Sonny Sachdeva

Writer and Editor at Sportsnet Canada

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Thrust into spotlight, Woll's late heroics guide Maple Leafs to Game 2 win

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

TORONTO — Two weeks ago, on the first night of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff journey, when this city was still steeped in nerves — in chatter about the weight of the moment, in shadows cast by past playoff failures — Craig Berube had sat in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena and boiled it all down to the bones.
Nylander's tone-setter, Knies' clutch winner carry Maple Leafs to Game 1 win

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

TORONTO — There was a moment, as the puck hovered above the centre-ice dot, just before it hit the sheet to begin this bar-room brawl of a second-round test, when you could feel the tension ripple among the 19,031 packing the Scotiabank Arena stands. When you could feel the uncertainty of what this next part would look like for the Toronto Maple Leafs, after a brief weekend of relief and triumph.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Preview: Maple Leafs vs. Panthers

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

For all the talk of these Toronto Maple Leafs being different, that this iteration of the blue-and-white are authoring a new chapter in franchise history, this feels awfully familiar. Fresh off a Game 6 victory that put an end to the 2025 Battle of Ontario, the Maple Leafs have booked their ticket to the post-season’s second round for the second time in three seasons.
Berube looking for more from Leafs' top six as Senators keep series alive

2 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

TORONTO — Five nights ago, it was all new eras and unsung heroes and finding a way. As the Toronto Maple Leafs took a 3-0 chokehold over this first-round bout with the rival Ottawa Senators, Craig Berube spoke of weathering storms. He spoke of watching his team withstand the pressure, and do all the little things right. Two games on, the storm’s started breaking through, the roof’s begun to leak, and the Maple Leafs’ post-season hopes seem at risk of getting rained out yet again.
Maple Leafs' Tavares, Berube sound off on Zub's overtime hit

2 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Sonny Sachdeva

TORONTO - A year after the Toronto Maple Leafs saw their playoff hopes undone by key absences at the worst possible times, it was precisely the type of image to make the blue-and-white faithful's stomachs churn: John Tavares splayed out on the ice, head in his hands, in clear discomfort as the seconds ticked off the clock in overtime.
Maple Leafs' Tavares, Berube sound off on Zub's overtime hit

2 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

TORONTO — A year after the Toronto Maple Leafs saw their playoff hopes undone by key absences at the worst possible times, it was precisely the type of image that could make the blue-and-white faithful’s stomachs churn: John Tavares splayed out on the ice, head in his hands, in clear discomfort as the seconds ticked off the clock in overtime.
Takeaways: Andersen injured as Hurricanes push Devils to brink of elimination

2 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

Just one win stands between the Carolina Hurricanes and a ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ second round. After watching the New Jersey Devils claw their way to their first win of this series last time out — Sheldon Keefe’s squad winning Game 3 in double overtime — the Canes took care of business in Game 4, piecing together a convincing 5-2 win to push Jersey to the brink of elimination. It started early for the Canes in this one — and that was precisely the plan.
Takeaways: Landeskog's first goal since 2022 leads Avalanche to Game 4 win

2 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

It had been 1,041 days since Gabriel Landeskog scored a goal on NHL ice. One-thousand-forty-one days since the Colorado Avalanche captain had the chance to hear the goal horn bellow at Ball Arena, to raise his hands high while teammates mobbed him out on the sheet, to hear his name announced to the delight of a raucous Denver crowd. The veteran winger got a pared-down preview of the feeling two weeks ago, when he potted his first goal in three years during an AHL conditioning stint.
Something or Nothing: Breaking down early playoff storylines from each series

3 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

The first week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is nearly in the books, and with it has come the first wave of theories, storylines and narratives surrounding what we’ve seen play out on the ice. As is always the case, some of those early storylines have held true as series have stretched from Game 1 into Games 2 or 3. And some fall apart under closer scrutiny, the narratives undone by context or a bigger sample size.
Tavares, Rielly’s playoff resurgence key to Maple Leafs’ 2-0 start

3 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Sonny Sachdeva

TORONTO — There’s a sentiment that’s been whispered among the Toronto Maple Leafs faithful for the past few weeks, harboured cautiously and handled with the appropriate skepticism — the thought that these Maple Leafs really might be different. You can’t blame the fans of the blue-and-white for needing some convincing. For half a decade, we’ve watched some iteration of these Leafs move through all-too-familiar patterns, and wind up in an all-too-familiar place.