Category: 1980-81

Game 592
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, February 28, 1981
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Perhaps a good elementary school teacher would know what to do with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

A good teacher, after all, knows how to cope with short attention spans.
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Game 591
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 5
Saturday, January 17, 1981
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

The game was far from a classic. But it seems that whenever the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens meet, the entertainment is high quality.
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Game 590
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 2
Thursday, December 11, 1980
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Larry Robinson’s shoulder slipped back into place and the Toronto Maple Leafs slipped into their usual pattern of too many penalties and truancy on defence as the Montréal Canadiens beat the Leafs 5-2 in a National Hockey League game at the Forum last night.
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Game 589
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 4
Wednesday, November 19, 1980
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

The Toronto Maple Leafs could use a little help from their fans, says Leaf coach Joe Crozier, who blamed the Maple Leaf Gardens crowd, the refereeing and a “brutal” effort by his players for last night’s 5-4 National Hockey League loss to the Montréal Canadiens.
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