NHLer Dave Reid analyze the Maple Leafs’ ongoing struggles. Injuries, inconsistent defense, and goaltending...

Playing without captain Auston Matthews and No. 1 goalie Anthony Stolarz, the Leafs let two leads slip away as they lost their fourth straight game.

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No. 1 goalie Anthony Stolarz called out the Leafs' defensive play ... and it got even worse.

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Pierre McGuire and Julie Stewart-Binks discuss the Maple Leafs' challenges after back-to-back losses. Defensive lapses and puck...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a major crisis with their defensive structure and how they approach plays in an attempt to neutralize the opponent. Last season saw the Leafs barely give up any quality chances, box out the opposition in tight, and thus make it easier for their netminders to track the puck and…

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube is getting fed up with the team's lack of commitment to defensive hockey."We're scoring enough goals every game to win games. We're letting in too many goals," Berube told reporters following Toronto's 5-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. "Pretty much, this season is, we don't value the defensive side of the puck enough."The Maple Leafs rank fifth in the NHL with 3.69 goals per game, but 31st in goals against per game with 3.75. They've allowed 10 goals in their last two games combined.Toronto held a 4-2 lead on Sunday but Carolina scored three unanswered goals to pull off the comeback. The Hurricanes held a dominant 47-20 edge in the shot department.Veteran forward John Tavares chalked up the collapse to immature play."They're a good hockey team and they put a lot of pressure on you," Tavares said. "At times we did some really good things, earned opportunities, were able to give ourselves the lead, and then our game for whatever reason becomes really immature and we don't manage the game very well."Berube didn't necessarily disagree with Tavares' evaluation."Could be immaturity, not a willingness to make the easy play. Turnover after turnover cost us the game tonight," Berube said. "We didn't check anybody tonight. We didn't win any battles tonight. That's two games in a row."The Maple Leafs are the NHL's third-oldest team with an average age of 29.24.For Berube, becoming a better defensive team is simply a matter of will and execution."For me, it's just a mindset," he said. "If you want to be a good defensive team you gotta check, you gotta have good sticks, you gotta be hard, you gotta win battles, and you gotta have good structure."He added, "We don't have any of that right now."At five-on-five, the Maple Leafs rank 26th in expected goals share and 20th in expected goals against per 60 minutes, per Evolving-Hockey. Toronto ranked 19th and 16th in those stats, respectively, last season - its first year under Berube - but rode the league's second best five-on-five save percentage (.926) to an Atlantic Division title. This year, the Maple Leafs rank 30th with an .879 five-on-five save percentage.The 8-7-1 Maple Leafs have a 32.7% chance of making the playoffs this season, according to MoneyPuck.

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Home » Featured Post » Pure Talent, No GritLast night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes was yet another microcosm of what is wrong with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As I watched William Nylander and Auston Matthews coast through the neutral zone on the backcheck with straight legs, as they watched a 4-on-3 develop and turn ... Read more

Former Maple Leaf Fraser Minten swung Boston's win the Bruins' way shortly after William Nylander nearly tied the game. Sonny Sachdeva details the wild sequence and Minten's game-icing goal.

Just as he returned to the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs might again be without Scott Laughton for a little bit. Laughton was injured on a hit from Boston Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov in the second period of Saturday night’s game against the Bruins. Bobby McMann took exception to the hit and dropped the gloves…

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Joseph Woll spoke to media today and thanked the Maple Leafs organization along with the city of Toronto for respecting his privacy.