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5 takeaways from Leafs-Flyers: Nylander scores 40th goal, Tavares line dominates on true talent

True talent level often rises to the top in modern professional sports, and the Toronto Maple Leafs ran all over the Philadelphia Flyers in a 7-2 victory Tuesday evening. It marked the second time this season the Maple Leafs scored seven or more goal

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Published: 4 months ago

What’s at Stake in the NHL: Grab your popcorn for Avalanche vs. Oilers

The Oilers will clinch a playoff spot with a win, while the Leafs and Lightning could clinch from their couches.

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Published: 1 year ago

Offseason lookahead: Where do the Flames go from here?

Part 1 of our offseason lookahead series examined what the Montreal Canadiens can do to keep their rebuild on the right track. Part 2 broke down what the Ottawa Senators must do to get over the hump. In Part 3, we analyze the best direction the C

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs’ Ryan Reaves has done a complete 180 this season

The signing of Ryan Reaves this past summer has been the most polarizing topic among Toronto Maple Leafs fans and their media for much of the season. Perhaps because it was then-new GM Brad Treliving’s first signing of the summer, raising questions

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs’ offseason gameplan for John Tavares: Duhatschek notebook

Also, the Art Ross Trophy race is interesting for the first time in years.

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs’ Samsonov the Clear-Cut Starter for Playoffs

About a week ago, I asked three questions for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the final stretch of the regular season. One was who will solidify their role as starter,…

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Published: 1 year ago

Evaluating Brad Treliving’s first season as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM

Evaluating a given general manager’s performance can often be a difficult exercise. In some ways, GMs have a direct influence on their team on a game-to-game basis, while in others it can take years until the labours of their vision come to fruitio

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Published: 1 year ago

Why Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov is a worthy Masterton pick

Ilya Samsonov is back to his glove-windmilling, smiling, joking self and has earned the Toronto Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association’s honour of being nominated for the 2024 Bill Masterton Trophy.

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Published: 1 year ago

What exactly does David Kampf do for the Maple Leafs?

What does David Kampf do? The short answer is “frustrate you when overtime starts.” Given that we’re switching into playoff mode soon and 3 on 3 faceoff Kampf can’t hurt you anymore I’m going to attempt to expand on that answer. In the gran

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Published: 1 year ago

Friday FTB: how the Leafs will clinch a playoff spot this weekend

The Toronto Maple Leafs sit 10th in the league (5th in the conference) with 43 wins and 95 points in 75 games this season.

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Published: 1 year ago

Atlantic Notes: Jeannot, Greenway, Crookshank

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Tanner Jeannot will miss tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens as the rugged forward has been deemed day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Jeannot suffered the injury in last night’s game against the Toronto Ma

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Published: 1 year ago

Lightning’s Tanner Jeannot will miss Thursday’s game vs. Canadiens, listed as day-to-day

Jeannot left Wednesday’s game against the Maple Leafs after fighting Ryan Reaves and did not return.

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Published: 1 year ago

Is it time to reassess Treliving’s first year with Maple Leafs?

The hosts of Real Kyper and Bourne discuss the performance of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving, and whether his first offseason at the helm deserves more credit than it received at the time.

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Published: 1 year ago