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Lessons from the 4 Nations tournament for the Maple Leafs, and examining the depth scoring issue — Leafs Notebook

Wow, what a 4 Nations tournament so far.  I thought it would be fun, but I didn’t expect this. The teams are playing for keeps and defending hard. It has been physical and feisty, with genuine animosity on display. The big Canada-USA game was a ph

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Published: 2 months ago

USA’s Auston Matthews: ‘There’s no way I was missing’ 4 Nations final against Canada

Team USA captain Auston Matthews will return to the lineup Thursday versus Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Published: 2 months ago

Auston Matthews good to go for Team USA, says injury was unrelated to previous ailment

Toronto Maple Leafs and Team USA captain Auston Matthews revealed that the injury that kept him out of Monday’s game against Team Sweden was new. Auston Matthews says Monday was something new that popped up injury wise. Not the same as earlier this

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Published: 2 months ago

Craig Berube on Calle Jarnkrok nearing a return to the Leafs’ lineup: “A very intelligent player very capable of playing all three positions up front… He’s a Swiss army knife”

After Wednesday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the second day of on-ice sessions following the break, Max Pacioretty leaving practice injured, managing the load for the players involved in the 4 Nations tournament, and Calle Jarnkrok

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Published: 2 months ago

Matthews in for 4 Nations final: 'No way I was missing this game'

Auston Matthews will play in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between his United States and Canada, both he and U.S. head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed Wednesday.Matthews revealed the injury that forced him to miss Monday's meaningless

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Published: 2 months ago

Leafs Practice Notes: Jarnkrok close but unsure of exact return, Pacioretty out with minor injury

The Leafs took to the ice again Wednesday for their second practice back since this year’s 4 Nations break, still missing their key players from the 4 Nations Face-Off, with Calle Järnkrok continued to skate with the team after returning to practi

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Published: 2 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Pacioretty tweaks something at practice

Max Pacioretty’s return to practice got off to a less-than-ideal start.

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Published: 2 months ago

4 Nations: Hagel's coming-out party, Matthews is due, and more

Before he boldly accepted Matthew Tkachuk's invitation to fight off the opening faceoff and spoke about playing for the flag rather than the drama, Brandon Hagel was the most anonymous player on Team Canada.Consider the scene inside Cana

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Published: 2 months ago

4 Questions About Mitch Marner’s Future With the Maple Leafs That Need to Be Answered

I’ve recently been considering Mitch Marner and his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Honestly, there seem to be a lot of questions surrounding his place on the team, his…

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Published: 2 months ago

Auston Matthews’ Injury: The Toronto Maple Leafs should force him to sit after the 4 Nations Face-Off

As Team USA looks forward to a chance to win the 4 Nations Face-Off, their captain surprisingly hasn’t been a huge part of their success. Auston Matthews has one assist in two contests, and ultimately sat out the Americans’ pointless game against

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Published: 2 months ago

TLN After Dark: Is Mitch Marner playing himself out of the 2026 Olympics?

1 goal, 0 assists, -3 in 3 games played. That’s Mitch Marner’s stat line to conclude round-robin play at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament for Team Canada. After two games, Mitch was moved to a checking line with Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli

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Published: 2 months ago

Auston Matthews cracks DailyFaceoff’s all-time quarter-century team

The NHL kicked off 2025 by announcing the quarter-century teams for each NHL team, with the Maple Leafs featuring five players on the current roster. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly all cracked the Leafs’ quarter-century first team

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Published: 2 months ago