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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

Nic Roy, Brandon Carlo & Dakota Joshua’s slow starts, the Troy Stecher addition, and the ongoing Max Domi frustration – Leafs Notebook

Mired in their first five-game losing streak since April 2021, the Maple Leafs are in desperate need of a turnaround this week. Earlier today, we dove into the coaching angle on the Leafs’ disappointing 8-9-2 start to the season. Let’s now dig in

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Darren Dreger says the Leafs are looking to make player for player type moves: Leafs Morning Take

They looked better on Saturday night in Chicago, but ultimately, they didn’t get the job done. Once again, it was a few of costly defensive mistakes that did the Maple Leafs in. Toronto’s winless skid is up to five games (0-4-1) with the St. Loui

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Troy Stecher is motivated, plans to bring a chip on his shoulder to the Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs swooped in and added to their depth on Saturday afternoon, claiming defenceman Troy Stecher off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers. Stecher, who spent the last two years with the Edmonton Oilers after a journeyman stint of sorts

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Maple Leafs’ Stecher excited for fresh start and to prove people wrong again

Newest Maple Leafs defenceman Troy Stecher talks about his excitement for his opportunity with his new club, and for another chance to prove himself right and critics wrong, as he’s been told “no” his entire hockey career.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Toronto Maple Leafs slot in Stecher to new-look defensive pairings

The Toronto Maple Leafs are juggling things around. In the midst of a five-game losing streak and dealing with multiple injuries, the team has been forced into making a few changes to the lineup in order to ice a full roster. The Leafs are already

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Matthew Knies stresses importance of Maple Leafs closing out games to end losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies feels that one of the areas plaguing his team at the moment is their inability to close out games. This was evident in their most recent game on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, where they entered the

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Maple Leafs Place Carlo on IR & Call Up Quillan

The injury bug has hit the Toronto Maple Leafs, again. Today, the organization announced more roster moves. The first move is defensemen Brandon Carlo has been placed on the injury…

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Leafs practice notes: Nicolas Roy ruled out vs. Blues, Troy Stecher makes strong 1st impression

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube was demonstrative in his instruction during Monday’s practice, stopping drills several times to make sure the message was received. Berube shuffled the lines again, partly out of necessity. Nicolas Roy wa

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Berube lays into Maple Leafs at practice amid 5-game losing streak

Check this out, as head coach Craig Berube uses some choice language at Maple Leafs’ practice, amid the team’s 5-game losing streak.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Mitch Marner's choice to leave Toronto Maple Leafs paying off for him so far

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason talk this past spring was dominated mostly by one man: Mitch Marner. After nine years on the team and with a shot at becoming the franchise’s leading scorer, Marner opted to take his talents elsewhere and find

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Published: 4 weeks ago

4 Signs of Life From the Maple Leafs Game Against the Blackhawks

You don’t usually walk away from a fifth straight loss feeling oddly encouraged, but that’s where I landed after the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. For…

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Are the Toronto Maple Leafs going to fire Craig Berube?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in need of some sort of change. Heading into this year with high hopes as per usual, the Leafs are as bad as they’ve been in about a decade. Currently, they’re all the way in 28th out of 32 NHL teams, a far cry from

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Published: 4 weeks ago