Maple Leafs’ Game 5 loss prompts fan outburst and expert review
April 30, 2025, 12:20 pm
The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a Game 5 loss to the Ottawa Senators, sparking both passionate fan reactions and sharp media analysis. In an act mixing anger with a touch of irony, one fan burned his jersey, underscoring the bitter sentiment and mounting pressure on the team's performance.
After two straight wins for the Ottawa Senators, Leaf Nation is hitting the panic button with Game 6 on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.
It’s time to interrupt this program for a message from Craig Berube. While I understand the coach doesn’t want to share his thoughts in the media as he said Wednesday, let’s hope he’s making a point behind closed doors. I was floored the Leafs played as badly against Ottawa as they did in Game 5,…
The outside noise only grows louder which each blown opportunity by the Maple Leafs to end this thing. Tuesday, in the throes of a 4-0 loss that brought Ottawa within a win of tying a series Toronto once led 3-0, it was heard indoors, loud and clear. Many of those who hung around Scotiabank Arena…
The broken record is getting a workout. Craig Berube hasn’t been on the job as Maple Leafs coach for a full year and he sounds like he has had his fill. We’re talking about the Leafs’ core, of course, and its annual inability to find a way to make a difference in the Stanley Cup […]
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, and Postmedia’s Rob Wong break down the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk discuss whether Ottawa’s Game 5…
'Honestly embarrassed to be a fan of this team but I've had enough. My Matthews jersey is next.'
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the Maple Leafs 4-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 5. They discuss why the Maple Leafs still have a great opportunity to finish the…
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