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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

Nightmare game from Matthews, Marner puts all the pressure back on the Leafs

A plea for rationality may have sailed through the exits at Scotiabank Arena. In a closeout game against an inferior Ottawa Senators team that is making their first playoff appearance in eight years, the Toronto Maple Leafs submitted their worst perf

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Published: 1 week ago

Berube looking for more from Leafs’ top six as Senators keep series alive

If the Leafs are going to find a fourth win against the Sens, Craig Berube knows the offensive approach as a whole needs to shift. And Toronto’s top six is a worthy place to start.

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Published: 1 week ago

Time for Maple Leafs’ superstars to stomp out Senators

The Maple Leafs elite are treating the Battle of Ontario death blow the way most folks treat cleaning out the garage or doing their taxes: They’ll get around to it.

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Published: 1 week ago

Maple Leafs living and dying by special teams as Senators force Game 6

Anna Dua and Luke Fox discuss the Maple Leafs’ struggles on the power play, how the series momentum has shifted in Ottawa’s favour as a result, and why Toronto’s biggest stars have failed to show up in series-clinching games.

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Published: 1 week ago

Tkachuk thinks Senators have planted seed of doubt in Leafs

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk believes his team has planted a seed of doubt in the minds of the Toronto Maple Leafs after cutting its first-round deficit to 3-2. "I think so, we're not going to go away easy," the star forward said following O

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Published: 1 week ago

Linus Ullmark & the Senators Shut Out Maple Leafs 4-0 in Game 5

On Tuesday, April 29, the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators for Game 5. The Maple Leafs could have ended the series with a win here on home ice.…

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Published: 1 week ago

Toronto Maple Leafs' Nylander had awful backcheck on backbreaking goal against

In his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander has had many opinions shared about him, but he’s hardly been described as “universally beloved.” The 28-year-old winger has been a pretty polarizing figure for much of his tenure in To

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Published: 1 week ago

Craig Berube on whether the Leafs are starting to feel the demons of playoffs past after the Game 5 loss: “I don’t sense that at all… We are up 3-2 in the series”

Head coach Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 4-0 loss to the Senators in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series.  On the team’s performance:  Good start. They got the first goal, and I thought they de

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Published: 1 week ago

Knee Jerk Reaction: Maple Leafs can’t solve Ullmark, Senators force Game 6

A seed a doubt has been planted, as the Toronto Maple Leafs, once again, weren’t able to finish off the Ottawa Senators.   Game 5 saw Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark stand tall, stopping all 27 shots he faced, shutting out the Maple Leafs 4-0. I

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Published: 1 week ago

Senators beat Leafs to stave off elimination again, cut Battle of Ontario deficit to 3-2

The Senators won't go away in the Battle of Ontario. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as Ottawa edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday to cut the deficit in the teams' first-round matchup to 3-2.

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Published: 1 week ago

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars, power play underdeliver in second missed close-out opportunity vs. Senators

The Maple Leafs still sit with a 3-2 series lead — they are technically in the driver’s seat — but it sure doesn’t feel like it as their top players are falling quiet, the power play has become a liability again, and they are beginning to cha

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Published: 1 week ago

How have the Senators been able to figure out Maple Leafs power play?

Nick Kypreos joins Ken Reid and Evanka Osmak to break down the Senators resounding Game 5 win in the Battle of Ontario, discussing the Maple Leafs power play struggles and the Senators continuing to gain confidence as the series wanes on.

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Published: 1 week ago