Not only do goaltending performances tend to fluctuate significantly from year to year, but the health of players seems to be more unpredictable than ever before as well.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Have your say: What will you remember most about Jason Spezza’s career?
The two-time NHL All-Star winner is retiring from the league after 19 seasons to join the Leafs’ front office.
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Leafs forward Jason Spezza announces retirement from NHL
The two-time NHL All-Star winner is retiring from the league after 19 seasons to join the Leafs’ front office.
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Saturday, May 28, 2022
The Leafs have a safety net if they don’t re-sign Jack Campbell
Marc-André Fleury, Villie Husso, maybe Darcy Kuemper. The top of the NHL free-agent goalie market will include decent options — maybe even an upgrade.
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Friday, May 27, 2022
Have your say: Which free-agent goalie should be the Leafs’ No. 1 target?
Jack Campbell might return if the price is right, but the salary cap is a concern for the blue and white.
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Thursday, May 26, 2022
Why the Leafs should run it back, and how they can improve this offseason
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Have your say: With the Leafs out, have you hopped on the Oilers playoff bandwagon?
Connor McDavid and the Oilers lead the Flames 3-1 in their second-round series and can close things out in Game 5 on Thursday in Calgary.
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The Leafs are going to need help from within. Here are the candidates
There aren’t going to be gems like Calder Trophy finalist Michael Bunting in every crop of free agents, so the Leafs will have NHL jobs available in the fall.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
What the Mark Giordano extension with Leafs might mean for Rasmus Sandin
GM Kyle Dubas has options on the blue line after re-signing veteran Mark Giordano, and some attractive trade chips to deal if desired.
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Bolts praise another Vasilevskiy series-clinching gem: 'There is never a doubt'
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Monday, May 23, 2022
Mark Giordano wanted to stay with Leafs at any price
Giordano, born in Toronto, agreed Sunday to a two-year extension worth $1.6 million (U.S.) and said Monday he had no intention of signing anywhere else.
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Sunday, May 22, 2022
Rosie DiManno: Mark Giordano returns to the Leafs defence at a hometown discount, after dropping a few hints
The Leafs announced the 38-year-old has re-upped for $1.6 million (U.S.) over two seasons, a win-win for the veteran blueliner and the cap-strapped club.
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Kadri says Binnington threw water bottle at him after dramatic Game 3
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Friday, May 20, 2022
Maple Leafs report card: Grade-A regular season leads to playoff expulsion
They’ll come back in the fall with largely the same group, perhaps in a nasty mood rather than a sombre one.
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
Mark Giordano’s return to the Maple Leafs will be about dollars and good sense
There’s little doubt the 38-year-old free agent brings value to the blue line, but he will likely need to take a pay cut to stay in Toronto.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Charity and chirps: Lightning fans donate $19.67 to Toronto charities after tight series with Leafs
Fans of the two-time defending NHL champions donated to Toronto groups like Easter Seals and Street Health after first-round victory.
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Monday, May 16, 2022
NHL best bets for Round 2: Series winners, potential upsets, and value picks
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There’s a lot to unpack after another lost season for the Leafs
Is it the personnel? Is it players not executing the coach’s plan? Was it the wrong plan, or the wrong coach? Tuesday’s exit interviews and final availability should shed some light on what’s to come.
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Every off-season move the Leafs make will be about Auston Matthews. The stakes are high
July 1, 2023 — the first day the Hart Trophy contender is eligible to sign a contract extension — looms as a landmark moment for the franchise, and it’s close enough to merit consideration in every key decision they make.
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Lightning's quest for 3-peat continues after eliminating Maple Leafs
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Lightning's Point exits Game 7 after suffering apparent leg injury
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Live from Leafs vs. Lightning Game 7: Toronto looks to end the playoff drought in do-or-die game on home ice
The Star will be documenting all the Game 7 action from inside Scotiabank Arena and just outside at Maple Leaf Square.
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Habs' Gallagher: Leafs 'look different' heading into Game 7 vs. Lightning
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Friday, May 13, 2022
Matthews not dwelling on Leafs' playoff failures heading into Game 7
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
Live from Leafs vs. Lightning Game 6: Toronto looks to clinch first playoff series in 18 years
Will the Leafs win a playoff round tonight? The Star will be documenting all the action from Amalie Arena leading up to and throughout Game 6.
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Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews nominated for Hart Trophy, hours before Game 6 vs. Lightning
Oilers captain Connor McDavid — who won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the league in points — is also up for the award along with Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Rosie DiManno: The Leafs chased Game 5 and caught it, transforming their Stanley Cup hopes
No team so far has managed to win two games in a row, but the Leafs have seized the series by its tonsils, the momentum blowing their way heading back to Tampa with a chance to advance.
