Leafs stars crash Blue Jays batting practice

While they usually play on opposite ends of the calendar, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays crossed paths on Wednesday. With the Leafs’ regular season starting up in October and the Jays possibly clinching a playoff spot this week, mem

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Good idea or Bad Idea: The Maple Leafs should move Max Domi to Tavares’ line

A few acknowledgements to start. The first is that John Tavares, Max Domi, and William Nylander have all played exactly one game of the preseason at the time that I’m writing this. It is foolish to say what John Tavares needs on his wing definitive

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Report: Flames finalizing 2-year extension for Backlund

The Calgary Flames are closing in on a two-year extension with veteran forward Mikael Backlund that's worth $4.5 million per season, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.Backlund was entering the final year of his contract before hitting unrestricte

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Toronto Maple Leafs’ Dylan Gambrell to miss time with concussion

Gambrell suffered a concussion during Leafs practice on Tuesday.

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Observations from the Maple Leafs’ first two preseason games

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 0-2 in preseason so far. After a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday afternoon and then a 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa the following night, I’ve come to the conclusion that the one and only takeaway from this is tha

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John Tavares set to make preseason debut against the Sabres in St. Thomas: Maple Leafs pregame

After missing the first two preseason games against the Ottawa Senators, captain John Tavares is set to make his debut against the Buffalo Sabres in St. Thomas, Ontario for tonight’s Kraft Hockeyville game. Dropping the first two preseason games, t

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Keefe praises Matthews’ drive and work ethic during offseason: ‘He’s skating really well’

Coach Sheldon Keefe speaks to the media about Auston Matthews’ drive to improve his game and his work ethic, any differences he’s noticed from last season, and Auston’s desire to fast-track the preseason and get the regular season rolling.

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NHL Rumors: Senators, Flames, Oilers, Maple Leafs

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators do have a way to get their salary cap down, but, so far, are unwilling to pay the cost. Meanwhile, Mikael Backlund…

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Maple Leafs’ Cowan will ‘never forget’ greeting at Kraft Hockeyville

Just two seasons ago, Easton Cowan was playing junior B hockey at the Joe Thornton Community Centre in St. Thomas, Ont. as a member of the Komoka Kings. On Wednesday, he’ll be in the same rink — but it will be just a slightly different atmosphere

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Terry Sawchuk – How the Maple Leafs Snagged the Hall of Fame Goalie

The following is one of our many posts written as if it were 1964, as the events unfolded. It’s a slow hockey news day this 27th of September, 1964, so we…

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Why Matthews and Marner have the potential to dominate on the Maple Leafs’ penalty kill

Auston Matthews has always been willing to sacrifice his body during a game and now he’s getting to put even more money where his mouth is. The Toronto Maple Leafs superstar has been practicing killing penalties throughout training camp which is so

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