Toronto Maple Leafs

It became a night to forget for the Flyers, as what remains of their playoff hopes took a massive hit with a 7-6 loss to the Maple Leafs on Friday night.

The Flyers continue a crucial three-game stretch on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, a team that they have not faced since Nov. 24, two days before Ron Hextall was fired as GM.

An updated look at the playoff race, Nikita Kucherov’s impressive MVP season, the new St. Louis Blues under Craig Berube and Jordan Binnington and Columbus’ struggles since the trade deadline.

Another coaching change, a big extension for Auston Matthews and some trades among the Metropolitan Division teams, all this week in Around the NHL.

The Maple Leafs scored four goals in the first 12:20 of the game, en route to a 6-0 rout over the Flyers on Saturday night.

The Flyers next challenge comes just over 24 hours after completing the shutout win. The Toronto Maple Leafs await, fresh off a loss to Columbus.

Toronto GM Kyle Dubas was in attendance at the game between the Flyers and Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 22, certainly helping fuel rumors involving William Nylander. In the event that things come to a head with Nylander, the Maple Leafs may explore a trade. And the Flyers could very well be a suitor.

Flyers look to bounce back north of the border   (Kate Frese, Sports Talk Philly) By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly staff writer The Philadelphia Flyers (6-6-2) head north of the border for a battle with Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs (5-5-3). This is the first of three meetings between the two clubs and […]

Flyers have no excuses for being on brink Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia If this is it for the Flyers, and after their 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it very well could be, we'll always know the reason why. The Flyers have excuses to hide behind — the brutal schedule against playoff teams, the fatigue that […]