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Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner on becoming a dad mid-playoffs: 'I'm a lucky guy'

Dad strength? Teammates offer advice and lessons on challenge of balancing a newborn and NHL playoff hockey.

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Published: 3 months ago

Matthew Knies’ Maturity Could Shift the Maple Leafs-Panthers Series

One perhaps-overlooked backstory heading into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ second-round clash with the Florida Panthers is how personal this series may feel for a few key players, on both sides.…

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Published: 3 months ago

Paul Maurice on the difference in the Leafs’ play under Craig Berube: “There is more patience… It is a bit more of a mature game”

Ahead of Game 1, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice discussed the changes in the Maple Leafs’ game under Craig Berube, the importance of home-ice advantage, Mitch Marner welcoming a new baby at the start of the series, and his experience with Anthony

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Published: 3 months ago

Craig Berube on the Panthers entering the series as the favourite: “Any time you’re playing the Cup champs, you are going to be the underdog, but we’re a good team, too”

Ahead of Game 1, head coach Craig Berube discussed the Panthers entering the series as the perceived favourite, characteristics of a Paul Maurice-coached team, and the possible advantage of home ice. As you check in with Mitch Marner, was he in as go

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Published: 3 months ago

Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Game Day Preview: Round 2 Game 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs kick off their second-round series tonight against the Florida Panthers. This has been a rivalry brewing for the last few years, and it all came to…

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Published: 3 months ago

Dan Bylsma believes it’s a ‘war of attrition’ for Maple Leafs to advance

Former Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma thinks the Toronto Maple Leafs have a good chance to take down the Florida Panthers in the second round. Going into this highly anticipated matchup, the majority consensus seems to be that the Panthers are the f

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Published: 3 months ago

Panthers’ Tkachuk bringing ‘us against the world’ mentality into Round 2

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk explains why he doesn’t see his team as the favourite heading into Round 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and shares their mindset for playing on the road.

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Published: 3 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner back on the ice after birth of first child

Mitch Marner is looking to be the latest Toronto athlete to benefit from some playoff dad strength. He and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed a baby boy, Miles Daniel, on Sunday night, their first child.

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Published: 3 months ago

Dan Bylsma picks Toronto to upset Florida in Round 2: Leafs Morning Take

After a well-deserved break, the Maple Leafs are set to kick off Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is going to be a battle. Carter Hutton filled in for Jay Rosehill on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. As one might expect, we spent th

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Published: 3 months ago

Analyzing the Florida Panthers’ strengths and weaknesses

The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the defending Stanley Cup champions in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adam Vingan breaks down the strengths, and weaknesses, of the Florida Panthers and how Toronto might fare.

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Published: 3 months ago

Justin Bieber drops bold Toronto Maple Leafs prediction

The Toronto Maple Leafs might not ever seem to have the hockey gods in their corner, but they’ll always have one thing most teams don’t: Justin Bieber cheering them on. For Bieber, a longtime friend of several Leafs players (most notably Auston

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Published: 3 months ago

Who is and isn't calling NHL playoff series for Sportsnet in the second round

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs ended in dramatic fashion, with a pair of Game 7 classics over the weekend. First, it was Mikko Rantanen, the Dallas Stars forward, who haunted his former team. Rantanen scored a hat trick in the third per

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Published: 3 months ago