The Toronto Maple Leafs are reaching a desperate place. The team is 8-9-2 in their first 19 games, good for the second-worst record in the Atlantic Division and

The Toronto Maple Leafs got some mixed injury news as two key players have vastly different timelines for return.

The NHL has a bit of a smaller slate for a Tuesday night, but there are still eight games on the docket. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the St. Louis Blues to sta

The Maple Leafs have also been unable to fill the gaping hole left by the departure of Mitch Marner, the 102-point forward who joined the Vegas Golden Knights after last season. They won't fill it entirely, but they have to be more of a sum of their parts. That hasn’t been the case thus far.

The Maple Leafs are on a five-game slide, dropping their record to 8-9-2. They lost 5-3 to Boston, 5-4 to Carolina, and 5-3 again to Boston. In each game, the team struggled to finish strong. They have also lost 4-3 in overtime to Los Angeles and 3-2 to Chicago. The results have raised concerns about consistency and effort.

The drama around the Toronto Maple Leafs continues to grow by the day. That’s what comes with the territory of playing in the biggest hockey market in the world; when things go sideways, it’s impossible to hide.