The veteran defenceman was traded to Toronto at this time last year, with his wife a month from giving birth.
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Friday, January 31, 2020
The Leafs’ Jake Muzzin might have had a difficult month healing from a broken foot, but it was still easier than last year’s turmoil
The veteran defenceman was traded to Toronto at this time last year, with his wife a month from giving birth.
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Bruce Arthur: The confidence of Keefe is getting the most out of the Leafs and their young offensive stars
Matthews, Marner and Nylander are responding to more ice time and increased roles with the goals the coach was looking for.
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Saturday NHL game preview: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Senators have 10 players due to become unrestricted free agents this year, so don’t get used to this roster.
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Dave Feschuk: Auston Matthews can give the Leafs something rare — the Rocket Richard glare
The last time a Leafs player led the NHL in goals was in the 1945-46 season.
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Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen answers the (Golden) Bell and gets his game on back track
Andersen has won straight games after a bye week of golf and all-star fun.
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Report: NHL investigating Coyotes over alleged recruiting violations
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NHL Thursday betting preview: Expect a flood of goals in the desert
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Maple Leafs force their way back into the playoff race with win over Dallas
Matthews opens the scoring with his 20th goal in the last 21 games.
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Leafs teenager Rasmus Sandin is winning over his teammates with his presence and personality
Blueliner “recognizes he has talent and ability and he’s confident,” head coach Keefe says. “(But) he doesn’t get ahead of himself. He’s grateful for the opportunity.”
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Wednesday NHL game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars
Dallas has been doing it with defence, though a few more goals would be welcome.
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Breaking down the remaining schedules of East's playoff hopefuls
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Jason Spezza returns to Dallas knowing that he’s in the right place, finally, in Toronto
The season had an inauspicious start under Babcock, the former head coach, but the veteran knows his role now.
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Former Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour arrested on charges of criminal mischief and public intoxication
Belfour was found in a Kentucky hotel after threatening to fight an employee, a regional jail said.
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Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen practises Tuesday, should play Wednesday
The Finnish forward left Monday’s game against Nashville after injuring his elbow in the first period.
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NHL Tuesday betting preview: Eichel to feast on reeling Senators
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Rasmus Sandin and the Maple Leafs break out in Nashville — and finally solve Pekka Rinne
The rookie defenceman’s first NHL goal helped the Leafs beat the Predators, who shut out Toronto both times they met last season.
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Muzzin on possibility of re-signing with Leafs: 'I'd love to stay'
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Damien Cox: Only Frederik Andersen can save the Maple Leafs now — no pressure
If Scotiabank Arena is filled with chants of “Freddie, Freddie” the rest of the way, the Leafs still have a good shot at post-season play. If not, well then it’s a good thing that first-round pick sent to Carolina in the Patrick Marleau transaction is top-10 protected, Damien Cox writes.
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Monday NHL preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Nashville Predators
The Leafs and Predators face off for the first time this season in similar situations after the all-star break.
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Sunday, January 26, 2020
Auston Matthews looks good to go for Maple Leafs in Music City — Jake Muzzin and Trevor Moore, too
After sitting out NHL all-star events in St. Louis, Matthews’ wrist passes the test in the Leafs’ first post-break practice.
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Saturday, January 25, 2020
Dave Feschuk: The knives will be out for Kyle Dubas (including his own) if the Maple Leafs don’t turn this season around
They expect more from captain John Tavares, sure, but if the Leafs can’t right the ship and win a playoff round, it’ll be seen as the GM’s fault. The delayed coaching change, the suspect defensive corps, the lack of goaltending depth, the top-heavy salary structure — Dubas will wear all of it, Dave Feschuk writes.
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The Maple Leafs inch closer to full strength with Muzzin and Moore back — Matthews seems good to go, too
Jake Muzzin and Trevor Moore will practise with the Leafs in Nashville on Sunday and are expected to face the Predators Monday night — Auston Matthews, too.
