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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Dostal, Jones, Matthews & Nylander

Tonight (Jan. 6), the Toronto Maple Leafs are seeking to take a perfect 3-0 record away from California. Should they be able to beat the San Jose Sharks, they will…

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Published: 11 months ago

'Real' All-Stars, Quick's resurgence, Fantilli rolling, and 3 other NHL items

In the NHL universe, there are two sets of All-Stars.There's the midseason All-Stars - the 44 players picked to participate in All-Star Weekend, set this year for Feb. 1-3 in Toronto. One representative for each team is chosen by the league. Another

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Published: 11 months ago

Maple Leafs & Sharks could wind up trade partners ahead of deadline

The Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks get set to kick off a home-and-home series that will span across four days. It’s the perfect time for Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving to get a first-hand look at what the Sharks have to offer. Sharks GM Mik

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Published: 11 months ago

Quick Shifts: Craig Berube says it would be an ‘honour’ to coach Maple Leafs

This week, Luke Fox covers Craig Berube’s love for coaching in Ontario, Auston Matthews opinion on the new skills contest, why the NHL should steal the PWHL’s ideas, how Nick Robertson handles healthy scratches and eight more NHL goodies in this

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Published: 11 months ago

Could Auston Matthews hit 70 goals? What about 50 in 50?

Auston Matthews scored his 30th goal of the season on Wednesday. Can he hit 70 on the year? Could he get to 50 goals in 50 games?

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Published: 11 months ago

Leafs vs. Lottery teams, Botterill vs. Mayers, and Nylander’s all-star bid: Leaflets

Another busy week in Leafs land and fans are collectively holding their breath waiting for the William Nylander extension. I debated whether or not I’d cover that in this post but there really isn’t anything else I’d be adding to my belief is t

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Published: 11 months ago

Marchand: Crosby 'by far' NHL's best all-around player

Brad Marchand wants to make sure people don't forget about Sidney Crosby in a discussion of the NHL's elite.The Boston Bruins forward believes the Pittsburgh Penguins captain and another Nova Scotian star, Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon,

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Published: 11 months ago

Sheldon Keefe on Nick Robertson remaining a scratch for the second consecutive game in San Jose: “After 24-25 games, we have a pretty good sense of where Robertson is at… We want to give Holmberg more of an opportunity”

After Friday’s practice, Sheldon Keefe discussed the team’s improved defensive play over the last handful of games, the plan in net for Saturday in San Jose, and the decision to keep Pontus Holmberg in the lineup over Nick Robertson vs. the Shark

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Published: 11 months ago

Jones gets the start against his former team, Robertson sits again: Leafs Practice Notes

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That is understandably the direction the Leafs are going in net at the moment. After shaky outings from Ilya Samsonov, the stable presence of Martin Jones has been a breath of fresh air and Sheldon Keefe has littl

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Published: 11 months ago

NHL Plays of the Week: Nylander’s sharp-angle snipe, Quick’s kick-save beauty

All the best plays from the past 7 days in the NHL, including William Nylander converting from a sharp angle, and Juuse Saros and Jonathan Quick committing larceny in the crease.

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Published: 11 months ago

Sheldon Keefe’s quest for accountability comes with high stakes

After coach Sheldon Keefe spoke about holding players accountable, Justin Bourne writes about what the considerations would be on how to handle the Toronto Maple Leafs’ star players to this end.

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Published: 11 months ago

Afternoon Notes: Nylander, Palat, Heiskanen

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported some updates yesterday on the William Nylander contract negotiations. Friedman believes that there is a deal to be made between Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs but that the negotiations are delicate, and

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Published: 11 months ago