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Maple Leafs reportedly spoke to John Tavares about captaincy during exit meeting

Auston Matthews will be named the 26th captain in Toronto Maple Leafs history on Wednesday and by all accounts, John Tavares signed off on the impending move. It was reported Monday that Matthews will be given the captaincy and the Maple Leafs will b

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Published: 1 month ago

Matthews taking over captaincy is shocking, but also a long time coming

Sportsnet 590 The FAN’s Brent Gunning and Matt Marchese dissect the Maple Leafs’ decision to strip the captaincy from John Tavares ahead of the final season in his contract, and give the “C” to Auston Matthews.

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Matt Murray is ready to prove he can stay healthy and produce

Matt Murray had one thing on his mind as free-agency approached this summer, re-sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Murray recently sat down with the Slangin’ the Bizkit podcast, and opened up about a number of things including why he didn’t want

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2024 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #14 Mikko Kokkonen

The TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings were compiled by a panel of seven TLN writers, each ranking our top 20 prospects to form a consensus group ranking. Rather than hard and fast limits on age or NHL games played to determine “prospect” eligibil

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Leafs fans react to Matthews being named captain

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping that change is a good thing. Though it has yet to be officially announced by the team, news broke via multiple reports on Monday that the Leafs will be naming Auston Matthews captain. Matthews has arguably been th

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Maple Leafs’ Nick Robertson Seeking Fresh Start, But Where?

Nick Robertson’s situation with the Toronto Maple Leafs has taken a complicated turn. A month ago, the young forward, a restricted free agent without arbitration rights, made it clear to…

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Where does the Auston Matthews captaincy leave John Tavares entering a contract year, and who should wear the As? Anthony Petrielli joins Sportsnet 590

MLHS’ Anthony Petrielli joined Sportsnet Today to discuss the timing of the Auston Matthews captaincy announcement, the team’s assistant captaincies, and John Tavares’ situation entering a contract season.  On whether there is anything to make

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Pictures finally emerge from Connor McDavid and Lauren Kyle's wedding

If you were waiting for the photos of the wedding between Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid and designer Lauren Kyle, you can forever remember August 13 as the day those pictures emerged. But while their wedding was taking place on Old Woman

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Moving on from the captaincy was the right decision for John Tavares

The amount of insight I have into John Tavares and what makes him tick is absolutely non-existent. I think that goes for a lot of the people looking at the changing of the guard regarding the Leafs captaincy, but that doesn’t change the amount of o

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Flyers, Blue Jackets

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is talk that Evander Kane of the Edmonton Oilers could go onto LTIR and have offseason surgery, while talk from an insider is that…

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Matthews getting the ‘C’ with Maple Leafs was inevitable, but timing is compelling

It’s the timing of the Maple Leafs giving the “C” to Auston Matthews is compelling, considering John Tavares still has one more season on his contract and has long proclaimed his pride in the honour, writes Luke Fox.

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5 Maple Leafs Prospects Flying Under the Radar in 2024-25

The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have a top end prospect pool compared to other teams like the Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks and Montreal Canadiens. However, there…

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