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Many Maple Leafs couldn’t cut it in the NHL without Barb Underhill, master of untangling the double klutz
Speed is paramount in the NHL, and Mason Marchment is just one of the Marlies grads who owe a debt of gratitude to the former world champion pairs figure skater. A hug is a small price to pay.
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From MacKinnon to Matthews, Leaf Tyson Barrie knows a top-shelf sniper when he sees one
The veteran defenceman, who has never played with a 50-goal scorer, has no problem predicting centre Auston Matthews will reach the half-century mark this season: “You’re not surprised, but you are taken aback with the goals he can score.”
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Weber, Barzal, Canadian women among winners at Skills Competition
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Friday, January 24, 2020
Frederik Andersen’s affection for Maple Leafs teammates unmasked at all-star weekend
The Leafs goalie showed up in St. Louis with a special mask depicting familiar moments with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
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Bruce Arthur: The Maple Leafs had plenty to think of at the beach, like who might be lining up to kick sand on them
If the Leafs can play their way back into the playoff picture, they’ll likely bump into one of the conference bullies — Washington, Boston or Tampa Bay — in the first round.
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
McDavid, Eichel highlight All-Star Skills Competition participants
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Marlies should be stronger from their experiences with the Maple Leafs
Brooks, Liljegren, Marchment bring back the knowledge of what it takes to be in the NHL, and that could help the farm team end its slide in the AHL.
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Dave Feschuk: The final 33 games of the NHL season could be a referendum on the Maple Leafs roster
There are few questions about the Leafs’ skill but do they have the drive to get in the playoffs and make a long run?
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Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin will join Marlies for a conditioning stint
The 30-year-old veteran, who is recovering from a broken foot, is expected to play two weekend games before rejoining the Leafs.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Auston Matthews plays it safe with nagging wrist injury and will pass on NHL all-star events
The Maple Leafs centre will still attend all-star weekend in St. Louis, replaced by Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk for the skills competition and games.
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There’s more to life than hockey — just ask the Marlies and recovering coach Rob Davison
Back home before finishing an eight-game road trip, Toronto Marlies players and coaches talk for the first time about the health emergency that send their assistant coach to hospital in Texas — after a prolonged grand mal seizure in the coaches’ room.
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Rosie DiManno: The Maple Leafs are learning the hard way that blocking shots isn’t often worth the risk
Shot blocking — which has cost the Leafs their top two defencemen for long stretches — is based on split-second bravery as much as calculated risk and strategy. A dose of insanity, too, Rosie DiManno writes.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Bruce Arthur: Immature or not, Keefe’s Leafs could learn a little from the Bruins
The key difference between Toronto and Boston isn’t that the Bruins are more physical or more talented. It’s that the Bruins come to play more consistently, in the regular season and otherwise, Bruce Arthur writes.
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John Tavares flirted with 50 goals. Now Auston Matthews is ahead of the game — with a different approach
While Tavares, who finished with a career-high 47 goals last season, prefers not to tinker with what works — including when it comes to sticks and skates — he says Matthews is the opposite.
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Breaking through: Inside hockey's growing player endorsement space
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Dave Feschuk: What has led to Frederik Andersen’s worst month of the season? The Leafs goaltender would like to sleep on it
It seems there’s nothing a good eight hours a night can’t help solve, including adapting to a new system in the middle of the season.
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Dave Feschuk: Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe counting on his stars to be the solution to his team’s woes
Keefe is dealing with the same question as his predecessor: How do you get an offence-first team to play defence?
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Keefe after loss to Blackhawks: Leafs are being 'an immature team'
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
Rosie DiManno: The next hook Frederik Andersen needs to worry about will be on the golf course.
The bye week couldn’t come quick enough for the overworked Leafs goaltender, who gave up another six-pack of goals before the team’s vacation.
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Leafs slide out of the playoff picture with a loss to Blackhawks before their bye week
Andersen’s struggles continue as Toronto loses for fifth time in six games.
