New addition Jake Muzzin, another left-leaning defenceman, will stay with what he knows while the Leafs’ Norris candidate tries to switch sides.
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Dave Feschuk: Maple Leafs will find out if Morgan Rielly has the right stuff
New addition Jake Muzzin, another left-leaning defenceman, will stay with what he knows while the Leafs’ Norris candidate tries to switch sides.
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3 contenders that could swing for the fences on a Panarin trade
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Leafs are playoff locks with a lot of work to do
Leafs GM Kyle Dubas might not be done on the trade front, with the Atlantic Division so tight and a lot of angles still in play.
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Norris Trophy Power Rankings: Flames' ageless wonder rises to top
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Damien Cox: Jake Muzzin trade boosts Leafs’ defence. Kyle Dubas needs to stop there
The Leafs will be successful in the spring if its best players come through, not by going out and getting somebody else, writes Damien Cox.
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Damien Cox: Muzzin trade boosts Leafs’ defence. Dubas needs to stop there
The Leafs will be successful in the spring if its best players come through, not by going out and getting somebody else, and Dubas can’t make any more substantial upgrades before the trade deadline without chipping away at the Brendan Shanahan promise of contending year after year, writes Damien Cox.
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Dubas gives Leafs D facelift by acquiring Muzzin from downtrodden Kings
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Dave Feschuk: Jake Muzzin deal should thrill Maple Leafs fans, and Morgan Rielly too
Leafs’ top defenceman gets a top-pair partner that should complement his game.
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Maple Leafs beef up blue line, acquire defenceman Jake Muzzin from Kings
Muzzin, who helped L.A. to 2014 Stanley Cup, will be a free agent in 2020.
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Many Leafs find charity is a place where assisting is the goal, and a rewarding one at that
“It gives you a really different perspective on life,” Zach Hyman says of his work with Sick Kids, “and to be able to give back to a place that helps children is really important.”
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Damien Cox: Maple Leafs’ answers come playoff time might have to come from within
GM Kyle Dubas will be looking for experience at the trade deadline, but it’s the veterans the Leafs already have who need to make a difference.
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Sunday, January 27, 2019
Maple Leafs’ personal collections not all sticks and pucks
John Tavares loves his signed Cristiano Ronaldo jersey. Frederik Andersen traded a mask for a Mariano Rivera shirt. Ron Hainsey owns a pair of Muhammad Ali trunks. We asked several Leafs what they like to collect. Here’s what they had to say ...
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Friday, January 25, 2019
Marner content with a weekend at the beach
Leafs’ leading scorer puts sand ahead of all-star snub.
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Damien Cox: Leafs need to treat Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner as equals
Toronto must get stars to see the same future, as the Blackhawks did with Kane and Toews.
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Dave Feschuk: For all their critics, these Maple Leafs are pretty good
It’s easy to point out their mistakes, but the Leafs are on pace for their second-highest points total.
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All-stars Matthews and Tavares get a kick out of 3-on-3
The space and the speed lead to a good show for the fans.
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All-star weekend a mix of business and pleasure for Leafs’ John Tavares
It’s a couple of days of fun and relaxation, sure, but Tavares sees it as another opportunity to grow.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
A Kadri trick, and the stars click, in Leafs’ win over Washington
Matthews scores first goal in seven games, while Nylander has a three-point night.
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There’s no time like the present for the Leafs to lock up the future
A deal for Matthews, and Marner eventually, will give the Leafs some certainty when it comes to team-building.
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Maple Leafs hope Marner can lift Matthews out of goal-scoring funk
Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are looking forward to being linemates Wednesday night when Toronto hosts the Washington Capitals.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Ovechkin will play vs. Maple Leafs, sit out 1st game following All-Star Game
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Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs might not have the miles to win a Stanley Cup
Their coach certainly values experience come playoff time, and he hopes last year’s experience has left the right scars.
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Wednesday game preview: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin looking to shake slumps.
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Nylander, Matthews and the Leafs are slumping. Kyle Dubas isn’t concerned
Leafs GM focused on the big picture and is pleased his club sits second overall in the Eastern Conference despite the struggles of two of the team’s top stars in recent weeks.
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Dave Feschuk: Leafs throw Matthews lifeline in Marner
Coach Mike Babcock reached for the nuclear option, parking Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the same line in hopes of jolting the offence to life. The surprising move has a lot of angles — and it just might work, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Dermott knocking on door to Maple Leafs’ top four
There’s a lot on the line for defenceman Travis Dermott, with the Leafs’ blue-line future far from settled.
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Leafs’ line shakeup sees struggling Matthews paired with Marner
Matthews hasn’t registered a point in three games and has scored only one goal since Dec. 22, a span of 13 games.
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Toe drags and outrageous hits: NHLers dish on peers' signature skills
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NHL Power Rankings: Surging Isles make gigantic leap into top 3
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Rosie DiManno: Lost Leafs have gone to the dogs
Leafs’ troubles run deeper than slumping Auston Matthews and William Nylander after ugly home-ice loss to Coyotes, with Jake Gardiner and now Andreas Johnsson hurt. There was a lot to boo at Scotiabank Arena, Rosie DiManno writes.
