Friday, January 3, 2020

Rapid turnaround by Keefe’s Leafs adds fuel to early award buzz


It’s still a small sample size, but Sheldon Keefe’s success in six weeks behind the Leafs bench stands out leaguewide — and among Toronto coaches who arrived as in-season replacements.

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Damien Cox: Bountiful harvest on the farm paying dividends for Maple Leafs


Even with their big-name stars, the Leafs could have been in major trouble earlier this season without a strong minor-league system. Instead, largely because of the Marlies, the Leafs are one of the hottest teams in hockey, writes Damien Cox

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

Leafs stretch point streak to nine games with win over Jets


William Nylander scored twice on a three-point night and Leafs goalie Freddie Anderson stopped 45 shots as the Maple Leafs continued to outscore their mistakes.

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Leafs prospect Rasmus Sandin keeps getting slashed at world juniors and Sweden’s had enough


The 19-year-old defenceman left a game earlier this week against Slovakia after taking a slash to his left wrist. The Czech Republic appeared to be targeting that area again during Sweden’s quarterfinal victory Thursday.

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Rosie DiManno: The Maple Leafs are a hit, without the hitting


In the reinvention of the Leafs, one ingredient has been sorely lacking. They don’t hit. To hear coach Sheldon Keefe tell it, this defining essence of hockey — the beauty of a crunch — is headed for extinction, Rosie DiManno writes.

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What do the Maple Leafs do on the road? Video games, naps and eating wherever Tavares picks a place for dinner


Here’s a look at what happens on the plane, in the road city and on the day of the game.

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Thursday NHL preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets


Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and the Jets, coming off a high-scoring win over the Avalanche on New Year’s Eve, host the Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Short-handed Leafs defence makes a little room for the Specialist


Jake Muzzin’s broken foot opened the door for Martin Marincin to take another shot at NHL duty, with a familiar coach behind the bench and partner on the blue line.

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Bruce Arthur: Keefe’s Leafs enter new year with wins beneath their wings — chaos is so 2019


Even before their often-clinical win over the Wild on New Year’s Eve, there was a feeling that the Maple Leafs were in fact very close to seizing a reasonable amount of control, in as much as hockey allows, Bruce Arthur writes.

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Mikheyev's agent: Dubas went 'above and beyond' in dealing with scary injury

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NHL All-Decade Power Rankings: Blackhawks reign supreme

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Maple Leafs close out 2019 on a high with road win over Wild


Auston Matthews sparks the offence with his eighth goal in seven games, and the Leafs enter the new year on a 7-0-1 roll.

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