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Saturday NHL preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks visit Scotiabank Arena before the all-star break begins.
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Bonnie Marner has some advice for hockey parents everywhere: The game should be fun
The cost and the time commitment might be daunting but the life lessons are worth it, says the mother of a Maple Leafs star.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Dave Feschuk: To skate or not to skate? Maple Leafs young and old like to keep their options open
The idea of making the optional practice commonplace, as coach Sheldon Keefe has done, is a relatively new NHL innovation. And the answer to the modern hockey question — to skate or not to skate? — isn’t as clear cut as you might think, Dave Feschuk writes.
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A Knight to remember — Patrick Kane follows London ceremony with shot at NHL milestone against Leafs
Kane, friend and rival of Auston Matthews, is just two points shy of 1,000 heading into Saturday night’s game at Scotiabank Arena.
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NHL weekend betting preview: Where to expect fireworks on Saturday night
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Thursday, January 16, 2020
Report: Maple Leafs among teams to inquire about Rangers' Georgiev
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Rittich jokes about best save in win over Maple Leafs: 'Ask my groin'
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Rosie DiManno: Matthew Tkachuk beats the Leafs with his hands — and keeps his guard up
Flames forward, in the headlines for not fighting the Oilers’ Zack Kassian, scores the only goal in Thursday night’s shootout, after dodging questions about the incident that won’t go away, Rosie DiManno writes.
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The Maple Leafs ran into a brick wall in shootout loss to Flames
All-star David Rittich stopped nine shots by Auston Matthews and all three attempts in the shootout at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs have dropped three of their last four.
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Report: NHL warns Flames, Oilers; Parros expected to attend rematch
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Thursday NHL game preview: Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary had won five straight games before being shut out by Montreal on Monday.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The Leafs’ Auston Matthews won’t let Calgary’s Tkachuk get under his skin
The Maple Leafs star is familiar with Tkachuk’s tricks from their time as teenage teammates.
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Dave Feschuk: The Leafs’ Sheldon Keefe has to find a balance between not boring the skill guys and not burying the goaltender
The head coach admits finding a solution for a mistake-prone defence “has been the greatest challenge.”
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Maple Leafs make another call to the minors — for Rich Clune’s playlist
Head coach Sheldon Keefe had the tunes blaring during practice Wednesday in an effort to raise the energy level but would prefer if someone from his roster took ownership of the team’s choice of music.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Rosie DiManno: The Maple Leafs’ makeshift defence passes its first test in win over New Jersey
Travis Dermott and Justin Holl suddenly find themselves as the top pairing, and Rasmus Sandin finds himself back in the NHL.
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Leafs gets boost from Rasmus Sandin, Auston Matthews in win over Devils
Matthews has first hat trick since debut, Sandin adds a pair of assists in return to NHL.
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Maple Leafs will need everyone on blue line to step up in Morgan Rielly’s absence
Rielly, meanwhile, will have to wait a few weeks before he takes any steps with broken left foot.
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NHL podcast: Chris Johnston talks insider hustle, trade deadline, Matthews
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Tuesday NHL preview: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs beat the Devils in overtime the last time they met, in the first game following the Christmas break.
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Leafs add Timothy Liljegren to blue-line mix ahead of game against Devils
Swedish teenager Rasmus Sandin was recalled earlier from AHL Marlies after Leafs’ defence corps took another hit Monday when news broke of Morgan Rielly being out at least two months with a broken foot.
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Monday, January 13, 2020
Bruce Arthur: Losing Morgan Rielly hurts the Leafs deeply, and suddenly the playoffs don’t feel like a lock
Playing short-handed for weeks will be a test for coach Sheldon Keefe and the entire organization. Now we’ll find out how they hold their nerve, Bruce Arthur writes.
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Maple Leafs lose Morgan Rielly for eight weeks with broken foot
Top defenceman was hurt in Sunday night’s road loss to the Panthers.
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