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Leafs' Samsonov earns NHL trophy nod for bounce-back season

After clearing waivers earlier this season and eventually returning to the NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov is now in the running for an NHL trophy. As announced Friday, the Leafs netminder has been nominated for the 2024 Bill Masterton

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Published: 9 months ago

Analyzing Brad Treliving Trade Deadline Moves as Maple Leafs GM

In a recent episode of Real Kyper and Bourne, the hosts critically examined the performance of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Brad Treliving during his first year at the…

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Published: 9 months ago

Professional Hockey Writers Association unveils Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominees

It’s down to 32 in the competition for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The Professional Hockey Writers Association named the team nominees on Friday. This award, named after the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of an on-ice

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Published: 9 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months 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: 9 months ago