Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!
After a bad loss to the Oilers, the Leafs fought hard against the Flames and guess what happened!
With the first two games out west out of the way, we have a busy weekend ahead of us. The Leafs are playing the Canucks at 7pm Saturday night - that's a 4PM start local time and we all know Canucks fans love that when the Leafs come to town. After that on Sunday night the Leafs take a quick jaunt down the coast to Seattle to face the Kraken at 9pm our time, so the start is 26 hours after the Canucks game.
So, with the trade deadline a month or so away, and talk coming out about the team not deserving a move.... What should they do?
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It takes a former Leafs to know the Leafs.
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Speaking of coaches....
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In less important, non-Leafs news:
#MNWild announce captain Jared Spurgeon is out for the rest of the season. Spurgeon scheduled for left hip surgery Feb. 6 and then back surgery 4 weeks later.
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) January 18, 2024
Will the Wild punt on the season now?
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The Leafs would be three points out of a playoff spot, so it's bad.
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Cody Hodgson is doing his best to keep his career going.
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I never actually looked into this, but now it's over!
Speaking of being over, so is this post!
Enjoy your day everyone!