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Analyzing the Maple Leaf blue line, and if it’s deep enough to compete for a Stanley Cup

For all intents and purposes, Monday’s signing of Simon Benoit all but fortified the Maple Leafs blue line ahead of training camp next month. Is it deep enough, though? Well, at this point, the jury’s still out on that. Following a flurry of acti

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Published: 2 years ago

Sheldon Keefe operating with more confidence in Year 2 with Devils

There are few guarantees in professional sports and though Sheldon Keefe rebounded quickly after being dismissed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, it took a while for him to find his footing with the New Jersey Devils. Keefe was fired by the Maple Leafs on

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Published: 2 months ago

Preview: Leafs host Devils

The Leafs take some old problems to the ice against the old coach.

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Published: 2 months ago

Connor Brown’s Full-Circle Moment: Toronto Kid Faces Maple Leafs Tonight

When Connor Brown faces the Toronto Maple Leafs in a New Jersey Devils sweater tonight, it won’t just be another NHL reunion — it’ll be a reminder of what persistence…

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Published: 2 months ago

Ex-Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe praises team and jokes about Toronto media

Former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe headed into his old stomping grounds on Tuesday with perhaps a bit less fanfare than his first trip back this past January. And with much of the attention in the city focused on the Toronto Blue Jays’

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Published: 2 months ago

Scenes from Leafs’ morning skate: Blue Jays mania takes over, Cowan will be healthy scratch vs. Devils

Although the Toronto Maple Leafs held an optional morning skate Tuesday, the entire focus was on the Toronto Blue Jays advancing to the World Series. George Springer hit a go-ahead three-run home run to give the Jays a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning,

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Published: 2 months ago

In need of ‘reset,’ Maple Leafs scratch rookie Easton Cowan

The 20-year-old forward will be a healthy scratch for the team’s Tuesday game against the New Jersey Devils, head coach Craig Berube confirmed.

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Published: 2 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs Named Among Teams ‘Regretting’ Offseason

The Toronto Maple Leafs were included in a list of teams that are 'regretting' their decisions from this past offseason. The post Toronto Maple Leafs Named Among Teams ‘Regretting’ Offseason appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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Published: 2 months ago

What it meant to Leafs seeing Vladdy walk in with a Matthews jersey

Maple Leafs forward Max Domi talks about how cool it was to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walking into Game 7 wearing an Auston Matthews jersey, to see the support in Toronto between sports, and how amazing their emotional post-game celebrations were.

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Published: 2 months ago

‘You’re envious of them’: Leafs’ Morgan Rielly on Blue Jays’ World Series berth

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking at the Toronto Blue Jays’ run to the World Series with some jealousy.

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Published: 2 months ago

Morgan Rielly is motivated by Blue Jays’ run to the World Series

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly is enthralled by what the Toronto Blue Jays have been able to achieve this October. In a do-or-die Game 7 against the Seattle Mariners on Monday, the Blue Jays pulled off one of the most important wins in

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Published: 2 months ago

Why the Toronto Maple Leafs forward strategy isn’t working

When Craig Berube was hired, the Toronto Maple Leafs set out to play a more playoff-style game. They wanted a more north-south attack, filled with forechecking and cycling in the offensive zone rather than generating off the rush.  This was supposed

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Published: 2 months ago

‘We want to do that’: Maple Leafs’ Rielly on ‘contagious’ Blue Jays energy

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly discusses the Toronto Blue Jays’ thrilling World Series run, saying that the Leafs locker room has been buzzing all morning and that he wants to excite the city in the same way the Jays have.

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Published: 2 months ago