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Morgan Rielly stresses the importance of Maple Leafs focusing on details

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly emphasized that he and his team must remain focused on the details of their game, amid a March slump. Mired in a 1-4-1 drought that included tough losses to the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators, the Le

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Published: 5 months ago

How Maple Leafs can be better at ‘generating momentum’ on their PP

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube talks about what he’s seeing from the power-play of late, says it hasn’t been bad at 23% success rate in last 10 games, says it can be better, and they need to better at generating momentum off the PP.

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Published: 7 months ago

Brad Treliving strongly hints at Maple Leafs’ trade deadline priority

The upside of surviving the first half of a season spiked with injuries at all positions is that Brad Treliving has had plenty of time to root around the cupboards and pinpoint the deficiencies in his roster depth.

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Published: 7 months ago

Craig Berube on moving Steven Lorentz onto Auston Matthews & Mitch Marner’s line: “I’m looking for someone who can create some loose puck battles and make sure he’s at the net all the time”

After Monday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the mixed reaction among the players to the loss to the Canucks, moving Steven Lorentz up onto the top line, returning to five forwards on the power play, Ryan Reaves’ season, Max Domi’

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Published: 7 months ago

NHL Rumors: John Tavares, and a Top 30 NHL Trade Bait List

Can the Toronto Maple Leafs and John Tavares find a reasonable number, and a Top 30 NHL trade bait list.

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Published: 7 months ago

Insider Doubts Maple Leafs Acquire Team’s ‘Top Trade Target’

NHL insider James Mirtle of The Athletic doubts the Toronto Maple Leafs trade for their top trade target ahead of the deadline. The post Insider Doubts Maple Leafs Acquire Team’s ‘Top Trade Target’ appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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Published: 7 months ago

Brad Treliving on Auston Matthews’ participation in the Four Nations tournament: “Nothing at this point makes me worry about that, but we are still a month away or so”

After Monday’s practice, GM Brad Treliving discussed the team’s strengths and weaknesses in the first half of the season, trade deadline planning, a possible need at center ice, and the contract situations of Matthew Knies, John Tavares, and Mitc

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Published: 7 months ago

Darren Dreger doesn’t get the sense that Marc Savard is on the hot seat: Leafs Morning Take

After five straight victories, the Leafs have now lost two in a row. And quite frankly, it hasn’t been pretty —especially Saturday night’s 3-0 loss on home ice against the Vancouver Canucks. That’s depending on who you ask, of course. We kick

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Published: 7 months ago

Brad Treliving indicates Maple Leafs will be pursuing centre ahead of trade deadline

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving met with reporters following Monday’s practice, where he indicated that the team will pursue a centre ahead of the trade deadline. It has been previously reported that the Maple Leafs are looking f

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Published: 7 months ago

Insider Claims Marner Fragile, Using Defense Mechanism to Cope

The post Insider Claims Marner Fragile, Using Defense Mechanism to Cope appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman theorized the reasoning behind Mitch Marner's game comments, hinting the forward is fragile. The post Insider Cla

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Published: 7 months ago

Maple Leafs finish 28th in The Athletic’s prospect pool rankings

It’s always worth getting a neutral assessment of your team’s prospect pool prior to the trade deadline, where teams often overvalue their own assets in prospective deals. The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler is ranking every NHL’s team prospect pool

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Published: 7 months ago

The Maple Leafs need to reinvent their third line before the NHL Trade Deadline

Max Domi, Bobby McMann and Nick Robertson have been together for the last couple of weeks.

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Published: 7 months ago

Marlies Breakdown: Key Moments from a Tough Week on the Road

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, had a challenging week as they pushed through a tough stretch of games to start the new year.…

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Published: 7 months ago