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A glass half full approach for the Maple Leafs heading into Game 2 against Boston

If you watched Game 1 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, you probably haven’t been left feeling all that optimistic. While nobody expected it to be a walk in the park for the Leafs, most people were probably ho

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Published: 5 months ago

Monday's FTB: A chance to get back in it

Game #2. It comes mixed feelings and a lot of baggage this time. Will the Bruins be complacent now? Will the Leafs seek out revenge for game #1? Will it all go horribly wrong again? This is going to be be a fun day. Will you be spending all day

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Published: 5 months ago

NHL Playoffs picks, odds: Expert predictions for Oilers-Kings, Maple Leafs-Bruins and Knights-Stars

See odds, expert picks and storylines for every Stanley Cup Playoff game on Monday night.

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Published: 5 months ago

Johnston: What I’m hearing about William Nylander’s injury and availability for the Maple Leafs

Nylander skated Sunday and there's every expectation he will play at some point in the series, but when and what happened are still unclear.

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Published: 5 months ago

East Notes: Nylander, Jensen, Sandin, Iorio

The Maple Leafs have been tight-lipped about the status of star winger William Nylander, who was absent from yesterday’s Game 1 loss to the Bruins with an undisclosed injury. It appears he’s nearing a return, though. He practiced with the team a

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Published: 5 months ago

Maple Leafs push ‘hakuna matata’ mindset as Nylander hits the ice

It’s the only acceptable mindset for a team that arrived in Boston an underdog but quickly earned Monday’s pressure with a careless performance on Saturday.

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Published: 5 months ago

Nylander back on the ice after missing Leafs’ first playoff game

The Toronto Maple Leafs might have some good news to help forget about last night’s embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. After missing Saturday’s playoff opener, star forward William Nylander

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Published: 5 months ago

Game 1 Analysis: The song remains the same in another frustrating loss to Boston

For the second straight year, the Toronto Maple Leafs opened the first round of the playoffs with a near-worst-case scenario.  The Leafs allowed the first goal on the first shot against and continued to make sloppy mistakes all night. After the Leaf

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Published: 5 months ago

Sheldon Keefe on Mitch Marner’s Game 1 performance: “He was like a lot of our other guys — at times, he was really good, but he needed to do it more consistently and more frequently”

After an optional skate on Sunday, Sheldon Keefe discussed the areas for improvement ahead of Game 2. What is the key to bouncing back in Game 2? Keefe: Continue to believe in what we are doing, get to our game more frequently, and clean up the detai

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Published: 5 months ago

Bruins still mull G2 goalie despite Swayman gem

The Bruins aren't committing to a goaltender for Game 2 of their first-round series against the Maple Leafs on Monday even after Jeremy Swayman's dominant 35-save performance in Game 1.

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Published: 5 months ago

The Maple Leafs missed William Nylander in more ways than one

It’s been an interesting week in Leafs land. William Nylander was ruled out of Game 1 against the Boston Bruins. The undisclosed injury remains a mystery. It was his first game missed due to injury in seven and a half years and his team missed him

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Published: 5 months ago

Bill Barilko, the Tragically Hip & the Most Famous Goal in Maple Leafs History

On April 21, 1951, Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Toronto Maple Leafs and their bitter Original Six rival the Montreal Canadiens had gone into overtime. Then-Maple…

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Published: 5 months ago