Sunday, December 27, 2020

‘You don’t have forever.’ The Leafs were exposed in 2020 — by the Zamboni driver and the Blue Jackets — before their Come to Tucker moment


This was the year GM Kyle Dubas got just about everything he could have asked for, and yet the Maple Leafs fell flat in the post-season for the fourth straight time. Dubas took a harder look in the aftermath and saw what the rest of us did: a team that had good pieces, but not all the right parts.

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Dave Feschuk: Familiarity is sure to breed contempt this NHL season — and that’s a good thing for the Leafs


A slate of nine or 10 games against the same opponent should be a ready-made antidote to Toronto’s penchant for regular-season inconsistency.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020

Game on? The NHL season blueprint might be a done deal by Thursday


The 31-member NHL Players’ Association executive committee could vote as early as Wednesday, followed by the board of governors Thursday, on a wide-ranging plan that includes how the schedule and cross-border trades will work. Leaf Joe Thornton is already flying to Toronto in anticipation.

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Thornton leaving Davos to join Maple Leafs

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Dave Feschuk: Make no mistake, the Leafs are the best team in an all-Canadian division


In 15 games against Canadian opponents last season, the Leafs were 7-3-5 — equivalent to 103-point pace over an 82-game run. Over the past four years combined, they’ve played those teams at a stunning 106-point pace. In other words, there are good reasons why Toronto is a 2-to-1 favourite to win a Canadian division, should it come to pass.

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Sandin feels stronger after layoff: Nylander 'can't even handle me'

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Winners and losers of NHL's reported realignment plan

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