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Spezza's speech fueled Leafs' Game 5 comeback: 'When he speaks, we listen'
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Maple Leafs defend play of Justin Holl prior to Game 5 vs. Lightning
Toronto defenceman took heat from fans after Game 4 Sunday night, when a giveaway led to the opening goal in the game.
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Stanley Cup Playoffs betting: How to find series value before Tuesday night
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Monday, May 9, 2022
Tavares takes ownership of slow start to series: 'I expect more'
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Sunday, May 8, 2022
Have your say: Which Leafs player do you need to see more from in this series?
The Leafs were blown out by Tampa in Game 4, tying up this NHL playoff series before it heads back to Toronto for Game 5.
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Live from Leafs vs. Lightning Game 4: Matthews, Campbell try to lead Leafs to second straight road win
The Star will be documenting all the action from Amalie Arena leading up to and throughout Game 4.
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
Leafs-Lightning is heating up. Here are 4 matchups to watch in Game 4
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Leafs gush over Campbell's stop on Stamkos: 'A game-saving save'
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Rosie DiManno: Leafs take series lead in Game 3 with a touch of genius and some fourth-line grit
It was lightly used forward Colin Blackwell who drove home a working-class ethos for the Leafs on a night when the big guns were quiet in Tampa.
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Maple Leafs get to Vasilevskiy early and take a 2-1 series lead on Tampa Bay
Toronto has scored 11 goals in three games against the former Conn Smythe and Vezina winner.
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Have your say: Who has been the Leafs’ best player through three playoff games?
The Leafs stole back home-ice advantage in Game 3 at Amalie Arena and lead this series 2-1.
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Friday, May 6, 2022
Live from Leafs vs. Lightning Game 3: Leafs are in Tampa trying to take back home-ice advantage
The Star will be documenting all the action from Amalie Arena leading up to and throughout Game 3.
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Maple Leafs take bus to Buffalo before flying to Tampa to avoid COVID-19 test at airport border
It’s a loophole that other professional teams have used to cross the border into the United States. Crossing by air requires proof of a negative COVID test. Crossing by land does not.
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Spezza, Holl drawing in for Game 3 as Maple Leafs shuffle lines
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Thursday, May 5, 2022
Hedman has four points, Vasilevskiy bounces back in Lightning’s win over Maple Leafs in Game 2
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champs are now15-0 since 2020 after losing a game in the playoffs.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Nazem Kadri didn’t see the end coming with Leafs
In a heartfelt personal account penned for The Players Tribune, Kadri detailed the sadness that followed both the hit that led to a suspension in the 2019 playoffs and subsequent “end of the line” for his Leafs tenure.
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Live from Leafs vs. Lightning Game 2: Toronto fans ready to bring the noise, keep momentum at Scotiabank Arena
The Star will be documenting all the action from Scotiabank Arena leading up to and throughout the game.
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Wayne Gretzky predicts another first-round exit for the Maple Leafs
The author of the Leafs’ demise one win short of the Stanley Cup final in 1993 took the Lightning in his NHL playoff bracket.
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Lightning vow to be more physical for tonight’s Game 2 vs. Maple Leafs
Over its last two Stanley Cup runs, Tampa Bay has posted a 14-0 record after losses.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Lightning expect goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to bounce back after Game 1 loss to Leafs
Defending Stanley Cup champs are looking ahead to Game 2 after 5-0 loss: ‘We have to understand there’s another game coming quick, and we have to be ready.’
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NHL suspends Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford one game for hit on Lightning centre Ross Colton
Clifford was assessed a major for boarding and a game misconduct just seven minutes into Game 1 for a hit on Colton.
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What to watch for in Leafs-Lightning after Toronto's blowout Game 1 win
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Rosie DiManno: Leafs deliver Lightning a Game 1 gut-punch — and take their first steps toward changing the narrative
It’s too early to claim the Leafs have exorcized all their playoff demons, Rosie DiManno writes, but they certainly don’t look like a team unnerved by doubt or past failures.
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Monday, May 2, 2022
Kaše back for the Leafs tonight for Game 1 vs. Lightning after more than two weeks off with injury
Kaše, who has been out with a concussion, will be on the second line with John Tavares and Ilya Mikheyev.
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Leafs get Kase back for Game 1 after 20-game absence due to concussion
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Sunday, May 1, 2022
There’s little to choose between the Leafs and the Lightning, except the last two Stanley Cups
The series is almost certain to come down to goaltending. Tampa Bay in seven.
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State of play: Florida has two shots at the Stanley Cup this year
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Best bets for Round 1: Series winners, potential upsets, and best values
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