Marincin’s first goal of the season, and fifth in 223 games, is the winner against Vancouver.
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Saturday, February 29, 2020
Maple Leafs hold off Canucks, increase lead to five points over Panthers
Marincin’s first goal of the season, and fifth in 223 games, is the winner against Vancouver.
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Tyson Barrie is getting help surviving Toronto from a friend who’s been here — Luke Schenn
The former Leafs first-rounder still shakes his head at the thought some expected him to a saviour in this city.
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Friday, February 28, 2020
Dave Feschuk: Movie offers, stick in the Hall of Fame — emergency goalie David Ayres isn’t just living his dream, he’s living ours
For everyone who holds onto a childhood dream that never truly dies, even as it gets a little less realistic as the years go by, the Zamboni driver turned emergency goalie who beat the Maple Leafs has been keeping our dream alive, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Kapanen or Scrapanen, the Maple Leafs are getting the jolt they needed
A pair of fights in a four-game span isn’t what fans might have expected from Leaf Kasperi Kapanen, but he knows the ropes — thanks in part to dad Sami.
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The Maple Leafs’ performance in a playoff-like win over the Panthers is easy to defend
Seven blue-liners — yes, seven — went out and made a strong case for themselves in a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, strengthening the Leafs’ hold on third place in the Atlantic Division.
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
NHL Thursday betting preview: Expect Flames to stay hot in Music City
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Dave Feschuk: Leafs GM Kyle Dubas handles latest dose of bad news with a shrug, or at least a parable about shrugs
Taking to Twitter, however, likely won’t help the Leafs’ blue line.
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Maple Leafs’ blue line is a green line with Jake Muzzin out at least a month
Much of the Marlies’ Calder Cup blue line has been reunited but, together, the former farmhands have played fewer NHL games than defenceman Barrie.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Emergency backup goalie rules expected to be discussed at GM meetings
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Maple Leafs beat the Lightning and delay the end of the world for another night or two
Toronto rebounds from another embarrassing loss with another complete win over a tough team. And ... well, breathe.
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Monday, February 24, 2020
Dave Feschuk: Maple Leafs enter the great unknown after Dubas lets trade deadline pass quietly
The way Kyle Dubas has constructed this team amounts to an experiment. The stretch run, and hopefully the playoffs, is the only meaningful test lab. Overreacting to a recent slide would be unbecoming for a GM who believes in his vision, Dave Feschuk writes.
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The Maple Leafs expect Jake Muzzin’s $22.5M extension to deliver bang for the buck
The math was simple for GM Kyle Dubas: The 31-year-old defenceman leads the team in hits and blocked shots, all Leafs blue-liners in takeaways. He’s also a punishing checker and a leadership voice.
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Leafs reacquire defenceman Calle Rosen in NHL trade deadline day swap with Colorado
Rosen was sent to the Avalanche last July as part of the Nazem Kadri deal that brought Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfoot to Toronto and adds some depth at defence for Leafs.
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Sunday, February 23, 2020
Damien Cox: Maybe the Maple Leafs would have been better off with Babcock and Lou after all
In the final stages of the 2019-20 season, the Maple Leafs are in a distinctly less positive situation than when Lou Lamoriello was the general manager and Mike Babcock the head coach. The Team That Dubas Built is still a team of the future, not the present, Damien Cox writes.
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Bruce Arthur: Keefe’s Maple Leafs are in real trouble — with holes you could drive a Zamboni through
The goaltending has faltered. The defence has issues. They miss Nazem Kadri on a lot of nights. The best hockey teams weather storms. These Leafs, too often, don’t, Bruce Arthur writes.
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Emergency goalie game exposed worst of Leafs, best of Hurricanes
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Ayres: Going from kidney transplant to NHL 'hard to put into words'
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Bruce Arthur: The Maple Leafs’ worst game of the season was the best night of Dave Ayres’ life
The Hurricanes, down two goalies, called on a 42-year-old who once got a kidney transplant from his mother, who plays in Toronto beer leagues and is the building operations manager at Mattamy Athletic Centre. And they won. Only in hockey, Bruce Arthur writes.
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Leafs' Keefe: Loss to Ayres, Hurricanes 'another embarrassing night'
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Report: Flames, Canucks, Golden Knights interested in Leafs' Barrie
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
Emergency goalie Dave Ayres answers the call against Maple Leafs after Hurricanes lose Reimer and Mrazek
Ayres has backed up both the Toronto Marlies and Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League in the past.
