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NHL News & Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Devils, Maple Leafs

In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins might be in the market for a winger. They also might be better off waiting to land a big fish…

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Published: 11 months ago

Insider matchmakers have Tanev and Lyubushkin as fits for the Maple Leafs

As the article from Pierre LeBrun and Chris Johnston states we are now exactly 10 weeks away from the NHL trade deadline. We can pretty much consider this silly season and there will be no shortage of rumours and speculation up until March 8th. For s

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Published: 11 months ago

Giordano’s Return Leaves Leafs, Keefe With Tough Decisions

It’s been about a month that the Toronto Maple Leafs have played without the services of their grizzled veteran defenceman, Mark Giordano. The 40-year-old has been out of the lineup…

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Published: 11 months ago

Jones’ hot streaks in Seattle offer some hope for the Maple Leafs

When it comes to the point the Leafs are using their third string goaltender as a starter usually it is to justify Michael Hutchinson. The good news around the Leafs current situation is that at the very least, Martin Jones is not Michael Hutchinson

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Published: 11 months ago

Toronto Marlies clearly second best in Cleveland, suffer third consecutive loss

“We weren’t very good tonight. There are no excuses. [Cleveland] were better than we were. We were chasing the game… We were a little slow and lost a lot of puck battles.” “We’ll see what happens after this [game], but unfortunately, we a

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Published: 11 months ago

Leafs have "tough lineup decisions" to make with Giordano's return

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to add a familiar face to their lineup when they take to the ice against the Blue Jackets on Friday in Columbus. At today’s practice, Mark Giordano returned to the team’s defensive pairings, as he’s nearing a

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Published: 11 months ago

Maple Leafs goalie trade could come as early as next week

The Toronto Maple Leafs head into a weekend back-to-back against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes and if things don’t go as planned, GM Brad Treliving may have no choice but to make a goalie trade. Martin Jones looked very regular

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Published: 11 months ago

Mark Giordano’s healthy return should clarify Maple Leafs’ trade needs

Mark Giordano’s broken finger is all healed up and the veteran defenceman expects to make his return to the lineup Friday in Columbus against the Blue Jackets (Sportnset Ontario at 7 p.m. ET).

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Published: 11 months ago

Former Leafs goalie available for free on waivers

The Toronto Maple Leafs probably aren’t putting in a waiver claim for a goalie at this point in time, but an old friend is up for grabs if they do feel so inclined. Today, it was announced that Michael Hutchinson — who had two separate stints wi

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Published: 11 months ago

Is Chris Tanev the defenceman the Maple Leafs need?

The idea of Toronto adding a defensive, “old school” defenceman like Chris Tanev is nice, but how exactly would his game fit in with and impact the Maple Leafs? Vanessa Kezwer uses video scouting to explore how Tanev could help the Leafs.

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Published: 11 months ago

Mark Giordano “feels ready to go” and the new defensive pairings: Leafs Practice Notes

There’s nothing like a loss to the basement dwelling Ottawa Senators to emphasize the need for some changes in the lineup. Any interest in keeping Mark Giordano out a little longer probably went out the window the second the Senators took the lead

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Published: 11 months ago

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Knies, Jones, Jarnkrok & Domi

The Toronto Maple Leafs squandered a chance to gain on the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. They also, once again, failed to hold a two-goal lead. As a result, they…

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Published: 11 months ago