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Maple Leafs’ Matthews skates at practice, remains out vs. Capitals

Toronto superstar Auston Matthews skated and was seen doing drills in a grey extras jersey at the team’s morning skate, however, he’s still set to miss Saturday’s game against the Washington Capitals.

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Published: 7 months ago

Three key Toronto Maple Leafs with a chance to step up the rest of the season

With Auston Matthews and Chris Tanev out of the lineup, the Leafs chances of winning are greatly diminished. Throw in an Anthony Stolarz injury and many would argue the team is without its best forward, best defenceman, and best goalie. Now, Tanev se

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Published: 7 months ago

Top Leafs stories of 2024: When the Maple Leafs were reported to have signed Jani Hakanpaa

The Toronto Maple Leafs bolstered their back end in the offseason with the signings of Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson to multi-year deals, but one signing was up in the air months after it was reported. That player, of course, was Jani Hakanpaa

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Published: 7 months ago

Dennis Hildey pitches 31-save shutout, Toronto Marlies win special teams battle vs. Belleville in Boxing Day Classic 

“We played a good game defensively. We had a lot of PKs, but we handled it well, kept it simple, and blocked a lot of shots. I think we were just smarter with the details.” – Dennis Hildeby “Without [the PK], we would have been in big trouble

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Published: 7 months ago

NHL Injuries: Avs, Stars, Red Wings, Canadiens, Wild, Sens, Pens, Sharks, Kraken, Leafs, Canucks, and Caps

Kirill Kaprizov is not with the team. Auston Matthews out again. Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson doubtful tonight. Alex Ovechkin is a possibility.

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Published: 7 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Marner Deserving of Hart Trophy Consideration

So much for all the doubts questioning whether or not Mitch Marner could thrive under head coach Craig Berube. Many thought the hard-nosed style of Berube wouldn’t mesh with Marner,…

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Published: 7 months ago

Leafs-Red Wings takeaways: Marner’s hat trick caps off dominant effort, an excellent night from 4th line

The holiday break couldn’t have arrived at a better time for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, led by Mitch Marner’s natural hat-trick. Marner was dominant in all facets of the game and was easi

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Published: 7 months ago

Top Leafs moments of 2024: When Joseph Woll stood tall to bring Toronto a Game 6 win

Being a goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs is not an easy task. Being a goaltender at the professional level at all is hard, but it takes a specific type of netminder to play, and thrive, in Toronto. There’s a lot of outside noise, and more oft

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Published: 7 months ago

FTB: Lucky Latvia and the Leafs

An upset at the World Juniors and a hat trick for Marner.

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Published: 7 months ago

McLellan's Red Wings tenure opens with 5-2 loss

A day after replacing the fired Derek Lalonde as Detroit coach, and without even one full practice under his belt with his new club, Todd McLellan was behind the bench on Friday in a 5-2 Red Wings loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Are

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Published: 7 months ago

Mitch Marner’s hat trick spoils McLellan’s debut in Detroit

Maybe the coach wasn’t the issue. Turns out, Todd McLellan can watch Mitch Marner put on a show against the Detroit Red Wings as well as any man in a suit.

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Published: 7 months ago

Craig Berube on Mitch Marner’s natural hat trick vs. Detroit: “The difference for me: He is shooting the puck”

Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, which improved the team’s record to 22-12-2. On the team’s performance:  I thought [Detroit] came hard. We checked well tonight. We spent a lot of time

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Published: 7 months ago