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Ayres leads Hurricanes to victory in emergency appearance vs. Leafs
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Leafs ship Harpur to Nashville, pick up Salomaki
Harpur has played 33 games this season with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. Salomaki played five games with Nashville this season.
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Canes turn to emergency goalie vs. Leafs after injuries to Mrazek, Reimer
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Dave Feschuk: Super Mario’s Penguins offer more hope to today’s Maple Leafs than any deadline deal possibly could
More than one member of the Pittsburgh teams that won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992 has cited a fundamental change in mindset about the importance of defensive play, and not a massive swapping out of personnel, as the key to success. Those lessons are there for the learning, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Friday, February 21, 2020
The Maple Leafs still need a defenceman — at least they have a lot to offer
The Leafs expect injured Morgan Rielly to return before the playoffs. To get there, however, they might need veteran help — preferably a right-handed shot with playoff experience. There are options ...
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Bruce Arthur: Maple Leafs believe tough times now will lead to smooth sailing in the end
Coach Sheldon Keefe thinks the turbulence will produce a better playoff team; GM Kyle Dubas thinks that, too. In a little under two months, we find out if they’re right
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Rosie DiManno: A dismantling of Pittsburgh might be more than an anomaly, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves
The win over the Penguins will at least restore a dollop of confidence on a club that has been sputtering, even downright reeling, since the calendar turned on a new decade.
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Bruce Arthur: Maple Leafs show their coach the ‘signs of life’ he’s looking for in shutout of Penguins
The game, a response to an embarrassing loss in Pittsburgh, is the closest thing to a signature win the Leafs have.
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Maple Leafs have a response for critics as they shut out Penguins
There were plenty of questions about Toronto’s work ethic after bad losses in Buffalo and Pittsburgh, and the Leafs answered them with one of their best efforts of the season.
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A fresh start could be just what the doctor ordered for new Leafs forward Denis Malgin
Knocked for his size, the ex-Florida Panther looks to use his speed and skill to find employment with the Leafs
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NHL trade deadline: Live with Toronto Maple Leafs reporter Kevin McGran
Toronto Star Leafs reporter Kevin McGran joins readers to chat about anything to do with the NHL trade deadline from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on Monday.
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NHL Thursday betting preview: Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs to bounce back
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Maple Leafs blueliner Tyson Barrie is pushing ahead while the road shifts beneath him
Defenceman blocks out the distractions that a carousel of partners and the uncertainty of the trade deadline can bring.
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Dave Feschuk: The numbers suggest the Leafs are getting the best from their best, so why aren’t they winning?
It could be a lack of depth scoring, poor defensive play or questionable goaltending. And it could be a me-first attitude on an offence-first team.
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If you were Kyle Dubas or Sheldon Keefe, how would you fix the Leafs?
Despite high expectations before the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves fighting for their playoff lives. What will it take to get there?
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Leafs goalie Freddie Andersen will get another crack at Penguins, Keefe says
Andersen has struggled to get his game going since returning from a neck injury, posting a 4.45 GAA and a .835 save percentage in his three outings for Toronto.
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Bruce Arthur: Leafs facing another moment that will test them ... and their history of succeeding isn’t great
The Leafs were pantsed again by the Penguins, have won four times in regulation in 18 games, and there’s no guaranteed playoff spot at the end of the rainbow this time. They weren’t up to the biggest moments last season. Are they this year?
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Leafs' Johnsson expected to miss 6 months following knee surgery
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The Penguins offer the Maple Leafs another lesson on what it takes to win
Frustrated Keefe says his team seems to need “to just get embarrassed enough to ... recognize what’s required for us to be able to compete.”
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Sidney Crosby and the Penguins power play make easy work of the Leafs
Pittsburgh scores three goals with the man advantage, Crosby finishes with four points.
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Monday, February 17, 2020
Character players are in short supply in today’s NHL, and they’re not filling the pipeline either
Young players are patterning themselves after skilled players, not the physical types like Leafs forward Kyle Clifford.
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Leafs' Keefe: 'This is the worst we've been in a really long time'
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Sunday, February 16, 2020
‘This is the worst we’ve been in a really long time’ — Keefe’s Leafs no match for rested Sabres
The Sabres beat Frederik Andersen three times in a 91-second span of the third period to break Sunday night’s game open in Buffalo, where the pro-Leafs crowd fired up the home side.
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Bruce Arthur: School of rock — How Leafs GM Kyle Dubas and the Arkells’ Max Kerman found perfect harmony
NHL front office meets rock band frontman isn’t the traditional formula for bromance or professional success — and you’d think Dubas might be more of a Metric guy — but it works. It started with a birthday gift, and the team’s recent mentors road trip took the bond to another level.
