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What it means: The Bruins relinquished a two-game series lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1 and seemed determined to not let that happen again in Game 3 of their second-round set against the Rangers. Daniel Paille snapped a 1-1 tie late ...

By now, hockey fans have probably seen the video of a group of Toronto Maple Leafs fans watching last week's Game 7 loss to the Bruins. If you haven't, it's below. Fair warning: It's downright painful to watch. You don't have to be a Leaf fan ...

With rumors swirling of Patrick Roy's return to Colorado as the Avs' new head coach, Craig Custance explores the summer coaching market and some of the top candidates at the NHL, AHL, junior and college levels.

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2013

With just one season remaining on Phil Kessel's contract in Toronto, the Leafs must decide how much they value their star sniper.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

On Monday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs following a crushing Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins. Despite carrying a 4-1 lead late into the third, the Leafs collapsed under the weight of a last-minute Bosto...

The Boston Bruins narrowly escaped a first-round upset loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins almost blew a 3-1 series lead, but they were able to rally back from a 4-1 third-period deficit and cap a historic comeback by beating Toronto in ov...

Eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Islanders, Maple Leafs, Capitals and Canadiens begin their offseasons seeking solutions and fixes for better results in 2013-14. But where do the answers lie? Craig Custance examines.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2013

The B's Game 7 comeback strategy should be a blueprint moving forward.

BOSTON -- If the Boston Bruins hadn't pulled off their historic, come-from-behind victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Monday night at TD Garden, general manager Peter Chiarelli's press conference on ...

There's a secret that Toronto fans aren't supposed to talk about, but after what happened Monday night, I don't care about anything anymore, so here it is: Heading into Game 7 against the Boston Bruins, Leafs fans were OK with losing. Not "OK" as ...

The Bruins engineered a comeback for the ages Monday night as they knocked off the Maple Leafs in OT to win Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. Patrice Bergeron scored in the closing minute of regulation to tie it, then won it in ...

Well, what can I tell you? Some nights, you just show up in the wrong arena. Up in Boston, the Bruins came roaring back to win a Game 7 on Monday night because the Toronto Maple Leafs picked the wrong night to stop sniffing glue or something. Meanwhi...

Your browser does not support iframes. Boston Bruins fans had plenty of reason to be excited after Monday's historic comeback 5-4 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden. The Bruins trailed 4-1 with less than 11 minutes to p...

On Monday night's SportsCenter, ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose tried to digest the Bruins' historic comeback over the Maple Leafs in Game 7: "A team is 3 goals down with less than 10 minutes left in the third period. A team is two goals down with ...

In case you were busy trying to prevent the refrain from Close Encounters of the Third Kind from morphing into the theme from The Sting in your mind, here's what you missed in sports on Monday: The Bruins overcame a 4-1 third-period deficit befo...

BOSTON -- On the day of Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Boston Bruins, Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri told the media that this was a "very very winnable series" for him and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not many people bel...