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Monday, January 31, 2022
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Tricks. Trades. The Leafs hit mid-season with a few tantalizing storylines in play
Michael Bunting enters the Calder Trophy conversation and more talking points to watch for.
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
Michael Bunting hat trick helps Leafs flip the switch and beat Red Wings
After some turnovers and poor positional play in their own zone in the first half of the game, found their stride in the second half in Detroit.
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Have your say: What should the Leafs do at the trade deadline?
The Leafs have the fifth-best winning percentage in the NHL. Last season they made a flurry of moves before the trade deadline.
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The Leafs shouldn’t make a single trade. They have to find out what they’re made of
After years and years of additions in hopes of playoff success only to fall short, now is the time to let this team show what it can do, once and for all, Damien Cox writes.
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Friday, January 28, 2022
Auston Matthews is leading the Leafs in more than just goals and points, he’s leading them in the dressing room
Star centre has “a great mind for the game,” veteran Jason Spezza says.
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Thursday, January 27, 2022
Breaking down Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe’s strategy in win over Ducks
Wednesday night’s 4-3 shootout win over Anaheim was a window into his mind and how he thinks — and perhaps even overthinks — the game.
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Leafs stars reunite on power play, and then beat the Ducks in a shootout
Marner, Nylander and Tavares all score with the man advantage.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
There’s a new twist to the trade deadline for the Leafs — the Canadian COVID response
Players might not be anxious to come north with things in Canada “going a little bit differently.”
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Melnyk: Ontario's capacity limits should and will be challenged
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Josh Ho-Sang grateful to Maple Leafs management after learning he’d play in Beijing Olympics
When asked what his reaction would have been in September if someone told him he’d be going to the Olympics, the Marlies forward said: “I would have laughed in your face.”
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The rest is history for Jason Spezza and the Leafs. The schedule is heating up, and crowds can’t return soon enough
Like the rest of us, the Leafs will be glad when they’ve seen the last of empty NHL arenas with crowd restrictions still in effect at Scotiabank Arena.
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Monday, January 24, 2022
Maple Leafs' Matthews, Marner, Nylander practice on different lines
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William Nylander on the Leafs’ third line is an experiment, not a demotion
With Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner also split up, it’s hard to argue with the logic of having a point-a-game forward on each of the first three forward units.
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John Tavares and the Leafs discuss hockey’s race problem and ways can help
Unprompted, at least by the local media, Tavares spoke about recent racist incidents in the minor leagues and started a discussion among teammates.
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Sunday, January 23, 2022
Mitch Marner is having fun again, which means the Maple Leafs are too
“He’s a very popular teammate in our room.” After a slow start, an injury and COVID, Marner has been back for three games, getting a goal and an assist in each one.
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Have your say: Which division rival would you want the Leafs to avoid in the first round?
If the playoffs had started this week, the Maple Leafs would have drawn the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Saturday, January 22, 2022
Maple Leafs make a lead stand up in Long Island
The Leafs take another 3-1 lead in the last game of an eventful road trip and ... nothing.
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Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe took a gamble with two words to his players — soft and purposeless — but a message needed to be sent
It’s not the first time Keefe has challenged his team, but it’s the first time we’ve heard those words. So will they listen?
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Friday, January 21, 2022
Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is letting his team know he expects more
Bench boss chats with Nylander, Tavares and Kerfoot, then says his belief in the team hasn’t slipped.
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
There’s nowhere to go but up for Liljegren, Sandin after first game as Leafs’ second defensive pair
“No matter how it goes, they’re going to be better,” coach Sheldon Keefe says as absences force him to challenge young defencemen.
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Have your say: Are you concerned with Jack Campbell’s recent play for the Leafs?
“It’s the fourth game in a row that Jack Campbell allowed at least three goals against ... he’s not playing at the same level,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said of his goalie after Wednesday’s loss.
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Maple Leafs blow yet another lead on the road in loss to Rangers
Auston Matthews falls short of NHL road goal-scoring record as Toronto races out to fast start in first period but can’t hang on.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
No rest for the Maple Leafs — NHL reschedules nine games for February
Instead of a break in the schedule, Toronto will now play all throughout the month to make up for missed games earlier in the season.
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With Leafs’ defence core hurting, Morgan Rielly takes on an even bigger role
Jake Muzzin (concussion) and Justin Holl (COVID) are on the shelf, so Toronto’s defensive leader will shoulder even more of the minutes, Sheldon Keefe says.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin out with a concussion; Tavares doesn’t make NHL all-star team
Muzzin’s loss means the Leafs are without their second defensive pairing — his partner Justin Holl is in NHL COVID health and safety protocols.
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Monday, January 17, 2022
Dave Feschuk: Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin might be a little bruised, but he’ll keep battling
There might be reasons for the blueliner’s struggles — including the struggles of his playing partners — but Muzzin isn’t making excuses.
