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Maple Leafs’ Reaves activated off IR as Bertuzzi awaits birth of child

The Toronto Maple Leafs have activated right winger Ryan Reaves off of injured reserve.

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Published: 1 year ago

Sheldon Keefe on Ilya Samsonov’s strong week: “He’s very much looked like the Sammy we came to know last season”

After Tuesday’s practice, Sheldon Keefe discussed John Tavares’ scoring slump, the power play slowdown, Ilya Samsonov’s good week, and the importance of lefty-righty alignment on the blue line. Practice Lines – Jan. 23 Tyler Bertuzzi is with

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Published: 1 year ago

Samsonov starts, Giordano a projected scratch, Bertuzzi questionable: Maple Leafs Practice Notes

Despite a shaky four-game road trip at times, the Toronto Maple Leafs wrapped up on the West Coast with a solid win over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night, and today, they hit the ice for practice ahead of their home-and-home against the Winnipeg Je

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Published: 1 year ago

Washington Capitals Activate Rasmus Sandin, Reassign Hendrix Lapierre

Getting a valuable reinforcement back on the blue line, the Washington Capitals announced they have activated defenseman Rasmus Sandin from the injured reserve, and have reassigned forward Hendrix Lapierre to their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. A

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Published: 1 year ago

From Maple Leafs to Hurricanes: Michael Bunting Has Landed Well

For Michael Bunting, it was a dream come true to come home to play with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. When he became a free agent in the summer of…

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Published: 1 year ago

When it comes to the trade deadline, Brad Treliving should take a wait & see approach

The NHL trade deadline is just 45 days away. That leaves a grand total of 18 games for the Maple Leafs to prove to their general manager that they’re a contender, and not a pretender. Through 45 outings, it’s been a mixed bag for Sheldon Keefe an

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Published: 1 year ago

Rankings recap, Cowan keeps scoring, Minten settling in: Leafs Prospect Roundup

Welcome back to another edition of the Leafs Prospect Roundup! Last week saw the release of our midseason ranking of the top 20 prospects in the Leafs’ system, with plenty of notable changes since our last ranking in the offseason. TLN’s midseaso

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Published: 1 year ago

The Countdown: 4 mistakes GM Brad Treliving is currently living with

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been a roller coaster of emotions to follow this season as they’ve been consistently inconsistent all year. It started last offseason with the Kyle Dubas debacle and once Brad Treliving took over there was a level of ne

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Published: 1 year ago

Will Ilya Samsonov finally turn things around with Toronto Maple Leafs?

Samsonov’s first win in 43 days could be a big momentum-changer – but the Leafs will need more from him going forward.

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Published: 1 year ago

The Ryan Reaves signing continues to prove a comedy of errors

When the Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off free agency with the signing of Ryan Reaves on July 1, I did my best to justify it. I even wrote an article talking about how the value behind the signing probably stemmed beyond what the common fan could see o

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Published: 1 year ago

The Maple Leafs and the goaltenders should be treated like running backs argument

There seems to be a shift in the way that goaltenders are viewed around the NHL. No longer are goaltenders voodoo, which seemed like an expression of defeatism when it came to understanding a complicated position that operates almost entirely differe

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Published: 1 year ago

What is the greatest ‘what if’ moment in NHL history?

In this edition of One Big Question, the MNH panel provides their opinion on the biggest ‘what if’ moments in NHL history, including Joe Sakic heading to New York and Wayne Gretzkey getting called for a high stick against the Maple Leafs.

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Published: 1 year ago