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Tag: NHL
about 1 month ago
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The Leafs, NHL’s almighty gods of almost, should beat the Lightning. That could be enough to save...

Beating Tampa Bay before losing to Boston is the odds-on scenario. That result would, at the very least, give managem...

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2 months ago
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Maple Leafs are about to find out what edge of the sword their playoff experience sits on

Will the history of players like O’Reilly and Järnkrok be enough to overcome six years of opening-round exits?

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2 months ago
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The Leafs need more from Morgan Rielly after playing him less. Load management isn’t just for the...

If the Leafs’ defensive results haven’t been as good since Rielly returned from injury, Thursday’s clinical win over ...

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2 months ago
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Maple Leafs in “a different world” as they dominate desperate Panthers

Ugly loss to the Islanders this week might have been just the motivation the Leafs needed.

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2 months ago
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Panthers brothers Eric and Marc Staal sit out warmups against Leafs because of Pride jerseys

Brothers say ‘all people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey’ but the warm-up jersey ‘goes against...

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2 months ago
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Some loose change is going to have to come for the Leafs to find playoff success

That’s how Auston Matthews describes in-close goals, something the Leafs have to get better at.

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2 months ago
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The LGBTQ community and Brian Burke deserved better from James Reimer

The ex-Leafs goalie said his faith wouldn’t allow him to wear a rainbow-themed jersey. Religion has been used as a sk...

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3 months ago
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Maybe the Leafs have Lightning right where they want them

Have three long post-seaon runs taken their toll? There’s plenty to suggest that Toronto’s likely first-round opponen...

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3 months ago
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Auston Matthews and Leafs gain the upper hand (and occasional fist) against Connor McDavid’s Oilers

Saturday night’s freewheeling tilt at Scotiabank Arena featuring the NHL’s top two talents wound up abundantly entert...

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3 months ago
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Connor McDavid is miles ahead of his pursuers, and the gap is growing

The Oilers star is lapping the field in NHL scoring, almost like another Edmonton centre used to do.

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3 months ago
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The Leafs are still fragile. Ryan O’Reilly can’t be another Nick Foligno

The addition of O’Reilly from the Blues at the NHL deadline gave the Leafs an immediate jolt, just what they needed. ...

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3 months ago
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Tired Leafs look lost against Canucks in Matt Murray’s return

If you’re tired in the third game in four nights you make mistakes, but this was collapse stuff. It’s not like the Ca...

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3 months ago
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Leafs bounce back in Alberta, but there’s plenty of work left to do

Keefe goes with seven defenceman in Calgary, feeling his forwards were well-rested from the night before.

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3 months ago
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Leafs captain John Tavares puts duty before everything as he deals with changing role

Leafs captain John Tavares puts duty before everything as he deals with changing role

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3 months ago
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Leafs’ loss to Oilers shows a playoff team isn’t built in a day (or two)

McDavid gets a jump in Toronto with two first-period goals.

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3 months ago
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Leafs GM Kyle Dubas is giving fans something to celebrate, though winning the deadline isn’t the ...

The furious shopping spree by Dubas is an out-of-character casting call for old-fashioned, eye-test-proven character.

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3 months ago
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The Leafs’ stars have their supporting cast. Now it’s time to get the show started

Kyle Dubas has been busy trying to surround his core with a group that will hold up in the playoffs.

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3 months ago
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The Maple Leafs are going for it. And the Jake McCabe trade might not be the last

Are the Leafs better? They absolutely should be. Is it enough? We’ll see. They’re still without a clear No. 1 D-man, ...

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3 months ago
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Auston Matthews roars to life in Seattle. For the Leafs, it could mean more than any trade

Back on a line with Mitch Marner, Matthews notches just his third multi-goal game of the season, scoring twice on fiv...

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3 months ago
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Bourne again: A hockey family tries to turn the page

Hard truths in a revealing memoir has led to a softening of tensions between Sportsnet’s Justin Bourne and his father...

