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‘Now is the time’: Maple Leafs’ Tavares honoured to pass captaincy to Matthews

Though the names and faces are the same, the Toronto Maple Leafs are entering a new era — one with Auston Matthews at the helm.

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Published: 4 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs officially name Auston Matthews captain, replacing John Tavares

Matthews has been an alternate captain with the Leafs for the last five seasons.

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Published: 4 months ago

Ex-Leafs defenseman Bogosian sounds off on Marner critics

Zach Bogosian might not have played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for three full years, but it’s clear he’s still got a baseline of respect for his old teammates. During an appearance on the Cam & Strick Podcast, Bogosian went no holds barred

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Published: 4 months ago

Ex-Maple Leafs Kasperi Kapanen: Where Is He Now?

Kasperi Kapanen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He’s a hockey blueblood, the son of Sami Kapanen, who…

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Published: 4 months ago

The worst Toronto Maple Leafs free agent signings in recent memory

While regular season success hasn’t exactly translated to postseason success in the Auston Matthews era, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been a generally very good team since the star centre joined the team in 2016. Most of this success has come from

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Published: 4 months ago

Watch Live: Maple Leafs introduce Auston Matthews as captain

The Toronto Maple Leafs will meet with the media on Wednesday, when they are expected to introduce Auston Matthews as the 26th captain in team history.

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Published: 4 months ago

Timothy Liljegren, Nick Robertson highlight Maple Leafs make it or break it list for 2024-25

The Leafs will enter the 2024-25 with a cleaner slate than the past few years, but not everything has completely been erased. The move to Craig Berube behind the bench is a chance for a fresh start for any player in need of one and the possibility to

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Published: 4 months ago

Maple Leafs expected to name Auston Matthews captain

Star forward Auston Matthews will have a new role when he reports to Toronto Maple Leafs training camp in September as he is expected to be named the 26th captain in franchise history at an 11 a.m. ET news conference Wednesday.

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Published: 4 months ago

32 Thoughts Podcast: Surprise emergency summertime edition

In this surprise summer emergency 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman delves into the St. Louis Blues’ offer sheets on Edmonton Oilers’ Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway, the Toronto Maple Leafs captaincy change and much more.

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Published: 4 months ago

John Tavares shouldn’t wear a letter moving forward: Alberga’s Take

After months and seemingly years of speculation, the Maple Leafs have decided to replace John Tavares as captain and hand the reigns to Auston Matthews. With that in mind, at this point, it would be in the best interest of the organization to rip the

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Published: 4 months ago

2024 T25U25: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev is #20

Despite leaving North America last season, he's still cracking the top 20. Is this good for him or bad for the Leafs?

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Published: 4 months ago

FTB: Zach Bogosian tells everyone to lay off Mitch Marner

Oh, and Auston becomes captain (I have confirmed that it is Wednesday today)

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Published: 4 months ago