Andersen gets the shutout as high-flying Leafs down Capitals

Connor Brown made the most of his move up the lineup to keep the Toronto Maple Leafs’ hot start rolling. Brown scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 Tuesday night in a rematch of their first-round playoff series last spring. Toronto, which handed Washington its […]

For all the talk of rookies, it's Andersen who is key to Leafs' success

Make no mistake about it — the Toronto Maple Leafs would not be in the playoffs without the regular-season heroics of goaltender Frederik Andersen. But if the Maple Leafs are to upset the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, they’ll need Andersen to be better than he was in […]

Leafs overcome Andersen injury to clinch final playoff spot

At about this point last year Leo Komarov had his bags packed and plane ticket home to Finland almost ready to go, his Toronto Maple Leafs wrapping up a 30th-place season. Even Komarov, one of the longer-serving Leafs, didn’t expect his team to leap back into the post-season so soon — the Leafs clinching their […]

20 Honest and Magical Life Lessons from Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales

Happy birthday to Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, who is best known for his fairy tales like The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and The Ugly Duckling. “In Denmark they mention Andersen in the same breath as Shakespeare and Goethe, and not without reason,” writes The Independent. “Unlike the brothers Grimm who were merely […]

Frederik Andersen flashes some lightning leather

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