Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres Postgame Show | Game 8 | TLN After Dark
The Toronto Maple Leafs hit the road for Game 8, taking on the Buffalo Sabres in a divisional showdown at KeyBank Center! 🏒
Zack Phillips hosts TLN After Dark, breaking down every key moment, storyline, and reaction from another dramatic night in Leafs Nation.
From Auston Matthews and William Nylander reuniting on the top line to Bobby McMann’s first-line opportunity, Zack analyzes Craig Berube’s latest lineup shake-up, Easton Cowan’s return, and how Toronto’s depth responded without Morgan Rielly and Chris Tanev. He also dives into how the Leafs handled a dangerous Sabres squad led by Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, and Rasmus Dahlin, plus what the result says about this team’s early-season identity.
Did the Leafs bounce back on the road? Which new combinations stood out? And what does this performance reveal about Berube’s approach moving forward?
Whether you caught the game live or are tuning in after, TLN After Dark brings you the full postgame breakdown, reactions, and betting insight — right after the final buzzer.
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28 Comments
OEL brutal giveaway on the last Sabres goal.
Bad mouth Buffalo all you want. Toronto was outworked, outplayed and outclassed tonight. Top heavy Toronto will never win a cup. Buffalo has balance, depth, and skill throughout the lineup. You have no idea how a winning hockey team is built. Get a lesson again tomorrow. Boston and Florida didn’t teach you that I guess.
We would get more hustle if we brought up 4 or 5 guys from the marlies honestly
Same shit? This team has been top 3 for a decade them falling completely apart is different from the marner trade
zack needs to change his tampon
Try sending the leaves to the Marlies and the Marlies to the leaves
Each effort more pitiful than the last
Blue jays 💙, world series stage. Your talking about regular season game 8 out of 82. Snooze feast 😴
I think delusional Leaf fans need to come to grips with the fact that your team is closer to rebuilding then it is to the cup
If the captain doesn't give a damn no one else will either
I'll bet Marnar is a lot closer to a Stanley Cup this year then he was last year !
Sabres are currently above the leafs in the standings 😂
Stolarz looked liked a back up.
which houseleague did you play in btw?
Leafs needs to get rid of Calle Järnkrok, Morgan Rielly and Nick Robertson asap!
Brad's dumb
I'm going to say it again
Trade both Matthews and Nylander and get a few firsts and some 2nd liners in return.
The window has closed. ( thank God)
And start over…you will never win with these two guys and that included Mariner and got nothing for him MISTAKE
START OVER
Total rebuild time, era is ova
The Leafs are terrible right now. No hustle, no spark. Depressing hockey. Nobody looks good.
Tre is on crack! Lol
McCabe and Benoit are supposed to "Serve and Punish", not seeing it. Matthews looks lost without Marner. Domi looks like a toddler out there.
Nylander was shattered glass on the hits. He is no iron man.
You are doing the best you can with what little God gave you.
Tavares, Nylander and Maccelli look like a line. We need another setup guy for Matthews and Knies.
Defense is good when healthy, they still need a Darian Hatcher back there
Sabres have won 4 of the last 5 🤷🏽♂️
They felt they competed hard? Game looked like a beer league game or pond hockey game. Yes there were some spurts of high intensity but for the most part of game it was not.Even on bothsides. Nylander had some extra jump to his game. To be fair I was watching mostly Jays but I would turn it back on the leafs when the dodgers were at bat. I saw enough hockey though to say it did not look like an NHL game. The intensity was not high enough on both teams. Just bc you put together 2-3 good shirts doesn't mean your team competed hard .
Easton Cowan word of the day…pinash.