It’s the Leafs’ offence against John Tortorella’s defence in the NHL qualifying round.
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Friday, July 31, 2020
Maple Leafs have a new playoff opponent in Blue Jackets, and hopefully a new playoff result
It’s the Leafs’ offence against John Tortorella’s defence in the NHL qualifying round.
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WATCH: How will the Leafs fare against the Blue Jackets? Star sports writers discuss the return of hockey and more
And, of course, Leafs young star and big storyline Nick Robertson came up in our conversation. Watch the latest episode of “Indoor Recess” here.
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We predict one of the host cities won’t make it to the NHL’s round of 16. It’s OK, Toronto, you can relax.
Kevin McGran breaks down the eight play-in series for the NHL playoffs.
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Food trucks, cannons and card tricks: A guide for a most unusual NHL post-season
The Stanley Cup playoffs start Saturday with 24 teams, two Canadian hubs and a long list of health and safety protocols. Here’s what you need to know.
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs’ advantage after a long layoff is their ability to start quickly
The Leafs might want to flip the calendar to October, considering the way they score goals in the season’s first month.
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Leafs' Barrie seeking redemption in playoffs after 'up-and-down season'
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Play-in preview: High-powered Leafs tangle with grinding Blue Jackets
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Leafs’ Mitch Marner joins ownership group of esports company OverActive Media
Marner joins an ownership group that includes more than 80 individuals including the Kimel Family — Michael Kimel is part-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins — as well as tech entrepreneur Sheldon Pollack and Bell.
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50 years after Orr's flying winner, Bruins look to make history again
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The jump in Morgan Rielly’s step is a step in the right direction for the Maple Leafs
Leafs will need their top defenceman healthy and joining the rush in play-in series against Columbus.
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Babcock joins University of Vermont hockey as volunteer coaching adviser
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Rosie DiManno: The Maple Leafs return to the ice with a clean sheet — and so much to prove
If nothing else, a four-month furlough might prove advantageous for the Leafs, soothing and healing, a potential counter for what Boston’s Brad Marchand has predicted will be “sloppy hockey” across the board, Rosie DiManno writes.
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How NHL coaches are handling the strangest postseason of their careers
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Monday, July 27, 2020
Leafs vs. Canadiens — no NHL exhibition game has ever meant so much
The Leafs play their lone exhibition game Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena, which has changed a bit since they last played in March. The playoffs are less than a week away. Now the real work begins.
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Sunday, July 26, 2020
Teen Nick Robertson makes the Leafs’ 30-man playoff roster — but will he play?
While it’s hard to see the 18-year-old winger displacing the likes of Engvall or Gauthier in the qualifying round against Columbus, the Leafs don’t always follow traditional thinking.
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The Entertainer, Eddie Shack, was everything Leafs fans wanted in a hockey player
The four-time Stanley Cup winner, who died Saturday at age 83, was a rabble rouser with a scoring touch whose popularity extended far beyond the ice — and inspired one chart-topping hit song.
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
Maple Leafs hope their strength will be at even strength after training camp tweaks
The focus leading up to the NHL’s return has been on stopping the puck, getting the puck and keeping the puck.
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Rosie DiManno: Welcome to life between the lines, Maple Leafs, where everything is ‘a bit bizarre’
The Leafs join 11 other teams in the Toronto bubble Sunday, with the NHL’s return less than a week away.
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Friday, July 24, 2020
NHL playoffs betting preview: Styles clash as Maple Leafs face Blue Jackets
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Mailbag: These are strange days when you see Stanley Cup hype in Toronto
Plus a handful of things you need to know (or maybe the players need to know) about life in a hub city.
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
The M in Ilya Mikheyev stands for MVP, at least in the Leafs’ mini-tournament
The winger’s hard work in rehab has paid off as he continues to shine on a line with Tavares and Marner.
