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Toronto Maple Leafs are No. 28 in 2024 NHL prospect pool rankings

After graduating Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson and Joseph Woll and making three picks in the 2023 draft, the Leafs system has taken a hit.

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Published: 10 months ago

William Nylander and Auston Matthews finish 3rd and 4th in the NHL Skills Competition

The Maple Leafs put on a show for the hometown crowd in the revamped skills competition. Both William Nylander and Auston Matthews started slow with the fastest skater and the hardest shot not being the events best suited for Nylander and Matthews. T

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Published: 10 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Nylander shows out against Kings’ Talbot to win One-on-One All-Star Skills event

Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander faces off with Los Angeles Kings goalie Cam Talbot in the NHL All-Star Skills One-on-One event, racking up nine points to take the crown for the event.

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Published: 10 months ago

McDavid wins $1M prize at All-Star Skills Competition

The NHL's bid to make the 2024 All-Star Skills Competition more fun to watch arguably paid off on Friday night thanks in part to the theatrics of Connor McDavid (though we sorely missed another chaotic appearance from Michael Buble).The Oilers captai

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Published: 10 months ago

NHL All-Star Skills competition live updates: William Nylander wins the One-on-One challenge

Follow along with The Athletic as we see who wins the $1 million NHL All-Star Skills competition.

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Published: 10 months ago

Nikita Kucherov heavily booed in Toronto for tough NHL All-Star Skills performance

There wasn’t an official vote, but don’t expect Nikita Kucherov to be named the most popular NHL All-Star of the weekend. Competing on Friday night at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena at the NHL All-Star Skills competition, Kucherov was one of 12 pl

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Published: 10 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Focus on ‘Grit’ Proving Costly to Addressing Depth

Every season, the story seems to be the same — the Toronto Maple Leafs consistently perform well during the regular season, comfortably keeping themselves in a playoff spot year-round, only…

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Published: 10 months ago

Brandt Plays of the Week: Crosby’s incredible backhand feed

All the best plays from the past 7 days in the NHL, including Sidney Crosby’s eyes in the back of his head, unbelievable backhand feed for the goal, and Auston Matthews reaching two milestones with one blast.

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Published: 10 months ago

2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition: Auston Matthews and William Nylander compete for $1 million

Auston Matthews and William Nylander will compete for a $1 million prize in the reinvigorated 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet/ESPN/ESPN+). This is easily the most intriguing change to this year’s All-Star format: pitting

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Published: 10 months ago

The NHL returns to international competition and how that affects the Maple Leafs

After a long time away from the Olympics or even the World Cup of Hockey, the NHL is finally giving us … The Four Nations Face-Off. Your first question might be “what the hell is that?” and what it is might seemed pretty watered down. Canada, t

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Published: 10 months ago

"Dream come true": McDavid excited for NHL return to Olympics

It might still be a little more than two years out, but Connor McDavid is eagerly awaiting the chance to play on the sporting world’s biggest stage. Today, the NHL announced its intention to return to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030, to be held in I

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Published: 10 months ago

Canucks, Oilers, Jets & Maple Leafs: Building for the Playoffs

Earlier this week, the Hockey Central Panel talked about what second-half success might look like for the Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. David Amber, Jamal…

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Published: 10 months ago