#Jordie Benn

A team that's halfway through the NHL schedule with less than 10 regulation losses should feel good about itself and provide fans ample positives ahead of playoffs. But these are the Maple Leafs, whose string of six first-round defeats in the Shanaplan era keep clouding such semi-annual midway mirth. You can sense the pessimism in Leafs Nation.…

The Toronto Maple Leafs' defence is looking like Swiss cheese going into tonight's game against the streaking New Jersey Devils, at the Prudential Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET. Yesterday came the news that Morgan Rielly is going to be out long-term after sustaining a knee injury in a collision with the New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri during New…

The Ducks' weak penalty kill is going to be very susceptible to the Maple Leafs attack, but one point man, in particular, is getting a great price to strike. See why our NHL picks like Rasmus Sandin to make his mark tonight. The Toronto Maple Leafs have another favorable matchup tonight facing the Anaheim Ducks, who were just shut out in Ottawa…

After Saturday's overtime loss to the Lightning, the Toronto Maple Leafs face another tough tough test tonight vs. the Dallas Stars, who are scoring at the highest rate since November 1. The Leafs have taken 19 of a possible 22 points and haven't lost in regulation in 12 games. They enter tonight as a road pick'em, but after a sloppy game in net by…

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been stacking wins despite key injuries to the blue line and have been getting elite production from Mitch Marner and goalie Matt Murray. They host a San Jose team that played in Montreal last night but are priced as heavy -280 favorites leaving the best value likely in the player prop market. Luckily for bettors, one…

Mitchell Marner is riding a 17-game point streak and is gunning for the Maple Leafs record of 18 tonight. Still, with the Over on 1.5 points set around+115 - and Marner not getting multiple tallies too often - we think a different market is a safer bet. The Toronto Maple Leafs have been stacking wins despite key injuries to the blue line and have…

After losing back to back games for the first time this season the Edmonton Oilers look to stop the bleeding. Every team loses games and every team loses consecutive games. The key to having a successful season is to keep the losing streaks short. So far the Oilers have been good at not losing large groups of games. The Minnesota Wild are in town…

Roster updates: D Jake Muzzin is out indefinitely due to a cervical spine injury. His status will be re-evaluated in late February. D TJ Brodie has been placed on injured reserve (oblique injury). D Mac Hollowell and F Pontus Holmberg have been recalled from @TorontoMarlies. - Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) November 14, 2022 First and foremost, let's hope for…

The Montreal Canadiens will kick off their 2022 NHL season against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Center on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM ET. The Maple Leafs are among the Stanley Cup favorites, while the Habs are in the process of rebuilding, putting the two teams at opposite ends of the power rankings spectrum. They will play each other on Game…

Two of the biggest rivals will open up their seasons on Wednesday when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens. These two teams are at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of the power rankings as the Habs are rebuilding while the Maple Leafs are among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup, according to the latest NHL betting…

In net, the whole position was obviously an unknown. Jack Campbell was an unrestricted free agent and Petr Mrazek was coming off of a nightmare first season in Toronto. Both are in the other conference now. Logically, betting on any two goalies in the league that have flashed ability/shown some form of extended success in their careers to better…

While the star players remain the same, the Leafs added two new goaltenders, plenty of depth forwards, and will now benefit from a full season of Mark Giordano. On paper, this team looks as strong as ever. Toronto's dominant top line is back. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Michael Bunting finished second, fifth, and seventh in points last…

The 2022-23 Minnesota Wild regular season starts on Thursday vs the New York Rangers. They enter with a lot of the same faces but a couple of notable changes. Kevin Fiala, the team's second-leading goal scorer last season, was traded to the LA Kings. Cam Talbot is out too, after he refused to share net-minding duties with Marc-Andre Fleury. And…

The Edmonton Oilers once again look to keep adding numbers to their winning streak total as they play tonight. After winning a matinee yesterday against the Winnipeg Jets in Winnipeg, the Oilers travel back into Edmonton where they take in the Minnesota Wild tonight. Having to play a game then travel back home in time to play a game just over 24…

Most betting sites have the Toronto Maple Leafs as the most favoured Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup in 2022-23 and the second or third most likely in the NHL (from'NHL Stanley Cup Odds: 2022-23 Winner Futures Betting', The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/21/22). Considering what the Edmonton Oilers accomplished last season, making it to the Western…

Tue., Sept. 27, 20224 min. read Article was updated 5 hrs ago It feels like the hype machine around the Maple Leafs is in a very low gear. As in, is it even in motion? The success of the Blue Jays right now has rightly dominated the sports conversation among the city's fans. They appear to be a group of baseball players having a great deal of fun,…

How you feel about the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2021-22 is a matter of perspective. Sunny side up: it was the best, most memorable regular season in team history. Toronto smashed its single-season bests for wins (54) and points (115), and superstar center Auston Matthews rewrote the franchise record books. His 60 goals leapfrogged Rick Vaive's…

Thu., Sept. 22, 20224 min. read Article was updated 2 hrs ago Jordie Benn is about as grizzled a veteran as they come. Bearded, 35, knows his role as a physical left-side defenceman heading into his 13th NHL season on his sixth NHL team. But walking around these days as a Maple Leaf seems to have brought out the kid in him. "You see some of the…

The team is currently just about at the upper limit of the salary cap with Rasmus Sandin still to sign. There is little doubt that a trade will happen prior to the start of the season; it's only a matter of when. While any player could be traded in theory, let's not waste our time worrying about any potential blockbuster that has a 0.1% chance of…