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Chris Tanev’s potential Maple Leafs homecoming would be an atypical hero story

Chris Tanev’s free agency rights were acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday in an attempt to convince the 34-year-old to return home. Thomas Wolfe’s 1940 novel You Can’t Go Home Again has been parsed and interpreted in many different

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Published: 1 year ago

How Maple Leafs’ Cowan is blossoming from good player to great quickly

NHL analyst Justin Bourne joins JD Bunkis Podcast to discuss how quickly he’s changed his opinion on Easton Cowan’s game, how he’s not only ready for the NHL, but how he’s very quickly blossoming from good to great player.

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Published: 5 days ago

Insiders Provide Clarity on the Nature of Auston Matthews’ Injury

The post Insiders Provide Clarity on the Nature of Auston Matthews’ Injury appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Specifics around the injury to Auston Matthews have been hard to come by, but we finally got some on Thursday. The post Insiders Provide Cl

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Published: 5 days ago

The Toronto Maple Leafs keeping their injuries secret is not fair to their fans

I’m not sure there’s a team more protective of their players’ injuries in all of sports than the Toronto Maple Leafs. For years now us fans have been left in the dark, wondering when our favourite players will return and, in some cases, where t

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Published: 5 days ago

Craig Berube feeling encouraged about direction of Maple Leafs’ play despite overtime loss to Blue Jackets

The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost six of their past seven games, but one thing that they haven’t been able to say until the most recent game is that they deserved to win any of those games. It’s a moral victory, sure, but it’s also an indicatio

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Published: 5 days ago

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Blackhawks, Avs, Kings, Wild, Habs, Preds, Lightning, Leafs, Canucks, and More

Victor Hedman could be a couple of weeks away from returning. Auston Matthews rejoins teammates, but Anthony Stolarz was worse than they originally thought.

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Published: 5 days ago

Game Review: Maple Leafs get one point but arguably deserve two in OT loss to Columbus

We’re not really in the business of moral victories, but the Maple Leafs played well in this game and easily could have grabbed two points. They will have to settle for one and hope to get healthier in the coming days, but there were genuine signs

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Published: 5 days ago

Easton Cowan takes accountability for goalscoring woes after overtime defeat vs. Blue Jackets

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 3-2 in overtime Thursday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets, as the team continues to deal with injuries to a number of key players. In their place, rookie Easton Cowan has been given an opportunity to see more ice time a

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Published: 5 days ago

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Blackhawks, Avs, Kings, Wild, Habs, Preds, Lightning, Leafs, Canucks, and More

Victor Hedman could be a couple of weeks away from returning. Auston Matthews rejoins teammates, but Anthony Stolarz was worse than they originally thought.

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Published: 5 days ago

Scott Laughton on Maple Leafs’ OT loss to Blue Jackets: ‘Sun comes up tomorrow’

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton isn’t going to let Thursday’s overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets weigh him down. Laughton returned to the lineup after a five-game absence, and provided a much-needed boost to the special teams.

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Published: 5 days ago

Friday Four: How Maple Leafs’ Nick Robertson has elevated his game

Nick Robertson has become a crucial part of the Maple Leafs’ roster. Michael Amato explores how Robertson has been able to elevate his game this season in this week’s edition of the Friday Four.

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Published: 5 days ago

John Tavares touts Easton Cowan’s continued growth after assist on tying goal vs. Blue Jackets

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another loss on Thursday night, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Despite the loss, it was one of the team’s more complete efforts as of late. Speaking after the game Thursday night, John Tavares

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Published: 5 days ago

Nick Robertson calls his scratch-and-score reputation a ‘blessing in disguise’

One of the best stories of the year so far for the Toronto Maple Leafs has been the emergence of Nick Robertson. He currently sits top-five on the team in goals with 5, and has 10 points in his last 12 games, working his way to a top-six role. On Thu

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Published: 5 days ago