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It was only yesterday that Buster Posey indicated Tony Vitello’s new coaching staff was “still very much a work in progress,” and yet here we are about 24 hours later and one of the key roles has been seemingly cemented. The Athletic’s Blue Jays beat writer Mitch Bannon has reported Toronto’s assistant hitting coach Hunter […]
There isn’t all that much for Jays’ news, which isn’t a surprise. John Schneider came in second for the Manager of the Year award. A lot of us figured he would win, because he took the Jays from last to first in the AL East. Of course, he was the manager when they finished last […]
If you’re a Toronto sports fan, you’ve had a busy fall. You watched the Blue Jays stumble down the stretch in September, only to find their footing just in time to win the AL East on the regular season’s final day. Then you watched them handle the Yankees in the ALDS before coming back to beat the Mariners in a thrilling Game 7 classic in the ALCS. That led to one of the greatest World Series ever played, with the underdog Jays giving the fat cat Dodgers all they could handle before losing a h...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are having a roller coaster of a start to the season, and Tuesday night in Boston, it went from bad to worse. During the first period in a scrum in front, goaltender Anthony Stolarz was injured. He'd then leave the game in the first intermission, as Dennis Hildeby came out to start the second period. It's an upper body injury for Stolarz, but for now, it doesn't sound very serious. "I don’t believe that’s serious. I think he’ll be fine," Berube said when asked abo...
Homer Bush turns 53 today. Bush came to us from the Yankees, along with David Wells and Graeme Lloyd, for Roger Clemens. Clemens wanted out of Toronto after winning two Cy Youngs in a row for a poor Blue Jays team (we finished 5th in 1997, then moved up to third in 1998 (we finished […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs buyer’s remorse on Brandon Carlo is becoming a real talking point as the blue line sputters and the goals against pile up game after game. After paying a premium to land the stay-at-home defender, Toronto has watched the pairing and puck movement fall short of expectations through the first month. Analyst James Mirtle on Sportsnet 590 The FAN went a step further, saying the team already explored moving Carlo in the offseason. Carlo Was Shopped for JJ Peterka Accordi...
The Maple Leafs dropped their third consecutive game, largely due to another leaky start. The Leafs have conceded seven goals in the first periods of their three consecutive losses. In the early stages of this game, Jake McCabe whiffed on a clearing attempt, resulting in a 2v1 that forced Anthony Stolarz to make a pair […] The post Game Review: Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs’ penalty kill dig too big of a hole in Boston appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 8-8-1. On Nikita Zadorov’s hit that knocked Auston Matthews out of the game: I think it is a penalty, personally, but I am not the referee. I don’t like it. I don’t like the […] The post Craig Berube on Nikita Zadorov knocking Auston Matthews out of the game: “I don’t like the hit, and I think it was a penalty… He was in a vulnerable position” appeared first on Maple Leaf...
The Boston Bruins scored three power-play goals to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-3, for the second time in two games by the same score to extend their win streak to seven games at the TD Garden Tuesday night. David Pastrnak had a two-goal game to hit 400 career goals while Alex Steeves netted his […]
Dennis Hildeby and someone.
The Brooklyn Nets’ coogi renaissance was the highlight of the evening tonight at Barclays Center, and that should tell you all you need to know about the team’s 2025-26 season so far. In fairness, the threads are hot, but the on-court product in the first 10 games was not, and although there were some positives […]
Whatever it might actually be.
It’s a quick rematch as the Bruins are set to face the Maple Leafs again tonight, having seen them on Saturday. The B’s will look for the outcome, and in the process, keep their winning streak alive. Discuss!
Coming into 2025, Bo Bichette had spent seven seasons with the Blue Jays (one of them was a Covid-shortened season). All of them were good, until 2024. He had received MVP votes in 2021, 22 and 23. He led the league in hits. Then came 2024. He went from a 4.8 bWAR in 2023 to […]
You don’t want to overstate the importance of game 17 of 82, but in the current context, this rematch against Boston is a big one for the Maple Leafs (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Feels like an unreasonably big game tonight. Leafs have already been swept in a home+home with DET, & BUF took 3 of […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins – Game #17 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Ahead of Tuesday’s game in Boston, Craig Berube discussed the defensive adjustments after a leaky weekend, his team’s buy-in defensively, and the decision not to make a change on the blue line against the Bruins. How did you go about resetting the group after the losses over the weekend? What are the key areas of […] The post Craig Berube on whether the Leafs have bought into his message defensively: “The buy-in is there… The consistency is not there” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
You may vaguely remember that, a few years ago, there were stray rumors about the possibility the Cubs could try to trade for Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, rather than signing one of the big shortstops available in free agency at the time. The Cubs, of course, went on to sign Dansby Swanson. A year later, there were stray rumors about whether the Cubs might try again to trade for Bichette, this time to play third base. There hasn’t been much there since, in part because Bichette had su...
When you eat an Oreo cookie, which part do you prefer? Are you like my wife and eat the cookies or do you want all the sugary goodness in the middle like me? Whatever your choice (you’re hungry now), I may have to change mine. Temporarily. The week ahead for the Raptors sees a pair […]
Yet another opportunity to get it together.
Welcome to the second edition of Tuesday Top Ten, an offseason series which attempts to rank specific moments, players, games, or other nostalgic occurrences from throughout Mets history. The previous ranking looked at the Mets’ best World Series performers as the Blue Jays and Dodgers battled for a championship. With the offseason officially underway, this […]
If you can’t defend, you can’t win. The Brooklyn Nets learned that lesson once again as they allowed the New York Knicks to put on a three point extravaganza at Madison Square Garden on the way to a comfortable 33 point victory. The opponent tonight is a bit better than expected. The Toronto Raptors are […]
I absolutely did not remember that Rookie of the Year was being announced yesterday. If I had, a variant of the title of this post would’ve been yesterday’s question. At that time, whether justice would prevail or not was still uncertain. Right now, we can all celebrate. Something good happened this year, hooray. But, what […]
The bookmakers like the Toronto Maple Leafs to top the Boston Bruins in their clash on Tuesday, Nov. 11, with the visiting Maple Leafs given moneyline odds of -139, and the Bruins at +116. Watch the NHL on Fubo! Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Favorite, Moneyline, Total Favorite: Maple Leafs (-139) Underdog: Bruins (+116) Total: 6.5 Best Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Promo Codes How to Watch Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET How to watch on TV:...
The Toronto Maple Leafs need a jolt up front, but it will not be Jordan Kyrou. On The Jeff Marek Show , insider Jeff Marek flatly said there is no chance the St. Louis Blues winger lands in Toronto. Marek pointed to the obvious complication. Craig Berube is the Maple Leafs head coach and he previously coached Kyrou in St. Louis. That history makes a reunion in Toronto highly unlikely. Why Jeff Marek Shut the Door on a Leafs Move for Kyrou Marek noted that Toronto could use Kyro...
Harry Nansi is on one hell of a heater