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Craig Berube on inserting Ryan Reaves for Leafs vs. Habs: “It’s a big rivalry… We have to be physical and play a heavy game”

Ahead of Saturday’s game in Montreal, head coach Craig Berube discussed the decision to dress Ryan Reaves, Philippe Myers’ emergence on the blue line, Simon Benoit sitting out a second straight game, and his favorite memories of games in Montreal

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Published: 3 months ago

Examining the Penguins' struggling power play, and other unexpected NHL trends

The NHL passed the quarter mark of the 2023-24 season earlier this week.As expected, goal-scoring continues to rule. The per-game average (6.3) is tied with 2022-23 and 2005-06 as the highest of the 21st century.As expected, comeback wins are promine

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Published: 1 year ago

Toronto Maple Leafs Are Currently Playing With Fire

The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently playing with fire. If you’re a die-hard fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, you’ve likely noticed that every game seems to end the same way lately. While a correct answer would be that it ends in a win, what I me

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Published: 1 year ago

The rising cap, Mike Gillis as a fit for the Leafs, and McCabe’s comments: Leaflets

Another wild week for the Leafs. It seems strange to say that they’ve won their last two games because it certainly doesn’t feel that way (but more on that later.) A wild week for the Leafs has also been accompanied by some interesting news at th

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Published: 1 year ago

Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 Stars in November and Recap

The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked November to the curb after what felt like a month filled with struggles. The defense of the Toronto Maple Leafs lost Mark Giordano and John Klingberg to long-term injuries to go along with Timothy Liljegren who has been

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Published: 1 year ago

Blue Jays Ohtani Pursuit Mimics Toronto Maple Leafs Blueprint

The Toronto Maple Leafs have yet to exorcise their demons by hoisting a Stanley Cup, but that doesn’t seem to have deterred the city’s Major League Baseball team from following their blueprint for building a contender. The Toronto Blue Jays rumor

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs Thinking Possible Trade-and-Sign Deal with Flames

The post Maple Leafs Thinking Possible Trade-and-Sign Deal with Flames appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. If the Toronto Maple Leafs aren't prepared to go all-in on a rental, would they give up big assets in a sign-and-trade deal for Chris Tanev? The

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs’ Keefe Takes Offhand Cheap Shot at 23 NHL Teams

The post Maple Leafs’ Keefe Takes Offhand Cheap Shot at 23 NHL Teams appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. In talking about the Toronto Maple Leafs record, Sheldon Keefe inadvertently took a needless cheap shot at 23 other NHL teams. The post Maple Le

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Published: 1 year ago

Chris Tanev: the talented but risky defensive option for the Toronto Maple Leafs

It didn’t take long after Nikita Zadorov was off the market for it to become clear that not only had the Maple Leafs missed out on their target but that they also had another one in mind. 👀 Further to my last tweet ; I’m told the @MapleLeafs w

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Published: 1 year ago

Rasmus Sandin gives the Leafs a surprising shout-out

Rasmus Sandin may no longer be a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he’s still thinking about them. Well, sort of. In a video posted today to the Washington Capitals’ social media, the former Leafs defenceman gave a bit of a surprising answ

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Published: 1 year ago

How William Nylander has matured into an elite offensive weapon

William Nylander leads the Leafs with with 28 points in 21 games and though he’s always had the raw tools to be a threatening offensive player, Vanessa Kezwer breaks down how he’s refined his game to become an elite weapon.

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Published: 1 year ago

Lack of retained salary killed Leafs' shot at Zadorov trade: report

The Toronto Maple Leafs can only really blame themselves for missing out on the biggest defenceman of the early season trade market. According to Sportsnet’s Luke Fox, Toronto didn’t quite have the cap space to make the deal work for Nikita Zado

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Published: 1 year ago

Off-season Maple Leafs departures: Ryan O’Reilly’s scorching start, Luke Schenn returns from injury

At the beginning of November, I brought back this series, which reviews former Maple Leafs who left in the off-season, and I see how they’ve been doing with their new teams after signing with them. From Michael Bunting leaving to go to the Carolina

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Published: 1 year ago