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Tortorella calls out key players: 'I don't think they're ready'
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Jets' Bitetto, Canadiens' Ouellet confirm they tested positive for coronavirus
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza has the support of two families as he chases elusive Stanley Cup
His wife and daughters understand he’s chasing a dream, and his teammates want to share it
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Dave Feschuk: Maple Leafs’ play-in series is a test for Sheldon Keefe, and of Kyle Dubas’s faith in him
Keefe has the stars up front to succeed but he’s facing a coach-of-the-year candidate. That will put the focus on him if the Leafs struggle.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Dave Feschuk: The Leafs have the prescription for playoff success. Now it’s time to call in the specialists
The best-of-five series against the Columbus Blue Jackets that begins Aug. 2 has a bit of a lottery feel, but one thing’s for sure: It’s hard to like Toronto’s chances if they don’t find a way to improve their post-season special-teams performance, specifically their penalty kill, Dave Feschuk writes.
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Monday, July 20, 2020
The NHL’s looser dress code suits some Leafs more than others — here’s looking at you, Auston Matthews
NHL players’ pre-game attire has traditionally been more staid than their NBA and NFL brethren. The Maple Leafs’ star centre, for one, hopes a rule change on wardrobes for hub city life becomes permanent.
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Domi joins Canadiens practice for 1st time since start of Phase 3
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Restart roundtable: NHL analysts on playing styles, most to lose, Cup pick
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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Auston Matthews is no magician — at least off the ice — but he has a few cards up his sleeve for Toronto’s NHL bubble
Hands up if you had “Auston Matthews does card tricks” in Pandemic Bingo. Didn’t think so.
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Why Sheldon Keefe’s first Leafs camp might be the shape of things to come
Fewer players on the ice and fewer exhibition games could be the way to go, allowing coaches to focus on important skills development.
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Friday, July 17, 2020
Sheldon Keefe makes his mark on the Maple Leafs, and four other things we’ve noticed at summer camp
The Leafs head coach appears to have settled on his lines, and now he wants his players thinking as groups of five.
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Rosie DiManno: Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev might be better than ever after long rehab from wrist injury
The reward for the Russian forward’s efforts is a spot on a line with Tavares and Marner.
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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Rosie DiManno: Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe has history with John Tortorella, some good, some bad, some about to be written
Leafs bench boss will have to beat his old coach to advance from play-in series of Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Auston Matthews, MacKinnon, O’Reilly named finalists for NHL’s Lady Byng award
Matthews established a career-low with eight penalty minutes, tied for the fewest among the NHL’s top 100 scorers.
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O'Reilly, Matthews, MacKinnon named finalists for Lady Byng Trophy
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Things are coming fast for Leafs prospect Nick Robertson, but he’s used to that speed
The 18-year-old junior is being praised by teammates as he tries to earn one of the last spots in the team’s Stanley Cup bubble.
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Maple Leafs part ways with longtime sports reporter Paul Hendrick
Hendrick, known around the Scotiabank Arena as “Henny” has been with Leafs Nation Network since its early days, when it was known as Leafs TV starting in 1995.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
NHL announces exhibition schedule, start times for qualifying round
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The Leafs will face the Canadiens in their lone Stanley Cup playoff tuneup
Toronto takes on Montreal on July 28 before opening a best-of-five play-in series against Columbus on Aug. 2.
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Laundry, showers and a Q-tip up the nose. Maple Leafs training camp is definitely new — and slowly starting to feel normal
When Leafs players are asked about the big differences after the first two days of playoff preparation, they don’t talk about masks and social distancing. They focus on hockey answers: “The urgency is there to hit the ground running.”
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'Something I want to master': NHLers dish on most difficult skills and tricks
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Monday, July 13, 2020
Frisky Leafs have an ice day after four-month wait
Coach Sheldon Keefe designed Monday’s first training camp workout to test players’ conditioning: “They pushed through it.”
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The Maple Leafs get down to serious business — before the hockey starts to get real
Black Lives Matter and Auston Matthews’ recovery from COVID-19 were the prime topics on the opening day of training camp at the Leafs’ practice facility. The world has changed a great deal in four months.
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Auston Matthews hits the ice with Leafs after COVID-19 scare
“I did my quarantine and I’m healthy now,” the star centre said as the Maple Leafs opened training camp Monday.
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Sunday, July 12, 2020
The Maple Leafs have deep thoughts as the road to the Stanley Cup reopens
Auston Matthews and Nick Robertson will be among 34 players — no opt-outs — on the ice when camp opens Monday. Depth wins championships. The Leafs will find out in a hurry if they have enough for a long run.
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Matthews deemed fit to play after reported positive coronavirus test
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