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7 takeaways from Leafs-Rangers: Tavares, Nylander dominate on historic night, playoff lines in focus

At the iconic Madison Square Garden, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have found their optimized line combinations, defeating the New York Rangers 4-3. John Tavares scored twice, becoming the 68th player in NHL history to reach the 1,100-point career mile

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Published: 4 months ago

Jon Cooper on the environment in Boston for the Team Canada vs. Team USA 4 Nations championship game: “There are probably going to be more Canadians here than there were Americans in Montreal”

Ahead of the 4 Nations championship final against Team USA, head coach Jon Cooper discussed the meaning of this game, the politically-charged environment around it, and the decision to re-insert Seth Jarvis into the lineup. What went into the decisio

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Published: 5 months ago

Maple Leafs reveal Black Excellence game logo

The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled a new logo Thursday ahead of their annual Black Excellence Game presented by Rogers.

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Published: 5 months ago

Calgary Flames are giving up on Tyson Barrie and could lose him for nothing

The Calgary Flames could soon be parting ways with Tyson Barrie. The veteran defenceman, who initially joined the Flames on a PTO, will be placed on waivers this afternoon, as per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. The 33-year-old was absent from pr

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Published: 5 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Max Pacioretty doubtful vs. Hurricanes, Blackhawks

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Pacioretty is considered doubtful for Saturday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes and Sunday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. “He went out and tried to do some stuff, but it was a no-go. We’ll see whe

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Published: 5 months ago

Canada needs its scoring depth to step up in 4 Nations final

All eyes on Mitch Marner, Brayden Point, Mark Stone, and Sam Reinhart to contribute vs. USA.

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Published: 5 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Max Pacioretty unlikely to play this weekend

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said forward Max Pacioretty is unlikely to play this weekend as the team returns from the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

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Published: 5 months ago

Mitch Marner says he’s ‘calm and chill’ heading into Canada-USA rematch

Mitch Marner is ready to embrace the moment and try to make his family, friends and the country of Canada proud. Marner spoke to reporters following Team Canada’s practice on Wednesday, and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward is trying to keep his m

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Published: 5 months ago

Jeff Marek and Uffe Bodin discuss experimental merits of placing William Nylander at centre

On Tuesday’s episode of The Sheet, Jeff Marek welcomed decorated Swedish reporter Uffe Bodin to the program, and one of the many topics they discussed was William Nylander, and more specifically, playing Nylander down the middle of the ice. Sweden

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Published: 5 months ago

Toronto Marlies’ Big Week Pushes Them Closer to the Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Toronto Marlies captured three out of four games over a busy six-day run to climb into third place in the North…

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Published: 5 months ago

Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews have provided understated defensive impact at 4 Nations Face-Off

Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews will square off again at the 4 Nations Face-Off final, with national pride and bragging rights on the line. Marner scored Canada’s overtime winner against Sweden, the differentiation point as to why his country is i

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Published: 5 months ago

Impact of Jarnkrok’s return: Toronto Maple Leafs lineup analysis

Toronto Maple Leafs fans got some unexpected news this week as Calle Jarnkrok returned to the ice. Though he is not yet cleared for game action, Jarnkrok is a potential answer to some of the questions the Leafs must answer leading up to the trade dea

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Published: 5 months ago

Should the Maple Leafs give Matthews and Marner the weekend off following 4 Nations?

Thursday night, one nation becomes victorious the morning after, everyone flies back to their NHL club teams and the regular season continues. Regardless of what happens in the Canada vs. USA final, the 4 Nations Face-Off has delivered in every way p

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Published: 5 months ago