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Saturday, February 15, 2020
The Leafs felt right at home in Ottawa, where a win capped a night coach Keefe will never forget
Sheldon Keefe didn’t tell players that he’d invited 40 special guests to the Canadian Tire Centre from his days with the Pembroke Lumber Kings — people who changed his life. “They trusted him,” said Shawn Caiton, Keefe’s former assistant coach. “He’d do anything to repay them.”
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Dave Feschuk: Marner has enough. Matthews isn’t so sure. The NHL’s stick shortage is nearing the breaking point — because of the coronavirus
Mitch Marner has enough sticks to get through the season. Auston Matthews isn’t so sure. About 75 per cent of NHL-used sticks are made in China, where the bulk of production has been halted, and players have been told to ration their usage.
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Friday, February 14, 2020
How much ice time can Matthews and Marner handle? The Leafs are about to find out
With Andreas Johnsson joining Morgan Rielly and Cody Ceci on the long-term shelf, the Leafs’ high-octane offence will be leaning on the tandem of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner even more. It’s been working so far.
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Bruce Arthur: Plan the parade? Keefe’s Leafs are just as likely to drive off a cliff
With Andreas Johnsson out eight weeks after knee surgery and Morgan Rielly still a long ways away from a return, it feels like the Maple Leafs are living in the space between making a run and squandering their slender margin for error, Bruce Arthur writes.
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Leafs winger Johnsson requires knee surgery, out at least eight weeks
If he’s placed on long-term injured reserve, Johnsson’s $3.4-million cap hit could open up space to acquire help before for the NHL’s Feb. 24 trade deadline.
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What the last non-NHL Olympic tournament meant to its unlikely stars
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Maple Leafs wake up too late against Stars after the MNM line’s messy breakup
Coach Sheldon Keefe gave his top three scorers — Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Mitch Marner — another chance to prove themselves as a unit. By the second period, Nylander was back with John Tavares and Alex Kerfoot.
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Report: Maple Leafs expected to extend Muzzin by trade deadline
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Versatile Leaf Pierre Engvall — ‘as strong as anyone in the game’ — muscles his way to a contract extension
Sometimes he’s a winger, sometimes he’s a centre. It’s that skill set that enabled him to get to the NHL, said Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe, who was also Engvall’s coach with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.
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NHL Thursday betting preview: Buy a ticket to the show in Vegas
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Thursday NHL preview: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamie Benn arrives in Toronto two goals shy of another 20-goal season, while Tyler Seguin would be happy to pot just one against Freddie Andersen on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena.
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Leafs' Andersen says he'll return vs. Stars after 4-game absence
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Kreider and 7 other X-factors leading up to 2020 NHL trade deadline
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Dave Feschuk: Leafs are facing Toronto’s scariest playoff inevitability since the Raptors’ annual dose of LeBronto
Boston or Tampa. Washington or Pittsburgh. Thanks to the NHL’s absurd post-season format, the Leafs’ four most likely first-round playoff opponents happen to be the top four teams in the entire league, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Liljegren and Sandin will have a hand in the Maple Leafs’ trade deadline decision making
Moves or no moves, finding out now whether rookie defencemen Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin are up to the challenge will go a long way — now and for the future.
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‘A lost soul’: How Leafs goalie Jack Campbell rediscovered his love for hockey
After bouncing between the AHL and the ECHL, Campbell was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Kings last week.
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Maple Leafs sign forward Pierre Engvall to two-year extension
The 23-year-old’s new deal carries an average annual value of $1.25 million US.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Bruce Arthur: Maple Leafs earn points for creativity — even if the Money Line didn’t pay off this time
Sheldon Keefe rolled nearly $30 million (U.S.) worth of stars out on his top line: Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander. In the first attempt, it was a flop. But it was worth a shot, and they still won, Bruce Arthur writes.
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Overtime is a good time for the Maple Leafs — this time
Kasperi Kapanen nets the winner — after an Arizona goal was disallowed — to beat the Coyotes in the Leafs’ third consecutive game to go to OT — following a pair of defeats.
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Report: Hurricanes willing to deal 1st-round pick for D-man with term
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Freddie Andersen won’t dress for tonight’s Leafs game vs. Coyotes
Andersen, who suffered a neck injury and underwent concussion protocol after a game against Florida on Feb. 4, needs more time in his recovery process, coach says.
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Tuesday NHL preview: Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Phil Kessel and the Coyotes complete a road back-to-back at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night.
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