Will the injured Andersen get the chance to reclaim the No, 1 job, or will Campbell get his first shot at the NHL post-season?
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Friday, April 30, 2021
Jack Campbell or Frederik Andersen? That will be the Leafs’ key question over the next couple of weeks
Will the injured Andersen get the chance to reclaim the No, 1 job, or will Campbell get his first shot at the NHL post-season?
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
The Maple Leafs beat up on the Canucks
All that was missing from their old-time 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Scotiabank Arena was the likes of Wendel Clark, Tiger Williams and Darcy Tucker cheering them on from the alumni box.
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The case for Mitch Marner (with a vote from Doug Gilmour) to join Auston Matthews on NHL awards night
Marner’s two-way play, often overshadowed by his elite offence, has him in the conversation for the Selke Trophy, awarded annually to a forward who excels in the defensive aspects of the game.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Maple Leafs clinch playoff berth for 5th straight season with win vs. Canadiens
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Maple Leafs clinch fifth straight trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs
The Leafs beat the Canadiens for the fifth time in seven games to become the first team in the North to wrap up a playoff spot.
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Leafs vs. Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs would be worth the wait. Darryl Sittler has a feeling
If the playoffs started today, Toronto and Montreal would face each other in the first round, with anticipation stoked by four meetings over the final eight games of the regular season, including Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.
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Miroslav Frycer’s wild life included a defection and seven seasons in Toronto
Frycer, a Leafs forward for most of the 1980s, has died after a brief illness.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Maple Leafs plan to give defenceman Rasmus Sandin plenty of ice time to show he’s the complete package
The Leafs love Sandin’s power-play potential but they want to be sure he’s ready for five-on-five minutes, too.
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Monday, April 26, 2021
Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs might not be the dirty players the Jets think they are, but they’re getting comfortable in the muck
Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe thinks his team still needs to be more physical.
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Leafs' Andersen: Knee injury was 'maybe going on for a little too long'
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Have Your Say: Which Maple Leafs goaltender do you have the most confidence in heading into the playoffs?
Maple Leafs starter Frederik Andersen was back on the ice for practice Monday.
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Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has first full practice since being injured, has his eyes on the post-season
Toronto’s No. 1 reveals the injury is “something around my knee.”
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Marlies expect to return to the ice Wednesday and resume their AHL season on Saturday
Six games were postponed because of a COVID-19 quarantine. Five have been rescheduled.
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Ehlers out for remainder of regular season with upper-body injury
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Sunday, April 25, 2021
‘We tried to take care of our own.’ Maple Leafs players pitch in to ease Marlies cash crunch
According to captain John Tavares, Jason Spezza gathered the team’s leaders and asked the Leafs to chip in financially in support of their AHL brethren, some of whom will make as little as $30,000 this season.
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Spezza spearheaded Leafs' plan to pool money for Marlies players
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Jets' Scheifele benched for 17 straight minutes in loss vs. Leafs
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Maple Leafs sweep the Jets and breathe a little easier atop the North Division
The wins put the Leafs eight points clear of Winnipeg and nine up on idle Edmonton in the North with just eight games to go.
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Hockey legend Borje Salming at 70: Rating today’s Maple Leafs, and a TV series in the works
The Star reached Salming at his home in Stockholm to discuss his latest career twist, a health scare early in the pandemic and the state of the Leafs, past and present
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Friday, April 23, 2021
Maple Leafs defenceman Zach Bogosian out at least four weeks with shoulder injury
“Our team has just found a way to press on (despite injuries) and this will be no different,” head coach Sheldon Keefe says.
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Simmonds denies Leafs are playing dirty: 'We're defending ourselves'
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Have your say. Do you think fans will be in the stands at Scotiabank Arena when the NHL begins next season?
Toronto fans haven’t seen a live Maple Leafs game since March 2020.
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Looking North: Canucks return in style, Maple Leafs show biggest flaw
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Thursday, April 22, 2021
A new top line, with new addition Nick Foligno, leads Leafs over Jets
Toronto ends five-game slide, extends lead over Winnipeg to six points.
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Watch: ‘Special’ for Nick Foligno to wear father Mike’s number in Maple Leafs debut
Nick Foligno talked about the feeling of making his Maple Leafs debut and caught a glimpse of what he would look like wearing his father Mike’s distinctive helmet.
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‘I’m pumped to be here.’ Nick Foligno looks forward to first game with Maple Leafs
Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe had Foligno on the top line with Auston Matthew and Mitch Marner at the morning skate Thursday in preparation for the game against the Jets.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Dave Feschuk: In the case of Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen, absence has made the heart grow fonder
The Leafs can’t put all the blame on their goaltending, but it will have to get better if they are going to have any kind of playoff run.
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Nick Foligno should makes his Leafs debut on Thursday, and just in time
The Leafs have lost five straight games and are missing the physical style of Zach Hyman, a player similar to Foligno.
