The Leafs trounced the Sabres last night and despite what Rasmus Ristolainen may think, it was definitely the last time these two teams will play each other this season.
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With two goals tonight Auston Matthews has now scored the most goals by a Maple Leaf over his first two NHL seasons (73), surpassing Wendel Clark’s 71 combined goals scored in the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons (per @EliasSports). #TMLtalk
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) April 3, 2018
There’s only two regular season games left, folks! The first is against the Devils in New Jersey on Thursday. The final game is against the Leafs’ castoffs who play for the Habs on Saturday. Both games start at 7:00 PM.
Then... PLAYOFFS!!!!111!
Don’t forget the Marlies’ regular season goes on for another week. They have a morning school day game against possible first-round playoff opponent Utica Comets (Canucks affiliates) on Thursday. They travel for a few days but are back next weekend for the final two home games on the 14th and 15th.
ICYMI
Here’s what we wrote about on Monday.
Travis Dermott’s prognosis is very good - Katya
Time is the cure, and the Leafs have enough players in the system to give him all he needs.
The Montreal Canadiens are building with Maple Leafs castoffs - ElSeldo
When people said to rebuild like the Leafs, they didn’t mean this...
Sedins Retirement
Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin have been in the league since October of 2000. Their last game will be on Saturday, though their last home game is Thursday.
The Enduring Lesson Of Daniel And Henrik Sedin - Nucks Misconduct
Above all else, there is one thing that this fan base should be taking away from their incredible careers.
Revolutionizing the Game and Unwavering Loyalty - Nucks Misconduct
Canucks fans everywhere let the tears spill today as we reflect on 18 years of brilliance.
Other News
The Oilers season in one clip.
Marchand fined for crosscheck on Andrew MacDonald - Stanley Cup of Chowder
Fuck Brad Marchand.
Blackhawks to honor Stan Mikita with ‘One More Shift’ - Second City Hockey
The Chicago legend’s three grandsons will take the ice on his behalf. Mikita’s family announced in 2015 that the hockey legend is suffering from Lewy body dementia.
What’s wrong with the Tampa Bay Lightning? - Raw Charge
[Species: Hopefully a lot.]
Cale Maker shows maturity by deciding to go back to UMass - Mile High Hockey
Fans of the team had him penciled onto the blueline for opening night of the 2018-19 season. Now they’ll have to wait another year - at least.
Chronicling Nolan Patrick’s second act surge - Broad Street Hockey
The better results aren’t only a byproduct of an uptick in frequency of shooting. They can be equally attributed to the quality of shots he has been generating.
Erik Karlsson’s time in Ottawa comes to a sad conclusion: stealing pucks from Eugene Melnyk’s cash strapped Senators.
Erik Karlsson grabs the puck and sneakily tucks it in his pants after the final Ottawa home game of the season pic.twitter.com/a94YgraL6B
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 3, 2018
After the horn sounded at the end of the game in Ottawa, @ErikKarlsson65 grabbed the puck and tucked it into his uniform, in what very well have been his last home game as an Ottawa Senator.
— Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) April 3, 2018
How seagulls, pepperoni got Dartmouth man banned from posh B.C. hotel - CBC News
“The seagulls were flying everywhere and they had been there for a long time eating Brothers TNT Pepperoni, so you can imagine what the room looked like even before I came back. And now we’ve got seagulls flying around, the curtains are falling down, the lamps are falling down. It was a real mess.”
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