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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Nazem Kadri would be happy to be part of Tavares recruitment
Leafs centre, Islanders star played together as juniors.
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Hainsley, Polak leave Leafs' defense depleted vs. high-powered Islanders offense
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Dermott's reward for sticking with Leafs is a road trip with dad
Rookie defenceman says fathers-and-sons trip is "pretty big."
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Thursday game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers
Leafs forward Patrick Marleau has eight career goals against the Rangers.
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Zaitsev to play first game in over a month as Leafs host Islanders
Polak likely to be scratched to make room in lineup.
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Babcock hopeful Maple Leafs can play well enough to warrant deadline deal
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Maple Leafs' Zaitsev back after 17-game absence with broken foot
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Dave Feschuk: Evolution of hockey is bringing an end to the hit parade
We know fighting is down in the NHL. But so is retaliation of any kind as speed and skill continue to push out brute force.
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Leafs’ Auston Matthews makes himself at home among league’s stars
Toronto centre joked with Doughty, now he'll get serious about Tavares.
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Wednesday game preview: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs
Islanders rookie Mathew Barzal is a Calder Trophy favourite.
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Zaitsev says he's ready to go as Leafs get set for Islanders
Defenceman has been out since mid-December after suffering a broken foot.
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Zaitev returns to practice as Leafs regroup following all-star break
It’s not certain whether the defenceman will play in Wednesday’s game against the Islanders.
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NHL Power Rankings: Lightning lead the way - but Vegas isn't far behind
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Leafs' Matthews tried to recruit Doughty during ASG: 'He didn't bite'
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Sunday, January 28, 2018
Matthews and Eichel get point across in NHL all-star showcase
Pre-planned goal celebration mimicking ref’s good-goal gesture riffs ongoing goalie interference controversy, while players welcome league’s attempt to solve the problem. Leaf Auston Matthews strikes out in Drew Doughty “recruiting” mission.
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Saturday, January 27, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018
Tortorella: Worth taking a chance on 'inconsistent' goalie interference calls
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Maple Leafs would be wise to keep sprinting toward the finish
Toronto, at times, has looked like it’s pacing itself — a swaggering, skill-brimming group emboldened by last year’s six-game playoff squeaker to believe it has the ability to flip a switch when the games get meaningful. Now’s the time to flip the switch, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Thursday, January 25, 2018
Sometimes NHL refs interfere with common sense
The controversy over goaltender interference calls/non-calls is at a fever pitch, the greyest of grey areas in hockey’s rulebook, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Trade deadline sellers: Who should be targeting the Red Wings' 3 main assets?
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Maple Leafs at Blackhawks has started. (NBC Sports Network) (ESPN)
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Avalanche win streak snapped at 10 games with loss to Canadiens
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Leafs Kadri and Komarov in line for brief separation
Goal-starved Leafs experiment to spark offence, including splitting up long-time linemates Nazem Kadri and Leo Komarov for a while.
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Leafs call up Kapanen, send Gauthier back to Marlies
Kapanen recently named to AHL all-star roster.
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Babcock, Goyette, Smyth to be inducted into Order of Hockey in Canada
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Babcock, Goyette, Smyth to be inducted into Order of Hockey in Canada
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Rantanen's boundless potential serves as 2nd catalyst for red-hot Avalanche
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Monday, January 22, 2018
Maple Leafs need to find their stride in the stretch run
This team may have started to take things for granted after its early success.
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Matthews a goal short, a step late as Leafs lose to Avalanche
Leafs centre answers overturned goal, but can't catch Colorado’s Comeau on winning marker.
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Avalanche extend winning streak to 10 with defeat of Maple Leafs
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Final: Avalanche 4 Maple Leafs 2. COL: N Yakupov 1 goal, TOR: P Marleau 1 goal, COL: J Bernier 29 saves. (ESPN)
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Watch: Matthews channels referee in celebration after earlier goal disallowed
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Gardiner rises to the occasion as Rielly stays on sidelines
Injury to Leafs’ No. 1 defenceman gives veteran blueliner a spot on top pairing.
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Avalanche at Maple Leafs has started. Starting Goalies: COL J Bernier, TOR F Andersen. (TVA) (ESPN)
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Maple Leafs' Rielly could miss next 3 games with upper-body injury
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Matthews, van Riemsdyk mourn longtime USA Hockey executive Jim Johannson
'It's very sad,' said van Riemsdyk of sudden death of American Olympic team's 53-year-old GM.
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Morgan Rielly to miss second straight game as Leafs host Avalanche
Toronto's top defenceman 'not going tonight,' says Mike Babcock.
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Sunday, January 21, 2018
Golden Knights top Hurricanes to leap Lightning for 1st overall in NHL
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Veteran voices help get Leafs out of tailspin
Marleau, Hainsey recognize the need to step up and be heard.
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Monday game preview: Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs
Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has played his way into the Hart Trophy conversation.
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Saturday, January 20, 2018
Leafs get swagger back, rally to beat Senators
Matthews leads third-period charge as Leafs get first regulation win of 2018.
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Final: Maple Leafs 4 Senators 3. TOR: M Marner 1 goal, OTT: T Pyatt 1 goal, OTT: C Anderson 29 saves. (ESPN)
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Senators captain Erik Karlsson not ruffled by trade rumours
Players realize trade talk part of business when teams start to struggle.