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By the numbers: Auston Matthews and his Maple Leafs make final push before playoffs
It’s crunch time for the Leafs, and with 10 games left in the regular season, we crunched some numbers that stand out as the team goes through this final stretch before trying to conquer their playoff demons.
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Share your best Maple Leafs sign with us! With the playoffs around the corner, here’s your chance to cheer them on
Fans can’t go to any of the games at Scotiabank Arena because of the pandemic but you can still show your support to the boys in blue as the team enters the home stretch of the regular season.
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Rittich takes 'full responsibility' for Leafs' 5th straight loss
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Canucks beat Leafs again as goaltender Rittich struggles in third period
Vancouver has won four of seven games against Toronto this season, including the first two in their return from COVID.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Watch: Canucks’ Alex Edler wishes Leafs’ Zach Hyman a quick recovery after knee-on-knee
Alex Edler talks about his knee-on-knee hit with Zach Hyman and wishes the Maple Leafs forward a speedy recovery.
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Watch: Keefe explains decision to play Nylander after he was late for Leafs meeting
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe explains why they’ve decided to play William Nylander, instead of punishing him after he was late for a team meeting, and how circumstances have changed since their first thought.
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Rittich to start in net for Leafs tonight, while Nylander will play as well
Coach Sheldon Keefe has decided William Nylander will play in Vancouver, rather than sit the game out for reporting late to a team meeting.
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Monday, April 19, 2021
Marleau passes Gordie Howe for most NHL games played with 1,768
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Maple Leafs regroup with Zach Hyman out at least two weeks. William Nylander misses team meeting
The Leafs learned Monday that Hyman will miss at least two weeks with a sprained right MCL, longer than they’d hoped, as the result of a knee-on-knee hit by Vancouver’s Alex Edler in Sunday night’s road game against the Canucks.
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NHL hits the Canucks’ Alex Edler with a two-game suspension for kneeing the Leafs’ Zach Hyman
Edler was suspended without pay for the incident, which knocked Hyman out of Sunday night’s game in Vancouver.
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What the world looked like during Patrick Marleau's first NHL game
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NHL Power Rankings: 1 player from each team who needs to step up
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Canucks HC: Winning 1st game back from COVID-19 outbreak is 'special'
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
Fears for Zach Hyman after Maple Leafs lose to resilient Canucks in OT
Hyman left in the second period of Sunday night’s loss after a hit to the same knee that required reconstructive surgery in 2019.
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Cold Maple Leafs welcome back Auston Matthews and William Nylander for date with Canucks
Matthews missed just one game with a wrist injury, while Nylander spent nine days in isolation after coming into contact with a COVID-19 case outside the team. The Leafs have lost three in a row.
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Saturday, April 17, 2021
The Maple Leafs might have William Nylander and Auston Matthews back to face the recovering Canucks
Nylander discusses his greatest fear during nine days in COVID isolation: that he might have accidentally infected teammates after contact with someone who tested positive outside the club.
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Friday, April 16, 2021
Watch: Ben Hutton eager to be a force on Maple Leafs penalty kill
Defender Ben Hutton talks what areas of his game will stand out on the Toronto Maple Leafs blueline and how he hopes to assert himself as a key penalty killer for the team down the stretch.
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Damien Cox: These Maple Leafs are the same as they ever were as they head into the season’s final stretch
Sure, Kyle Dubas added bodies at the deadline but the Leafs’ playoff success will depend on their stars — and their goaltending.
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Canucks to resume play April 18 as NHL alters North Division schedule
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Looking North: Flames making late playoff push, Jets close in on top spot
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
Watch: Leafs captain John Tavares takes blame for special teams struggles
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares scored his team’s second goal against the Winnipeg Jets, but says the issues on special teams fall on him.
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Jets come through in a pinch or two to beat Maple Leafs
Winnipeg uses odd-man rushes to get by short-manned Toronto and close lead to three points.
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The Maple Leafs’ game Saturday in Vancouver is pushed back with the Canucks’ return from COVID-19 delayed
The Leafs and Canucks are now expected to play Sunday and Monday.
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Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen back on ice for first time in almost a month
Andersen was on the ice prior to the Leafs morning skate Thursday, working with goalie coach Steve Briere.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Dave Feschuk: The real power play for the Maple Leafs would be more Matthews with the man advantage
The Leafs continue to go with two power-play units, limiting the opportunities for the game’s most dangerous shooter.
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Have your say: Would you purchase a sports collectible NFT?
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews unveils NFT collection for auction, joins digital sports memorabilia boom.
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Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews unveils NFT collection for auction, joins digital sports memorabilia boom
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Sick Kids Foundation and the fight against cystic fibrosis.
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Watch: David Rittich on his Leafs debut, chirps from the Flames and the snow shower from Matthew Tkachuk
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender David Rittich talks about his debut performance in goal. The chirps he received from his teammates on the plane ride to Toronto and taking some snow from Matthew Tkachuk.
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