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What's hanging in the balance for Leafs after another early playoff exit

They had it.The Toronto Maple Leafs had a 1-0 lead over the Boston Bruins with 11 minutes left in Saturday's Game 7. Then, like all good things tend to do in the Leafs' Auston Matthews era, the lead slipped away in excruciating fashion.Bruins defense

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Published: 8 months ago

David Pastrnak, Bruins’ Game 7 OT hero, breathes again: ‘A little relief’

Pastrnak had a tough series against the Maple Leafs but ended it in the best way possible. "It's so fun to see a guy like that succeed."

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Published: 8 months ago

Matthews, Nylander, Keefe reflect on team camaraderie after Game 7 loss

Auston Matthews and William Nylander almost engineered a comeback for the ages but the Toronto Maple Leafs fell short, losing to the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 7 of their first-round series. David Pastrnak scored in overtime, ending the Maple Leafs’

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Published: 8 months ago

Good but not good enough: a look at how the Maple Leafs got here and why it’s time for change

When you brand your players the “Core Four” and split $50M a year between them you are advertising that there are big expectations for this group. Money might not matter on the ice but it has mattered over the past few seasons of roster construct

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Published: 8 months ago

Another gutting Game 7 loss demands cuts to Maple Leafs’ core

Same sad faces, same old story. As the (willing) members of the Maple Leafs core walked one by one across the TD Garden’s visitors’ room and faced all the usual questions, there was a striking familiarity to the hollowness of it all.

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Published: 8 months ago

"F***ing right there": Nylander, Matthews talk on Leafs core's playoff failures

Another spring, another debate about how to fix the Toronto Maple Leafs. After the Leafs suffered a 2-1 Game 7 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, you can bet there were all sorts of questions being floated by the fanbase about ho

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Published: 8 months ago

Bruins and Maple Leafs' Dramatic Game 7 Ended as Always Does With Boston Winning

The fourth Round 1 meeting between the Bruins and the Leafs in 12 years required Game 7, as it always has. The takes, narratives, tropes, and dramatics…

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Published: 8 months ago

Keefe: “When teams play the Leafs, they set up the game for the Leafs to beat themselves”

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ series against their biggest playoff demon of recent memory, the Boston Bruins, ended the same way life would have it end – with an overtime loss in Game 7. The Leafs were hit with a bombshell before the game, with the an

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Published: 8 months ago

Leafs show 'fight' in Game 7, as Matthews returns

Auston Matthews returned to the lineup and registered an assist, but the Toronto Maple Leafs bowed out of the postseason on Saturday night, falling 2-1 in overtime of Game 7 at TD Garden to the Boston Bruins, who will advance to meet the Florida Pant

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Published: 8 months ago

Ex-Leafs coach Babcock gave Bruins advice before Game 7

The Boston Bruins had some advice from a former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach ahead of their Game 7 victory tonight. The Bruins were able to advance past the Leafs thanks to an overtime winner from David Pastrnak. Toronto fans are already furious a

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Published: 8 months ago

Nylander stands by Leafs' core: 'We're f-----g right there'

Warning: Story contains coarse languageDespite another early playoff exit, Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander doesn't want to see his team undergo radical changes."Look, I don't think there's an issue with the core," he said after Tor

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Published: 8 months ago

Should the Maple Leafs get credit for forcing a seventh game?

Luke Fox joins Shawn McKenzie to discuss whether the Maple Leafs should get credit for making a seven-game series, what this team will be remembered for, and how much change this team will undergo in the offseason.

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Published: 8 months ago