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3 months ago
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Sabres defencemen are good enough to rekindle QEW rivalry with Maple Leafs

Buffalo and Toronto have been going in different directions for years, but that is changing with Dahlin and Power.

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3 months ago
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Patrick Kane shows Leafs he’s still more than able, with hat trick in Blackhawks’ win

Kane reportedly was hoping to be traded to the Leafs or Rangers, two teams that went in other directions beofer the t...

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3 months ago
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There’s risk with the Leafs’ trade for O’Reilly, but Kyle Dubas isn’t looking down

The Leafs sacrifice a bit of the long-term future for a short-term future that includes Tampa Bay and, maybe, Boston.

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4 months ago
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Leafs not making the best of chances against NHL’s worst

Winning against lowly opponents has been a struggle this season. Toronto is an underwhelming 5-4-4 in games against t...

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4 months ago
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The Leafs have a week to think about what went wrong in loss to the Bruins

Not much of a contest in the end at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night, last stop before the all-star break. At leas...

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4 months ago
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Bobby Hull was a great hockey player and a miserable human being. His legacy isn’t complicated

The hockey was indelible, but Hull, who died Monday at age 84, had demons behind closed doors, including a long histo...

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4 months ago
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Ilya Samsonov is making himself at home in the Leafs’ crease. The road to the Stanley Cup is anot...

While Samsonov is on course for franchise-record numbers at Scotiabank Arena, Matt Murray has been much better on the...

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5 months ago
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Opinion | Leafs prove something to themselves (if not fans) after a between-periods wake-up call ...

Mitch Marner hit another scoring milestone, but the victory wasn’t a thing of beauty at Scotiabank Arena, and probabl...

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5 months ago
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Opinion | New year’s resolution for Leafs fans: Chill till the playoffs

It’s easy to fear the worst given their recent post-season history, but this Leafs outfit isn’t an 18-wheeler heading...

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5 months ago
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Opinion | Leafs close out 2022 with a mile-high win over the defending champions

The Leafs closed out the book on December 8-3-1, well-earning a Happy New Year in-flight toast to themselves after Sa...

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5 months ago
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Opinion | The short-handed Leafs are getting it done with defence. More scoring might be too much...

What it all means for the playoffs is anyone’s guess, but the Leafs’ forwards are buying in defensively and it’s work...

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5 months ago
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Opinion | As one streak ends for the Leafs’ Mitch Marner, maybe another will begin

His 23-game point streak required a little luck; he and his teammates could use a little more when the post-season ro...

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6 months ago
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Opinion | Sorry, Marner. Sorry, Robertson. Two good points streaks don’t add up to the Great One

Marner reaches 20 games in Leafs’ 4-0 win over Dallas, but he’s a long way from the NHL record.

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6 months ago
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Opinion | Leafs vs. Stars. Streak vs. streak. Robertson vs. Robertson. Game on

Mitch Marner and Jason Robertson, the NHL’s hottest scorers, square off Tuesday night in Dallas. Which point streak w...

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6 months ago
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Opinion | The Leafs and Lightning differ in one significant way (Stanley Cups aside). Mark Giorda...

The Lightning have the luxury of a coach and core who’ve been to four Cup finals and won two rings. The Leafs, bereft...

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6 months ago
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Opinion | Leafs win one (and William Nylander scores one) for Börje Salming in Minneapolis

The Leafs wore Salming tribute patches for Friday’s victory over the Wild, in which Swede Calle Järnkrok stepped up a...

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6 months ago
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Opinion | Icon. Trailblazer. Mentor. How Börje Salming changed hockey for the better

The long-time Maple Leafs great never backed down and never gave an inch, Rosie DiManno writes, earning respect from ...

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6 months ago
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Opinion | The Leafs make some good points, but let one get away against the Islanders

With the Grey Cup in the house at Scotiabank Arena, the Leafs’ pursuit of their own shiny silver chalice hit the 20-g...

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7 months ago
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Opinion | Maple Leafs are hobbling on a thin blue line, with Muzzin to miss most of the season an...

Dubas will evaluate what’s left of defence corps before exploring trade market.

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