Thursday, July 28, 2022

Leafs’ Hayley Wickenheiser marries hockey with medicine in groundbreaking role


In many ways, this has been the year the NHL woke up to what women can offer in front-office roles. Wickenheiser, striking a mind-boggling balance between her Leafs work and a medical residency, is now one of five female assistant GMs.

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Monday, July 25, 2022

Friday, July 22, 2022

Leafs prospects Fraser Minten, Matt Knies get a glimpse of a possible future together


Two of the top players in the Toronto system were glued to each other during development camp. Now they’re off to separate world junior camps.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Goalies embracing breakaway from main group at Leafs development camp


Assistant general manager Hayley Wickenheiser’s crew has decided to separate the netminders and give them one-on-one attentiveness with the different goalies for the week.

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Stanley Cup odds: Biggest movers after 1 week of free agency

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Have your say: Which one of the Core Four will leave the Maple Leafs first?

The clock is ticking for the Maple Leafs to make some noise in the playoffs, with their biggest stars set to hit free agency.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Pierre Engvall has made strides with Maple Leafs — and has more goals in mind


After inking a one-year contract extension, the 26-year-old Swede believes he can contribute more on offence if given the opportunity next season.

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Leafs prospect twins Ty and Dylan Jackson finish each other’s plays — and sentences


The Oakville products, now enrolled at Arizona State University, have been skating with Auston Matthews. And they’ll be playing on NHL ice this coming season.

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Damien Cox: With the Leafs’ long-term future unclear, expect Kyle Dubas to make a big-time addition


It’s impossible to look at where the Leafs were last season and not get the feeling something pretty big is going to happen, writes Damien Cox.

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Friday, July 15, 2022

‘I’m going to miss the boys.’ Popular goalie Jack Campbell briefly reunites with former Maple Leafs teammates


Campbell, who signed a five-year, $25 million US deal, was in Toronto with ex-teammates like Mitch Marner and John Tavares and his new-again teammate Zach Hyman at a gala for the Marner Assist Fund charity.

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Leafs star Mitch Marner says carjacking was ‘a crazy day’


Marner says he and fiancee are OK, bit incident came back to him when he got back in a car.

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Monday, July 11, 2022

Maple Leafs take a chance on goalie Matt Murray in trade with Senators


The Leafs got some sweeteners in the deal, a third-round pick in 2023, and a seventh-round pick in 2024, while they gave up “future considerations.”

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Senators trade Matt Murray, picks to Maple Leafs for future considerations

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Strome, Samsonov, Heinen among players who didn't receive qualifying offers

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Leafs goalie pursuit heats up. Rasmus Sandin, Pierre Engvall land qualifying offers


While the Capitals will let Samsonov become an unrestricted free agent, speculation continued that the Leafs will deal for Ottawa goalie Matt Murray, with Jack Campbell seemingly bound for Edmonton.

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2023 Stanley Cup odds: Teams to buy ahead of free agency

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Which Maple Leafs players will receive qualifying offers?


The key RFAs for the Leafs are Pierre Engvall, Ondrej Kaše and Rasmus Sandin. While qualifying Sandin is a no-brainer, the cap situation makes the others harder to predict.

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Saturday, July 9, 2022

Dave Feschuk: How do the Leafs solve the problem in the blue paint?


Goaltending has been a headache for years. Jack Campbell has been both the solution and the problem. Will he be the solution again?

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Free agents can be hometown heroes with the Leafs, for the right price


Local players aren’t avoiding their local team anymore. And some, like Giordano and Bunting, have accepted less to be in Toronto.

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Friday, July 8, 2022

The Leafs have a new goaltending coach. Now they just need a goalie


With Petr Mrázek off to Chicago, Jack Campbell returning to Toronto to work with new coach Curtis Sanford is looking more likely.

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What you need to know about Fraser Minten and the rest of the Maple Leafs draft picks


The Vancouver native is a skilled playmaking forward who can score. He’s also a classically trained pianist who took up hockey a bit later than most other kids.

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Report: Talbot unhappy with Wild after Fleury deal

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Mrázek trade opens door for Campbell to return for Maple Leafs but other options available




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Maple Leafs draft Fraser Minten 38th overall

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Leafs trade Petr Mrázek to Chicago, dropping out of first round of NHL draft in process


Leafs trade down from 25th overall pick to 38th pick in cap dump, but now have more than $10 million in cap space for free agency next week.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Leafs to begin pre-season with doubleheader against Senators


The Leafs will host the Ottawa Senators in an afternoon game, then again in the evening, on Sept. 24 to open the seven-game exhibition schedule.

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Who will the Leafs target with their No. 25 pick in the NHL draft?


A look at seven possible players Toronto can select in the draft Thursday night.

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Maple Leafs promote Wickenheiser, 2 others to AGM

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Monday, July 4, 2022

Have your say: Which goalie do you want the Leafs to sign?

Ville Husso, Darcy Kuemper and Marc-André Fleury are the most attractive free-agent options assuming the Leafs fail to meet Jack Campbell’s ask on a new contract.

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Leafs’ off-season enters crunch time as Jack Campbell’s return looks unlikely


Chris Johnston reports the latest updates on the Toronto Maple Leafs as the organization enters the draft and free agency.

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Saturday, July 2, 2022