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Reliable Tavares taking up mantle as Maple Leafs deal with Matthews absence

As fans await Auston Matthews’ return, the John Tavares has had no trouble retaking the mantle in his absence. From leadership and scoring to everything in between, the former captain has been the reliable presence one would expect from a player wi

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Leafs practice notes: Matthews to miss 6th consecutive game, Domi will play vs. Oilers, defence intact

It was an eventful practice for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they get ready to take on the Edmonton Oilers in a marquee matchup Saturday night. Auston Matthews is slated to miss his sixth consecutive game due to an upper-body injury. Maple Leafs head c

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‘No setbacks’ to Maple Leafs’ Matthews return, but not in line to play vs. Oilers

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube announced Friday that the captain would miss a sixth-straight game as he continues to deal with an upper-body injury.

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Are the Maple Leafs Betting Too Much on Mitch Marner?

On a recent Real Kyper & Bourne episode, hockey analysts Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne, and Sam McKee discussed the uncertainty surrounding Mitch Marner‘s future with the Toronto Maple Leafs. They…

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Devils Say Big Change from Maple Leafs Job Helping Coach Keefe

The post Devils Say Big Change from Maple Leafs Job Helping Coach Keefe appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. So far this season, Coach Sheldon Keefe has landed well with the New Jersey Devils. Why does the Devils organization like Keefe so much? The po

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Maple Leafs’ Ekman-Larsson: ‘I’ll keep playing hockey until they have to carry me off the ice’

“It feels great, and I’m proud to have been in the league this long, to have played so many games, and – knock on wood – to have stayed healthy.”

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Will the Maple Leafs get involved in the Penguins’ fire sale?

The Pittsburgh Penguins are open for business. The struggling Penguins are off to a disappointing start to the season and it sounds like there’s a major shakeup brewing. Multiple reports have surfaced recently stating Penguins president and GM Kyle

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Report: Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews will not play vs. Oilers

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will not play in Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, TSN’s Darren Dreger reports. Matthews is slated to miss his sixth consecutive game due to an upper-body injury and he’s currently on injur

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Auston Matthews should stay separated from Mitch Marner when he returns from injury

It always feels like Groundhog Day when I write about splitting up Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup. We go through this cycle every year. Matthews and Marner start the season slow, they’re put on separate lines

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Maple Leafs Need to Look at Marlies’ Grebenkin, Minten and Nylander for Scoring Depth

At the start of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ secondary scoring looked like it would be a big factor as names like Max Domi and Bobby McMann got off…

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Is this the best Toronto Maple Leafs defence corps we’ve seen in the 2000s?

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are always critical of their favourite team, but one of the main things the Buds’ faithful have expressed over recent years was that the team needed better defence. Much of the past few seasons has seen lifetime Leaf Morgan

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Friday FTB: Matthews recovery progressing

The Leafs want him fully healthy this time.

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