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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: 1 year ago

7 Cool Things About Mitch Marner

*This archive was originally published in May 2023 In the last three stories I did in this series, I covered more of the league’s quieter stars in players like Sidney…

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Published: 3 days ago

Maple Leafs’ Ekman-Larsson drawing on past experience with Panthers ahead of Round 2

After days of anticipation, the moment has come, as the Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Florida Panthers for Game 1 of their second-round series Monday night. Speaking to media ahead of tonight’s contest, former Panther Oliver Ekman-Larsson previ

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Published: 3 days ago

Scenes from Leafs’ morning skate: Matthews, Marner, Domi get early work in, Stolarz projected to start

Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Max Domi took part in shooting and puck drills before the Toronto Maple Leafs began their optional morning skate ahead of Monday’s game against the Florida Panthers. Matthews, Marner and Domi worked on one end of t

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Published: 3 days ago

Maple Leafs Counting on Top Six to Beat the Panthers

The Toronto Maple Leafs open their second-round playoff series tonight on home ice against the Florida Panthers. While the two teams are alike in many ways, the series could become…

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Published: 3 days ago

How can the Toronto Maple Leafs overcome the Florida Panthers dirty play and the referees?

During the NHL Playoffs, there are always two givens, two assumed truths, if you will. The physicality ramps up NHL officiating becomes even more of a guessing game In this season’s NHL, few teams thrive under these circumstances more than Paul Mau

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Published: 3 days ago

Three Canadian teams left in NHL playoffs and here's who's most likely to win the Stanley Cup

If you talk to any die-hard Canadian NHL fan, there’s likely to be one gripe they have in common about the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While the games almost always feature high-flying, intense action, there’s been something conspicuously absent from

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Published: 3 days ago

Series Breakdown: The key five-on-five matchups to watch in the Leafs vs. Panthers battle

While it’s easy to get caught up in all the shenanigans Florida will bring to a series, it’s important to note the tangible reasons for their success over the past few years. They are a matchup nightmare. Heading into Game 1, the Panthers appear

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Published: 3 days ago

Game 1 Notebook: Beware deadliest weapons for Maple Leafs, Panthers

There is no secret to the Panthers’ attack. The Leafs must be willing to absorb some punishment and execute exits as swiftly and smartly as possible.

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Published: 3 days ago

Analyst Shares Surprising Contract Prediction for Maple Leafs’ Matthew Knies

NHL analyst John Buccigross of ESPN shared a surprising contract predicion for Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Matthew Knies. The post Analyst Shares Surprising Contract Prediction for Maple Leafs’ Matthew Knies appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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Published: 3 days ago

Looking at how the Toronto Maple Leafs loss to the Florida Panthers in 2023 can help them this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers will meet in the playoffs for the second time in three years. In the 2023 playoffs, Nick Cousins finished the Leafs off with an overtime-winning goal in Game 5. Things have changed since then, as the P

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Published: 3 days ago

Toronto Maple Leafs reveal lines ahead of playoff series vs. Florida Panthers

After a few days away from being completely in the spotlight, it is once again time to experience the roller coaster that is Toronto Maple Leafs playoff hockey. On Monday night, the Leafs and Florida Panthers are set to face off at Scotiabank Arena

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Published: 3 days ago

8 key questions for NHL's 2nd-round playoff teams

Each second-round playoff matchup is set after delirious Game 7 triumphs from the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets. Here are significant questions for the eight teams still chasing the Stanley Cup. Will Maple Leafs get depth scori

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Published: 3 days ago