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Sunday, January 16, 2022
The Leafs like what they’re learning on the road, despite the blown leads
The Leafs still managed five of six points while giving up leads in Colorado, Vegas and St, Louis. “We’re just getting back into (the season),” Keefe says.
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Saturday, January 15, 2022
‘Our group feels good.’ Leafs hang on to beat Blues in spite of recent trend of losing leads
Failing to hold a lead has become the theme of the trip for the Leafs, who gave up two leads in this game, allowed three goals in the third against Colorado and blew a two-goal lead in Vegas before winning in a shootout.
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Rasmus Sandin is trying to make his presence felt on the Leafs’ blue line, anyway he can.
He’s thought of as a playmaking defenceman but the 21-year-old Swede is a hitmaker, too.
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Leafs' Keefe not concerned by Marner's 'odd' power-play goal drought
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Friday, January 14, 2022
Marner, Engvall return from COVID-19 protocols, but Leafs add Ritchie, Kaše and Holl to list
The Leafs practised in Arizona on Friday and will head to St. Louis for a game Saturday night.
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Beniers, Sanderson headline USA's 2022 men's Olympic hockey roster
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‘We hit a wall.’ Leafs recharge for second half of six-game trip after downer in the desert
The Leafs were outscored 5-1 in third periods in Colorado, Vegas and Arizona. It cost them a point against the Avalanche and two vs. the Coyotes. Coach Sheldon Keefe questions their conditioning.
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Maple Leafs pepper Veggie but leave bitter in Arizona
The Leafs gave the Coyotes a lesson in shotmaking and possession in the first two periods Wednesday night, but unheralded rookie goalie Karel (Veggie) Vejmelka was cool as a cucumber with 45 saves in the Arizona net.
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Chris Johnston: Lost gates hurt the Maple Leafs the most. And another flat-cap season would compound the damage
There is growing concern across the NHL that lost revenue because of the pandemic will result in the salary cap remaining at $81.5 million (U.S.) for a fourth straight season, Chris Johnston writes.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
The Leafs couldn’t ask for more from goalie Jack Campbell. But they’ll need Petr Mrázek soon
But after three more games spread over eight days on this trip, the schedule-maker will reveal how the Leafs will make up eight postponed dates. They’ll need more from Mrázek to get to the finish line.
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‘He’s getting the credit he deserves’: Leafs forward William Nylander has evolved into a game-changer — and silenced his critics
Nylander is generating scoring chances, averaging more than a point a game, killing penalties and is stronger defensively for the Leafs this season.
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‘We have to clean that up’: Leafs get sloppy in Vegas but escape with shootout win
The Leafs were flat and mistake prone. Their special teams were atrocious. They took too many penalties. And they blew a two-goal lead in the third. And won.
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Monday, January 10, 2022
If it happens in Vegas, expect the Leafs’ Auston Matthews to be there
Leafs centre likely will be the Atlantic Division captain for next month’s all-star game in Nevada.
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Dave Feschuk: Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev is backing up his bark for a bigger role
The Russian winger has three goals in four games as he plays for a new contract, either in Toronto or elsewhere.
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Sunday, January 9, 2022
Leafs’ most scrutinized player Nick Ritchie hoping for more ups than downs the rest of the way
After being scratched then placed on waivers, Ritchie finds himself back in the Leafs lineup. He’s managing his disappointing start with help from his teammates.
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Have your say: Will impending free agent Jack Campbell be with the Leafs next season?
Not only is the Maple Leafs goaltender a legitimate Vezina Trophy candidate, he’s shouldering a major workload while earning $1.65-million against the cap.
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How the Toronto Marlies survived pro hockey’s largest COVID-19 outbreak
The Leafs’ AHL affiliate was shut down by a teamwide outbreak that continued through Christmas. There were some emotional days, but they focused on what was most important. And found a way.
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Leafs peak too soon in OT loss to Avalanche
Auston Matthews rifled two goals in the first period, but the home side showcased its league-leading firepower in overcoming a 4-2 deficit for a 5-4 overtime win in Denver, the opener of a six-game road trip for Toronto.
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Saturday, January 8, 2022
Hockey Diversity Alliance spotlights racist abuse in powerful new campaign
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Friday, January 7, 2022
Damien Cox: The Leafs’ Nick Ritchie experiment shows bigger isn’t necessarily better in the NHL
You can be sure GM Kyle Dubas will find a replacement before the March 21 trade deadline.
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Crosby finding his groove, Makar's goal chase, and the Canes' Stoic rookie
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Hart Trophy Power Rankings: McDavid still fending off challengers
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Thursday, January 6, 2022
A six-game road trip should be a return to normal for the Maple Leafs
“That’s going to feel a lot more like the NHL,” head coach Keefe says as the team looks forward to playing in front of fans again.
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