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Friday, January 19, 2018
Saturday NHL game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators
Anderson vs. Andersen goalie duel to watch in nation's capital.
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Matthews: Andersen 'absolutely within his right' to be upset with fellow Leafs
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Leafs embrace Andersen’s tough love
Auston Matthews responds to Frederik Andersen's anger after Thursday night's OT loss: "He's absolutely right."
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Thursday, January 18, 2018
Time heals all wounds for Lindros in Philly
The accusations, the anger, the injuries . . . it’s hard to believe Eric Lindros and the Flyers managed to reach Thursday night’s moment, when the Big E’s 88 was raised to the rafters and a “forever” pledge was sworn, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Morgan Rielly emerging as offensive threat from Leafs’ blueline
Heading into Thursday’s game, Rielly had five goals and 26 assists in 46 games. His 31 points are just five shy of his career-high set during the 2015-16 season over a full 82-game schedule.
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Thursday NHL game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers
Flyer Sean Couturier on fire with Leafs coming to town.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Leafs shoot for elusive target in dog days of winter
The goals have dried up and the losses are mounting, but making the Stanley Cup playoffs isn’t in doubt. So, the Leafs continue to battle complacency and chip away at a solution that will translate when post-season comes around, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Veteran Moore just scratching surface with Leafs
Dominic Moore might return to fourth-line duty vs. Flyers after six games in pressbox. It's unfamiliar territory for the 37-year-old centre.
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3 teams that could become legit Cup threats with the right deadline deal
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Ex-Leaf goalies land on their feet
Jonathan Bernier backstops surprising improvement in Denver, while James Reimer steps up with Panthers . . . and Ben Scrivens is going to the Winter Olympics. Their former teammates are cheering.
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Leafs bend late, break in overtime vs. Blues
Andersen loses shutout in final minute, point slips away in first game after five-day break in schedule.
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Final/OT: Blues 2 Maple Leafs 1. STL: A Steen 1 goal, TOR: C Brown 1 goal, TOR: F Andersen 40 saves. (ESPN)
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Maple Leafs move Soshnikov to Marlies for conditioning stint
Leafs coach Mike Babcock says Soshnikov, who resumed practicing with his teammates on Tuesday after missing more than a month due to injury, will benefit from a conditioning stint with the American Hockey League farm club.
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Leafs shuffle defence pairings ahead of first game back from five-day break
If the pairings from Tuesday’s morning skate stick, the Leafs could see Gardiner-Carrick and Polak-Dermott in the bottom two pairs against the Blues.
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Monday, January 15, 2018
Maple Leafs drawing inspiration from goaltending great Johnny Bower
New message in dressing room is, "It's a privilege, not a right."
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Maple Leafs drawing inspiration from goaltending great Johnny Bower
New message in dressing room is, "It's a privilege, not a right."
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Refreshed Leafs put the focus back on defence
Players hope mental mistakes are behind them after their annual bye week.
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NHL Power Rankings: Golden Knights still riding high, Flames scorching hot
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Saturday, January 13, 2018
Babcock worries about Leafs’ conditioning after break
Players could have a challenge "getting the motor running" again, coach suggests.
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Friday, January 12, 2018
Maple Leafs' time is coming, but not this year
The gap's too great for any trade deadline additions to push the Leafs over the top this season, Damien Cox writes. That doesn’t mean they won’t try.
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Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello offers mid-term report
Lamoriello sees the upside in the Leafs’ recent struggle, saying the team is not “at the level we are capable of” even though it holds a playoff position.
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
Andreas Borgman takes Leafs rotation in stride
Rookie responds to news that he’ll he rotated in and out of lineup by scoring a goal.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Leafs break down late in loss to Senators
Morgan Rielly pinch hurts on Tom Pyatt’s late game-winner at ACC. Anderson outduels Andersen in goalie battle.
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Final: Senators 4 Maple Leafs 3. OTT: T Pyatt 1 goal, TOR: M Rielly 1 goal, OTT: C Anderson 44 saves. (ESPN)
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Leafs could cash in on smart bye
For goalie Frederik Andersen, the NHL's mandatory five-day break isn't necessarily a vacation. If any Leaf needs some downtime, though, it’s him, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Senators at Maple Leafs has started. (The Sports Network) (ESPN)
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Maple Leafs ready to scatter for bye week
Coach Mike Babcock insisted on Leafs players finalizing their plans before Wednesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators, lest they be distracted.
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Dermott could be odd man out tonight in Leafs' blueline rotation
Young defenceman unlikely to face Senators.
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Leafs’ blown leads come from regularly flirting with danger
Toronto is still giving up too many chances from high-danger areas.
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Wednesday game preview: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
Matt Duchene has just six goals in 26 games, but four in his last five.
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Monday, January 8, 2018
Leafs blow late lead to Jackets, lose in overtime
But Toronto not worried about a repeat of last season’s troubles holding leads.
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Final/OT: Blue Jackets 3 Maple Leafs 2. CBJ: J Schroeder 1 goal, TOR: W Nylander 1 goal, CBJ: S Bobrovsky 36 saves. (ESPN)
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Leafs’ Auston Matthews scoring but not soaring, Babcock says
Coach believes Matthews can dominate games more as his skating returns.
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