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Sunday, January 20, 2019
Leafs lose Johnsson and game to Coyotes
Andreas Johnsson exits with concussion at Scotiabank Arena. Scoring slumps continue for Auston Matthews and William Nylander.
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Sunday NHL preview: Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Clayton Keller and Mitch Marner look to pad team-leading point totals Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena.
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
Dave Feschuk: Leafs’ Andersen learns to save it for the ultimate goal
Like LeBron James and Tom Brady, goalie Frederik Andersen — who played it safe with a nagging groin injury — leans on a performance coach to find the ideal balance between working harder and working smarter, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Leafs’ solution for slumping Matthews and Nylander simple — but not easy
“There’s no excuses ... I need to do everything I can to put the puck in the net,” says Auston Matthews, goal-less in six.
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Leafs' Nylander says offensive woes are getting to him: 'It affects you'
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Nylander bumped to fourth line in Leafs’ road loss to Panthers
Slumps continue for William Nylander and Auston Matthews. Leafs head home with Florida split.
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Leafs backup Garret Sparks tried to make the most of his missed opportunities
Sparks was injured at the same time starter Frederik Andersen was out, but he just kept working to get better.
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Maple Leafs hand a rare loss to the league-leading Lightning
Tampa Bay loses at home for the first time in 10 games.
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The World Cup is off the plate but NHL players still have an appetite for international hockey
Leafs’ Tavares, Lightning’s Stamkos hoping NHL returns to next Olympics.
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Friday game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers
Aleksander Barkov played Leafs killer the last time Toronto was in Florida, completing his hat trick in overtime.
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Maple Leafs' Matthews 'pretty bummed' there won't be a 2020 World Cup
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Thursday NHL preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning have won five of their last six meetings heading into Thursday night’s Atlantic Division clash at Amalie Arena.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Dave Feschuk: Cure for Leafs’ holiday hangover well within reach
Thursday night’s road date with the league-leading Lightning, who have yet to face any adversity this season, raises the question: Can too much regular-season success be a bad thing?
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Maple Leafs shake up lines ahead of visit to first-place Lightning
Auston Matthews was back between William Nylander and Zach Hyman — a trio that was together most of the last two seasons — while Andreas Johnsson was shuffled to play on the wing with John Tavares and Mitch Marner.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Ex-Leaf Larry Murphy no stranger to hearing the boos
Former Toronto defenceman offers encouragement to current blueliner Jake Gardiner after being on the receiving end of fans’ jeers.
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Bruce Arthur: Jake Gardiner screwed up. Booing Leafs fans did too
Defenceman has been a reliable piece for this team in the middle of Toronto’s best season in decades. But during Monday night’s loss to Colorado it felt like some people in that crowd got a little too used to prosperity. And in this game, Gardiner was far from the only problem, Bruce Arthur writes.
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Bruce Arthur: Leafs turn in stinker against the previously struggling Avalanche
Toronto builds 2-0 lead before everything goes downhill.
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Bruce Arthur: The calm comes back to the Maple Leafs’ crease with Frederik Andersen’s return
The Leafs lost four of eight games without their No.1 goaltender, but Steady Freddie is back.
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Avalanche fortunate not to have been buried in the West during slide
Colorado had lost 12 of 15 games entering Monday but was still clinging to a playoff spot and hoping to be stronger for the struggles.
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Sunday, January 13, 2019
Rosie DiManno: Leafs’ Auston Matthews will battle through a little tough puck luck
The goals might not be going in right now, but coach Babcock thinks star’s skating is back after injury.
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Saturday, January 12, 2019
Rosie DiManno: Leafs don’t have the words, or quite enough goals, in statement game with Bruins
But they’ll head to the post-season feeling they can play with Boston. They just need that home ice.
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Bruins still have Leafs’ number, but at least they’re done for the regular season
Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask the difference as Bruins take season series.
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Friday, January 11, 2019
Dave Feschuk: For the Maple Leafs, home ice always nice against rival Bruins
Home ice isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Except, maybe, if you happen to be the Leafs facing the prospect of a Game 7 in a Garden filled with ghosts.
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Damien Cox: William Nylander not up to speed yet, but it’s not a crisis situation for the Leafs
It’s coming. S-L-O-W-L-Y. Just remember, the objective for the Leafs is to have Nylander back playing at a top level by early April, not by next week.
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Saturday game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins
The Bruins have the league’s third-ranked power play (28.2 per cent) and 10th-ranked penalty kill (81.4 per cent).
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Maple Leafs focus on points, not punishment, when they take on the Bruins
Last time these two met, the Leafs’ Zach Hyman was suspended two games for a hit on Boston defenceman Charlie McAvoy. Boston has won two of three meetings this season.
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Leafs’ Morgan Rielly left out in NHL all-star vote
Leon Draisaitl, Gabriel Landeskog, Kris Letang and Jeff Skinner earn final spots for all-star weekend in San Jose after online balloting.
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Tavares leads Maple Leafs to victory in Jersey
The Leafs were the better team from the drop of the puck and — despite stubbing their toe with some a sloppy five minutes in the second period — skated off with a 4-2 win.
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